Tag: faith

We are the Blind Man — Nicole O’Meara

She counted ten fingers, ten toes, and declared her firstborn daughter “perfect.” But she couldn’t escape the feeling that something wasn’t right with her precious baby. Soon, doctors confirmed her suspicions: a rare form of blindness in one eye. Experts agreed nothing could be done; it was incurable. That woman was my mother. I am… Continue reading We are the Blind Man — Nicole O’Meara

How to Live an Anchored Life when Rare Disease Untethers & Overwhelms You — Nicole O’Meara

My body is having an inflammatory reaction to something as yet undetermined.   Sometimes, when I experience a new symptom or my doctors order a new test, it feels like being tossed about, untethered. I have so many questions, yet I rarely get answers to them. I want the security of knowing that an answer is… Continue reading How to Live an Anchored Life when Rare Disease Untethers & Overwhelms You — Nicole O’Meara

Days of Hope: Recalling God’s Faithfulness in the Playgroup Years — Nicole O’Meara

Last week, I found myself in a circle of women I met as a new mom twenty years ago. We were reminiscing about the Playgroup Days when we would get together every Friday with our babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The bonds we made during those years have stood the test of time. I heard a… Continue reading Days of Hope: Recalling God’s Faithfulness in the Playgroup Years — Nicole O’Meara

DEVOTIONAL: A Gift to Treasure — Nicole O’Meara

The red leather cube barely fills my palm. Its worn edges hint at its age. I push the tiny metal button and lift the lid with excitement having a general idea of what’s inside. The inner lining of the lid tells me of its origins: H.A. Jepsen Jeweler; Petaluma, Calif.—the birthplace of my mother and… Continue reading DEVOTIONAL: A Gift to Treasure — Nicole O’Meara

Storms of Suffering Reveal the Strength of Your Foundation — Nicole O’Meara

A recently crochet project taught me the importance of stitching the Foundation Row correctly. Not close, but exactly right. I was making a beanie and tried to fudge the first row, the Foundation Row. The error in my Foundation Row grew until, by the end of the project, I didn’t have a beanie, I had… Continue reading Storms of Suffering Reveal the Strength of Your Foundation — Nicole O’Meara

How do we read the Bible? Pretend to be in it!

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9 I remember sitting in our tiny little church in the middle of nowhere Indiana and our pastor asking us all to think about why… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Pretend to be in it!

How do we read the Bible? Journal it!

Scripture: “Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.” Psalm 145:6 NIV Of all of these practices, this is probably the only one that I personally don’t need a lot of instruction on. I had to learn how to imagine myself in scripture, how to meditate on scripture, and… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Journal it!

Can you see it?

“For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Matthew 13:17 One of my favorite characteristics of God is that He is a Redeemer. Last week, I wanted to speak into the “new”… Continue reading Can you see it?