Silent Surprise says “Open Your Eyes”
Posted by ellen5e in News on 11 10th, 2009 | No Comments
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS- While I was putting coins in a parking meter on Meridian Street I glanced about the Indiana War Memorial Plaza and took in all the flags at half staff. Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day and most flags are at half staff in honor of a tragic shooting last week claiming the lives...
Crashed and Turned
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Pain, LIFE, Personal Experience, Uncategorized on 09 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Some of you will have already heard about this, but since today is the anniversary date of a major life-altering event, I decided to reblog it.
September 17, 1987 is a special date on the calendar for me. You see, it was 22 years ago today that my life took a major hit. While driving our Kawasaki 550...
Growing Pains
Posted by ellen5e in Friendship, LIFE, Ministry, Personal Experience, Ponderings, Spirit on 07 14th, 2008 | No Comments
Today I was commenting on another Christian brother’s blog post in which he shared his frustration and discouragement of not knowing where he “fit in”. I decided my response would be worthy of posting on my own blog. So here you are –
Well my little Brother in Christ… you...
Nothing Is Too Small
I have been going through a passage of maturity just lately. A very ominous, daunting, dark and narrow pass threatened me just this last weekend.
I have been taking part in an inter-city mission that I had been called two “accidentally” for over two years. “Ask Anything Saturdays”...
Shadows Along the Way
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Pain, LIFE, Ministry, Opinion, Personal Experience, Ponderings, Spirit on 11 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment
I ponder about the depression that so oft’ besets the person with chronic pain. It is a darkness that seems consuming … inescapable … threatening to swallow us up in its blackness of uncaring loneliness.
To be in the shadows is to have all the joy sucked out of every aspect of my life....