For the last three years, one of my blog posts each October has been dedicated to my brother, Dan. Letter to my Brother, Dan The Death of Dan. The Rebuilding of Laurie The Death of Dan. The Rebirth of Me. This is my fourth post during the anniversary month of his death. Dan was in […]
I said good-bye to a home of eighteen years this week. During my last walk through an empty home in which even my footsteps echoed, I opened the door to each empty room and thanked God for whatever came to mind. When I opened my son’s room – our surprise child who arrived ten years […]
I have always loved fresh starts. Each new day I can begin again and get another chance to “be the person I want to become.” (Deitrich Bonnhoeffer) If a series of bad days string together four weeks long, I can turn the calendar page with a glimmer of hope and start fresh with a new […]
Dear Blog Subscribers, This is the final post of 2016. Thank you for hanging with me one more year. I always pray that God lets me write something that blesses you and honors Him. Enjoy your day. Enjoy your Savior. From our family to yours…. Laurie O’Connor © 2016 by Oaks Ministries. All rights reserved.
Our daughter graduated from college this week, our second college graduation this year. As it so happens, this blog post was precipitated by her. She texted me last month asking a casual question, “What’s your favorite verse mama?” Poor thing. Little did she know that minutes later a text with the following verses landed on […]
A few days ago, as I casually read through Ann VosKamp’s blog as seen HERE, my heart stopped at these words: You can live your life as the bride married to Hurry, having affairs with Not Enough, Always Stress, and Easy Cynicism. My heart stopped because this is me. Don’t get me wrong, I intentionally […]
…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) I fell. The time had changed, fallen back. It had become dark one hour earlier than the day before. Took the dog out for his last potty break. Missed that bottom step. I flew through the air. […]
Today I post about my youngest daughter. This weekend she hung up her soccer cleats for good with the end of her college career. I blogged about the end of soccer for both girls last year, but at the time we didn’t know this girl would have a surprise opportunity to play a fifth year. […]
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Finally, signs of fall are appearing! With warm temperatures lingering late into October this year, I have yet to don jeans and a sweatshirt or sip […]
On August 14, 1993 at 1:00 p.m., church bells chimed in a rural Pennsylvania church. As they ceased, there was a holy pause, then doors swung open to reveal a bride ready to be walked down the aisle to her groom. That bride was me, and I remember being happy. I remember being certain. And […]
