It was five o'clock P.M., and it didn't look like night. The sun seemed happy to linger, shining a smile through the trees so bright. Hints of spring in the air made this wintered-heart feel giddy and light. Soon the ground will be green again; colorful blossoms and flourishing white. A yearly reminder that winter … Continue reading eternal spring
be healed, right where you are
"Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 'Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name): 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show … Continue reading be healed, right where you are
today
Apple slices to start the day. Morning greetings, knees bent to pray. Broken trucks and tender hearts. The bucket of millions of Lego parts. Pictures to draw and games to play. Steps to take and new words to say. Papers to write and calculus tests. Everyone trying to do their best. Balancing budgets and blocks … Continue reading today
sinking to rescue
When life takes a turn, when life as you know it HALTS - leaving your head spinning, your heart swirling, your soul sinking . . . God is there, holding you. Seeing you, steadying you, saving you. He is closer than your heartbeat, working a marvelous miracle. You begin to see, too. What started you … Continue reading sinking to rescue
grateful ground
The tilling of heart-soil is hard and slow. God initiates this work to mercifully sow seeds of His Spirit, that fruit will grow unto His righteousness, His glory to show. His working draws roots down deep below to hold us steady when piercing winds blow, to keep us flourishing when afflicting tears flow. All the … Continue reading grateful ground
an invitation
On this last day of the year, before the calendar page turns, I receive an invitation from God : To be still. "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" (Psalm 46:10, NKJV). To stop striving. "Stop striving and know that … Continue reading an invitation
ever-awakening wonder of the Gift
"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 The King of the cosmos entered humanity in the most humble form, born as a baby, vulnerable and hidden in the shadows of a city that had no room for … Continue reading ever-awakening wonder of the Gift
JOY
David Kizziah - my husband of almost two decades, and my pastor of about the same amount of time - shared a quote in a sermon once that has run through my mind at least a thousand times since : "When our joy is in Christ, it is in a realm untouchable by criticism and … Continue reading JOY
awake, arise!
Awake and see. Arise and sing. "The Bright and Morning Star" (Rev. 22:16) has come to bring The Peace we long for; the Rule we need; The Light for our shadows; the Answer to our plea For Help and Hope and Holy Reprieve. Awake from sin's lulling and dark slumbering. Arise to bright wonder, the … Continue reading awake, arise!
sufficient. abundant.
Day by day You prove faithful And set a sufficient table. Whatever we need, You will be, And Your Word is our lifeline to breathe. Through foggy questions and heavy haze, You keep lovingly lifting our gaze Upward that we may somehow see Your perspective, giving light and setting us free from fear of trial … Continue reading sufficient. abundant.
an open journal 