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

Common Ground

We all need food. We all walk this common ground. Itโ€™s life on a broken Earth, and we all recognize in our unique ways that this brokenness is not as it was supposed to be. Whether you follow Jesus and believe He is the Son of God risen from the dead, as I do, or … Continue reading Common Ground

Seek, Ask and Knock

โ€œFor everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ7โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I see now that this is all inclusive. Previous to todayโ€™s reading of this scripture Iโ€™ve incorrectly interpreted a multiple choice response. Itโ€™s not. Iโ€™m pondering just now something very uncomfortable. Jesus … Continue reading Seek, Ask and Knock

Break

โ€œBut when they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ19โ€ฌ:โ€ญ33โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Today I am participating in the Five Minute Friday with Kate Motaung and her crew of brilliant writers. The word this Friday is {break}. Setting my timer for 5 minutes and letting my ponderings … Continue reading Break

Favorite

Day 27. One-word. Favorite. Favorite is probably my favorite word. When discussing a particular Bible verse, Iโ€™m prone to say, โ€œOh, this is one of my favorites!โ€My dear man chuckles and says, โ€œYou have a lot of favorites!โ€ And itโ€™s true. I have a lot of favorites. Itโ€™s not true that Iโ€™m overusing the word … Continue reading Favorite

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

Crevice

I read this one word this morning and so many thoughts popped like popcorn. Thoughts of Moses asking Almighty God to show him Godโ€™s glory. And a hymn The Cleft of The Rock - Oh, soul, thou who now art weary,To the Rock do come for rest;Come to Him who only can cheer thee,To the … Continue reading Crevice