Soaked
Yesterday, my daughter asked me to take her and a friend to a nearby park. Clouds threatened but I agreed. I watched them run to the swings, hop on the green plastic seats, grab the chains, lean back and swing. Immediately, smiles and laughter erupted, erasing...
Lisa Maples | May 16, 2018 | 2 Comments
The Upgrade
1 Peter 5:10 (NIV) "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." Have you ever had the power go off while taking a shower and the...
Lisa Maples | Apr 4, 2018 | 0 Comments
Picking Up The Pieces
Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Crash! Silence. What happened? Has this series of event ever happened in your life? It has definitely occurred in my house. But it happened in an unexpected place...
Lisa Maples | Feb 10, 2018 | 1 Comment
What?
19 years ago today, it happened. You went to heaven. As I sat at my kitchen table in our newly purchased Townhome, working on my National Board Certification, the phone rang. Papers were spread out everywhere. My mind processed my lessons as I wrote about my...
Lisa Maples | Jan 31, 2018 | 0 Comments
Somewhere, Someplace, Something
On Christmas Eve Eve 2017, I developed a bubble on the white part of my eye. The eye itched constantly. I felt some comfort to leave it closed but the pain was real. The day after Christmas, my eye doctor poked the bubble with an instrument and drained it. Yes, it...
Lisa Maples | Jan 30, 2018 | 0 Comments
Reclaimed Space
"I love how she designed this space," squeals that owner of a house which has been redone on TV. It is quite common place to hear people rave over how someone else has repurposed space in a home and rethought how it could look. Somehow, if I have to makeover my...
Lisa Maples | Oct 9, 2017 | 0 Comments
My Heart’s Door
Revelation 3:20: Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. "I went to your room, but you weren't there. As we were walking back to our class, I heard your...
Lisa Maples | Oct 7, 2017 | 3 Comments
