Please and Thank You.

โ€œGive us each day our daily bread.โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ11โ€ฌ:โ€ญ3โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Please, Lord. Please, give us today the bread we need for living today. Please. And thank you. Probably the most life-changing and freeing paradigm shift in my brain has come about these last 15 years of living in the footprints of Jesus. Everything comes from God.Every. … Continue reading Please and Thank You.

The Joy of Pruning

Thankfully, we have 2 citrus trees in our tiny yard. And they provide us with the best (in our opinion) oranges and pink grapefruits, in season. We eat, and juice, and spritz, and savor until weโ€™ve had our fill. The harvest is plentiful beyond our capacity to consume and so we give away to all … Continue reading The Joy of Pruning

I am His and He is mine

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Oh, and even when You say we must walk through the valley of dark shadows I will stay close to You so I won't be afraid. ย I know You will never send me into the valley by myself.

Glass 2/3 full?

Have you ever been asked this question: Are you a glass half full or glass half empty kind of person? Probably most of us have been asked this question as part of an ice breaker type activity within a social group setting. Itโ€™s supposed to be a rudimentary test of our overall bent towards optimism … Continue reading Glass 2/3 full?

Love Sees the Face of Hope

And rejoices in Godโ€™s unfailing goodness! Two of the people I love to read about at Christmas are people I consider as some of the unsung heroes. They are the backstage persevering servants of God who prayed to get to see the fulfillment of Godโ€™s promised Messiah. They were born and called of God to … Continue reading Love Sees the Face of Hope

Joy Desires To Be Voiced

Have you ever felt so elated, so excited over a bit of good news that you couldnโ€™t wait to tell someone? Maybe you think that you will just share with your bestie and no one else, but then another friend comes along and you just canโ€™t stop yourself from sharing the good news! And so … Continue reading Joy Desires To Be Voiced

Peace Will Be Still

It was a fairly quiet night. All was fairly calm, but the lights were dimmed down in the cabin. Only my one reading light shone bright. My dear man and I were flying from Atlanta through Denver on our way home, and the plane was packed. We each had been assigned the middle seat two … Continue reading Peace Will Be Still