Praying with Artist Trading Cards

Friend Jim Bickford uses artist trading cards to draw his intercessory prayers. Artist trading cards are like baseball cards. Artists create their artwork on them and then trade them with other artists. The 2.5″ x 3.5″ cards are the perfect size for...

The Day After Heart Surgery

A friend said to me yesterday, “You seem so calm.” She was right; I really have been calm. For the past forty-eight hours I feel like Andy and I have been floating on a cloud of witnesses. We have been held up on a magic carpet of prayer. For once I have...

Heart Healing

Today has been long and scary and grace-filled. At 6:30 AM my husband Andy had quadruple bypass surgery. As a minister’s wife, I’m used to other people’s spouses in recovery and waiting rooms. It is a new experience for me to be on the receiving end...

On-Paper Walks with God

Walking is one way I pray. It gives me the chance to move, to leave the busyness of my normal environment, to offer prayers to God, and to be silent. I like the alternation between talk and silence in the midst of my feet padding on the pavement or the road. Jim...