Author name: lynwake

  We live in a world full of desperation. The weekly news highlights our desperate plight, as does the echo of every human heartbeat. We are all desperate for something and sometimes we simply cannot work out what we are desperate for most! Last week we highlighted how easy it can be to be disappointed […]

A friend commented to me recently, “We don’t even realize that we have expectations until they are not met!” I don’t know about you, but I am certainly finding this to be true of late. This stressful season in our lives has caused me to reassess what kind of expectations have developed within me due

  We are learning that when God answers our cries for help, He often does so through other members of His Body on earth. The ‘Team Bethany’ mentioned in Heartbreakingly Beautiful is still alive and well today! It looks a little different, but most of the precious family and friends God gathered around us during

  “Show me Your glory Lord!” was Beth’s heartfelt cry. In Exodus 33-34 we read that Moses had that same cry and the Lord answered them both with similar words, “I WILL – I AM!” Throughout my trials with Beth’s illness and passing I too have longed to actually see God in all His glory

  Have you ever thought of your life in terms of a pilgrimage? The Bible makes it pretty clear that we are all on a journey through this life and that we all have an eternal destination we are traveling toward – whether we realize it or not. For those of us who have accepted

  Follow! follow! I will follow Jesus!
Anywhere, everywhere, I will follow on!
Follow! follow! I will follow Jesus!
Everywhere He leads me I will follow on! As I emerged from the waters of baptism many years ago, the band played this chorus – words that became a theme for my life. 30 years later, this same song

For some of us, it is pleasant to BE Provided For. But some find accepting provision from others difficult and want to be the ones doing the providing. Being provided for in life assumes dependency on others – a place that can be hard to accept and dwell in. When I think about Bethany’s situation,

  Remember the song ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?’ One line in the song goes like this… “I know I have to find some kind of peace of mind – help me please!” I describe my state of being after enduring Beth’s suffering, and living with her loss, as heartbroken. I remember standing in

  Can you think of a time lately when you have had to take shelter from a thunderstorm? Usually when this happens, we are caught unawares and the shelter where we seek some protection is just makeshift.  This temporary shelter may help for a few moments, but we can’t hide there forever. We still get

  Can you think of people in your life you would describe as ‘givers’ who overflow with love and joy – despite their circumstances? In this week’s chapter, I mention our dear friend Judy who was called Home to be with Jesus just a few months after completing that chapter. She was the first person