My calendar feels like it rides the bellows of an accordion: sometimes all the events are squished close together as all the air is squeezed out of my lungs; other times there is lots of space between appointments, leaving plenty of breathing room. The last few have been weeks with Read more…
I have been reading the book of Daniel lately. Fascinating stuff! Even if you are not a history buff, you have probably heard the basic Sunday-school stories, often told with Daniel as the hero and main character of the stories, and the “lesson” of most of them being: If you Read more…
Last week Hubby and I were finally able to visit our newest grandchild and her proud parents. There had been travel restrictions on visiting their state since the week of her birth, so when they were lifted and airline tickets appeared for a good price, we were like horses given Read more…
Who considers that when Jesus washed feet, He washed twelve pairs…not eleven? The cobblestone city streets were likely to be strewn with animal droppings and covered with dusty dirt or clingy mud. Even in sandals, feet sweat. Especially in sandals, they were the most likely limb to be injured and Read more…
Since the beginning of the disease-generated restrictions, most of us have experienced what happens when invitation collides with separation; the pain combines with creativity: graduation exercises conducted by robot in a mostly empty auditorium, drive-by birthday parties, masked air-hugs, group video chats, home-style 3D printers creating face masks to protect Read more…
Amidst the ‘occupant’ mail and the grocery sale ads sometimes there will be a handwritten envelope, formally addressed, sometimes with a fancy seal…I know what it is. An invitation! Even if I am expecting it, the embossed folder within is still welcome! I love to be remembered, and am honored Read more…
Lest you think that my life of following Jesus every day in the everyday is somehow floating blissfully over a verdant landscape flowing with milk and honey, it’s time for more full disclosure. Sometimes, my relationship with God looks more like a slugfest. On Sunday Pastor Adam gave up stepping Read more…
I was journaling yesterday, thanking God for His mercies, new and old… New mercies: electricity, sunrise, oranges and lemons waiting to be processed and preserved, Bonus Teen’s joy in helping and interest in learning, hugs and prayers with the Hub, strong machines to do laundry and dishes, abundant food and Read more…
The reduced number of social interactions lately has provided me with some extra time to spend sprucing up the yard and garden, unearthing some buried paving stones along with Bermuda grass stems and rhizomes. This has netted some interesting bird-watching opportunities. From the window over the desk in our “library,” Read more…
Apart from our standing with God through Jesus Christ, our future is always uncertain. These days that’s a little more apparent than usual. The financial world, governments, corporations, neighborhoods are all shaking in the face of an adversary too tiny to be seen with even a powerful microscope! Fear has Read more…