Letters.4.29.23

Dear Jess, Lots of feelings roll around inside. I know you know! Itโ€™s all the stuff our hearts have shared as sisters of one Heavenly Father all these many years. You the lengthier in faith, Iโ€™ve always looked up to you for direction. I have in the past downright demanded you to assist me with … Continue reading Letters.4.29.23

Realizations

With the arrival of tiny humans comes the stark realization that they are constantly learning. From the moment their little brains begin to fire with sensations and movement, the smallest image bearers among us are constantly taking in data. We wearily lament that they are like sponges absorbing all they see and hear. Itโ€™s humbling! … Continue reading Realizations

Too Wonderful

We have heard about God in our lives together. And then there have been those moments when we know weโ€™ve witnessed God personally and right up close. โ€œMy ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJobโ€ฌ โ€ญ42โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ My dear man and I keep thinking back to a year ago. And … Continue reading Too Wonderful

Simple Vessels

Purim. Iโ€™m not an expert on Purim. But Iโ€™ve read Godโ€™s love letter to His creation in the book of Esther a number of times. Today, the book of Esther strikes me afresh as weโ€™ve welcomed an amazingly created baby girl to our family. God always brings deliverance, revival, freedom and hope through the most … Continue reading Simple Vessels

Reach Out

Today I am participating in the Five Minute Friday with Kate Motaung and her crew of brilliant writers. The word this Friday is {reach}. Setting my timer for 5 minutesโ€ฆ and go! ***** Photo credit: Lisa Brittain Thomas had great difficulty believing that Jesus was alive and had visited with the other disciples. Could life … Continue reading Reach Out

Saver

One-word. Saver. โ€œJesus said to him, โ€œToday salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ19โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ-โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I think of a saver as kind of an old fashioned lifestyle word. It used to be that … Continue reading Saver

Changes

A straight line on an EKG means you have no heartbeat. Itโ€™s called a flatline. Without a heartbeat we cannot live. A flatline means death. This visual aid encourages my simple pondering thoughts as I look at the one-word {changes}. Itโ€™s true. Itโ€™s science. A healthy heartbeat on an EKG looks like a lot of … Continue reading Changes