A minor procedure with an estimated week recovery took the whole of July to heal. Check lists for the month remained undone. But a couple of things were accomplished : I rested, and I received. Surprisingly, both can be difficult to do. The recovery necessitated put your feet up during the demands of the day … Continue reading I shall not want
memos & musings
summertime
Rain pours hard, unannounced, and ends as quickly as it came. Sun rays do not delay to break back through the water debut, highlighting steam rising from the pavement, the heavy hush of humidity. Treetops catch gentle drops of lingering precipitation, and I thank the Lord for those trees - for the wonder and stories … Continue reading summertime
this Hope we have
Our neighbor passed away yesterday. Suddenly, unexpectedly. Yet I noticed their recycling box still on the curbside for pick up today. Pain mingled with mundane. Tuesday morning's sun rose, a family blissfully unaware of how their life would be tragically altered within hours. Wednesday morning's sun still rose, a family (and all of us neighbors, … Continue reading this Hope we have
learning to live linearly, learning to trust
Sometimes the Lord closes the door on something - a good thing, perhaps a beautiful thing, maybe a thing we loved very much or held very dear - and He opens the door to another something . . . something far more than we could have conjured up and surprisingly more than we could have … Continue reading learning to live linearly, learning to trust
barrenness brings clarity
The time "springs forward", the Sunday of spring break for our school kids, and one of our children has the job of feeding some neighbor friends' dogs. We live close enough for this child to walk to their house, but since we are all slower to get out of bed this particular morning, I drive … Continue reading barrenness brings clarity
HE’S ALIVE
A chorus of birds sing uncharacteristically early, as if to declare, "HE'S ALIVE!" My soul rejoices and rises to join in creation's song, "HE'S ALIVE!" And sing the old hymn, "CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY! HALLELUJAH!" "UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE! HE AROSE! HE AROSE! HALLELUJAH, CHRIST AROSE!" And the Scripture song : … Continue reading HE’S ALIVE
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
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
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