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

Are you qualified?

Jesus was the only person qualified to throw a stone at this woman. This woman who He created in purity, beauty and honorโ€ฆ

Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

๐ŸŽถ Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His glory and grace. ๐ŸŽถ Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, a hymn written by Helen Lemmel Psalm 34 steps in to teach and to validate the same lesson as we … Continue reading Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

Spoiler alert: God wins

We now live on the west coast of North America, which has so many benefits. New Yearโ€™s Eve culminates at 9 PM EST. Hallelujah! We can celebrate with friends and be asleep by 10 PM Pacific. Itโ€™s fabulous! The difficulty can sometimes be found in spoilers such as the final score on a football game … Continue reading Spoiler alert: God wins

Consume Not Folly

Godโ€™s ways are counterintuitive. โ€Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ55โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Iโ€™m participating in a 21-day fast and concentrated prayer season along with my dear man. … Continue reading Consume Not Folly

Say So

Dedicated to everyone who has ever invited me to their table, patiently listened to my stories, and sometimes rants, offered tissues and coffee, prayed with me and for me, and bravely helped me get professional counseling. Thank you for teaching me compassion, prayer, and believing with me that abundant life in Christ is for me. … Continue reading Say So