So, I think I had an epiphany last night. At Bible study, we were discussing the mystery of God–primarily the mystery of our relationship with God. How things like the Holy Spirit, and God’s love for His children are mysteries. Very hard, if not impossible to understand.
And I realized how hard “mysteries” are for me. [...]
I realized something this weekend.
I spent much of my childhood and adolescence trying to be invisible. I didn’t want people to notice me. In elementary school, I was painfully shy. When it was my turn to read out loud, I would fly through the words– onefishtwofishredfishbluefish–desperate to just get them out, get it over with. [...]
Last week, I almost had a panic attack in Target.
My cupboards were COMPLETELY bare, and eating stale potato chips for breakfast was getting old, so I decided to run to Target to pick up some groceries. As I pulled into the parking lot, I realized it was the first time I had gone shopping since [...]
Nobody here knows about March 5. Nobody knows that’s the day that changed my life forever. The day that I lost the man who raised me as his own daughter. The day a part of me died.
I keep thinking that it will get easier. And perhaps it has. The pain is less sharp. The grief [...]
I’ve always grown up taking communion once a quarter. Four times a year we would pass the silver plates through the pews, four times a year I would chew on a dry square of bread, four times a year my hands would shake as I pulled a plastic cup filled with juice from its slot–not [...]
I work for a ministry that serves children in poverty all around the world. More than 800,000 children in 24 countries. It’s an incredible ministry, and I love what I do.
But sometimes, it’s hard. Despite all that we do, children in our program still die. Every week, all the employees are given a prayer guide. [...]
So, last week was my birthday. Birthdays are kind of weird for me now. For my first twenty-two birthdays, I spent every single one with my family. There was a party every year, albeit a small one. There were Barbie cakes, surprise parties, sleepovers, and everything inbetween.
And now, it’s just different. A few birthdays were [...]
I still don’t know what to call home. When I left Denver for Virginia, I said I was going home. When I tearfully left Virginia for Colorado, I said I was going home. I don’t even know what home is anymore exactly.
It’s always hard for me to leave Virginia and head back to whereever I [...]
So, this morning was kind of an emotional one at church. Lots of ups and downs. We’re doing a series on advent, and each Sunday a family/couple/individual lights the candle. This week’s candle represented peace, and the family who lit it is going through an extremely difficult time. The mother, who has four children, the [...]
*Note, I realize a lot of you have already read this. But when I looked back through old blogs, I realized I had never posted it. So, here goes!*
Let Us Not Make His Birth Common
Brandy Campbell
December 10, 2003
I love Christmastime. But as I sit here in my darkened living room, watching the lights on the [...]