Dear Sister, I saw your tears today. Even the quiet ones you quickly swept away. You were so brave to let them fall. Pain often feels like an unfair mystery. It’s ok to grieve. It’s ok to be angry. It’s ok to not understand the story that our Father is ultimately writing through us. In […]
Author: Melissa Osterloo
A wife to Adam, a mother to Sam, the third of seven siblings, and a friend to more than I deserve.
Sister, Stronger
I saw a girl, many times before,As I walked life’s winding road.We never spoke, but I was glad she came.Even strangers can help lift a heavy load.Her hair, like fine-spun copperGleamed in the last of evening’s light.Her eyes, blue-green and peaceful,Shimmered like the ocean at moonbeam’s night.I caught a glimpseOf a squinty smile,The long remnant […]
Good Friday Feelings
What are you feeling today? Lately, I’ve been struggling to answer the same question. I know that my emotions are in there, trying to come out, but I’ve been overwhelmed with all of the sudden changes in life. Often, in times of stress, I look at everything happening or the needs of others around me, […]
Daily Bread
For the past few days, I’ve been caught up in trying to figure out how to make a 5-year-old’s birthday fun and exciting in the midst of a global crisis. I’ve worried over everything from shopping for gifts and food to finding the right decorations. Mostly I’ve been stuck on the assumption that my son […]
The Gift
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.” James 1:17-18 I struggle with deciding what […]
STRONGER Than Fear
The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Psalm 27:1 Fear is a four-letter word. As much as I wish it were not a common part of my vocabulary, it is. I regularly battle fear and […]
Carry Me Home to Thee
Before the sun-lit sky stirs wakeBefore the morning dove song does makeBefore the ocean waves crash into shoreYour love reaches me.Before the mountains kiss the starsBefore the moon shines bright afarBefore the black of night creeps inYour love comforts me.Carry me home to thee, O LordCarry me home to thee. Through forests thick and rivers […]
GROW
“When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust […]