As we prepare to leave tonight to visit family … it is relaxing to stop … breathe deeply, rest the shoulders …
breathe honeysuckle
contemplate beauty, stillness
touch flower petals
I appreciate those of you who stop by to read … and to leave messages … I’m taking a break … will be back next week.
You were made for a purpose. You were made to reflect someone who is infinite and limitless, which means there is plenty of uniqueness and creativity to go around. You were made to take what God has given you and do amazing things. The Bible Project Ron and I talk about what we have learned…
Today is election day. I am not one to discuss my political views online. In fact I’m put off by those who go on and on about one candidate or the other or one issue over another. Today I really feel like I am caught between a rock and hard place … I wish there…
Privilege vs Poverty I was born in a life of privilege. I had two loving parents, lived in suburbia, attended good schools, had good food to eat, a solid “middle class” upbringing. I did not lack anything important. I did nothing on my own to live that life of privilege. Since my childhood, I have…
I’ve been reading poetry about faith lately … in each poem the same theme resounds … challenges in our lives are what shapes our faith. While the seaside is my most favorite retreat … the second would be a visit to the hillside. So when I ran across this poem I could agree with the…
“Whether it be a lakeside retreat or the journey of life,our expectations are our greatest obstacle to unionwith God in the present moment. It is Jesus who writes all the lines, all the words,and all the letters of our lives.” Brennan Manning, The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus Our expectation for the holiday season often gets…
Last night we heard Dr. Tim Keller talk about the parable of the two sons … and he had many good things to say. But sometime during the evening he talked briefly about humilty. That word has stuck in my mind today … and as I spend a few minutes quiet and still I seek…