Purposeful Delay

{Flight delayed} Thereโ€™s a purpose in timing. Thereโ€™s a reason for every delay. These are truths, but many times these facts are not so easily digested when served. Frustration born out of inconvenience threatens to overtake Godโ€™s peace. Our calendars packed to the edges donโ€™t allow for one scheduled item to become out of order … Continue reading Purposeful Delay

Waiting is an Action Word

Did you know that waiting is an action word? You probably did, but until just recently, I did not. Iโ€™m running late to the party as usual! โ€œWait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmโ€ฌ โ€ญ27โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I thought waiting was equivalent to being stuck. Waiting, to … Continue reading Waiting is an Action Word

On Motherโ€™s Day

We rejoice with she who rejoices. We weep with she who weeps. We pray blessings on all the women who have battled hard in their prayers to have a child, and for all who graciously adopted another womanโ€™s child. We give thanks for moms who have won victories through tears on their knees, and those … Continue reading On Motherโ€™s Day

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

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Suntanned Feet Man โ€œI like to walk barefoot.โ€ Randy Brittain Everyone in our neighborhood wants to know why he walks barefoot. When we lived in Georgia our neighbors wanted to know why he walked barefoot. Itโ€™s a conversation starter for sure. And there are plenty of ways to answer that one question. He simply likes … Continue reading Page 11:

Water for your ashes

It would be easy right now to succumb to the ugly, angry and violent images on screens everywhere spewing so much noise of impending doom and gloom. But I resist. I choose to turn away from screens to take in what is natural and created. Beauty is everywhere. The sounds of birds fill the air … Continue reading Water for your ashes

Jesus Likes Realists

โ€So then he told them plainly, โ€œLazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.โ€ Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, โ€œLet us also go, that we may die with him.โ€โ€œโ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ11โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ-โ€ญ16โ€ฌ … Continue reading Jesus Likes Realists