By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer
Have you ever been asked, “How are you holding up?”
Rarely do people mean, “How are you holding up the bank?” or “How are you holding up your socks?” or “You’re holding up the parade.”
Ah, yes – the English language.
The idiomatic expression, “How are you holding up?” is used when checking on someone’s well-being after a trying situation, tragedy, or disease.
The last time I was asked how I was holding up was several years ago and the answer came without consideration: “By holding on.”
I didn’t see that reply coming and I hadn’t given the answer any thought. It simply popped out of my mouth because it was imbedded in my heart.
The phrase “holding up” insinuates personal determination, stamina, or vigor.
At the time, I had none.
All I could do was hold on.
“Holding on” says something entirely different. It points to strength and solidity outside oneself.
I don’t have the strength to hold up under life’s pressures and disappointments. But I can hold on for dear life by holding onto the One who is holding onto me.
His grip is much stronger than mine, and He never lets go. (John 10:28-29)
I believe everyone holds onto something or someone. What matters most is who or what it is.
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Yet I am always with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward You will take me into glory.
Psalm 73.23-26
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COMING SOON – Covering Grace, the final book in the Hutton family saga, “The Cañon City Chronicles.”
Grace was the little tag-along sister for twin brothers Cale and Hugh in Books 4 and 5. But she’s not so little anymore and she gets center stage in Book 6, Covering Grace. After three years riding with Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, she can do it all—rope, ride, and take care of herself. But fitting in back at the home ranch is beyond her. Her discovery that she has more in common with her grandmother, Annie Hutton, gives her exactly the footing she needs. Full of the grit and independence of the renowned Hutton women, Grace’s road won’t be easy to the love and acceptance she longs for.
If you loved Annie Whitaker (Hutton) in Loving the Horseman, you’ll adore her granddaughter, Grace, in the sixth and final book of “The Cañon City Chronicles,” Covering Grace.
Inspirational Western Romance – where the hero is heroic.
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