Listening for love.
God In Our Midst
Sitting on the deck overlooking a vista that stretches out for miles, I found myself a witness to declarations of emerald green, sage and hints of autumn yellow. In those spacious moments, with only the wind and a sweet black lab to keep me company, I felt the reality of God surround me.
Face To Face
“Crinkle, crinkle yittle star, how I wonder what you are…” I sang gently alongside my little grand-daughter as I rocked her to sleep. Her head rested on my shoulder and before long, I could feel her go limp in my arms.
Poking Around
My husband and I got stuck recently. It reminded me of the definition of insanity, when you try the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome. In this case, we each tried again to explain our points of view and once again we ended up at a stalemate.
Until It's The Next Thing, It's This Thing
“Are we almost there? How much longer?” Car rides to vacation destinations are fun until they become torturously long! The stretch of highway with nothing around for miles and miles can feel unbearable and seems to capture what it feels like to not know what's ahead or when we will reach our destination.
Welcoming the King!
This Palm Sunday was very different from all others in my life. The sun rose with the reminder that a threat hangs over our world and the morning news repeated the alarm to wake up and be careful lest you, too, are touched by Covid-19.
Want God?
My eyes opened and I peeked out from under sleepy eyelids to see what time it was…5:00am! I should’ve gone back to sleep but all I could think of was hot, brown, yummy coffee with cream and sugar!
Sparrows
That God does not forget one sparrow is a great consolation to my soul, for there is nothing more troubling than to feel forgotten. Sold for less than one cent, sparrows were considered practically worthless and yet, Jesus testifies that not one is unknown to God. Do you ever feel forgotten? I do at times.