I Will Trust
There have been many times that I've been afraid in my life. As a young child, the fears were different, though no less great than my adult fears. As a youngster, I was terribly afraid of the dark.
Two Weeks Later
Are you ever wordless? Have you ever been so excited, you couldn't say a word? I have. What about the women--who were the first to go to the tomb of Jesus--and discovered the stone was rolled away and the tomb empty? Sometimes we forget what we're celebrating. Don't we often take Easter for granted? We [...]
Sometimes We Need to Sit Still
Stunning news. It was six years ago I received stunning news. Just five weeks before our wedding, my fiancé called--not-face-to-face--mind you, and told me the wedding was off. I needed to be alone and think. I was shocked to my core. I took off that Easter weekend, not wishing to hang around and pretend things [...]
The Unbeginning End
I've been contemplating that title for weeks now and still cannot take it in. Unbeginning End. He is so much bigger than our finite minds can imagine. I've been focusing on the character of God the past few months and the above mentioned title keeps arresting my thoughts. He is so much bigger than our [...]
Lessons in Contentment
I'm sitting here in a recliner with my feet propped up at or above my heart. I had some minor toe (hammertoe, if you are curious) surgery on each foot yesterday. I had instructions to keep both feet up above my heart for two days, then hip level for two days, and then I'm free [...]
Extravagant Gifts From the Sky
We've been gifted In the past five months, we've been gifted with some extravagant gifts from the sky. The first was the Solar Eclipse in August. Although we only saw 90% of the total eclipse, it was amazing. In a few moments, the warm summer sun turned into a cool evening twilight. The birds stopped [...]
January Color
Sunrise January 2 Bare branches pierce the sky Often January is thought of as drab and colorless. The deciduous trees have dropped most of their leaves and their bare branches pierce the sky. The grasses are brown and tumbled. And for some of you, there's probably white snow on the ground. Super [...]
Broken Hearts, Cured Soul
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem We went to a Festival of Lights last evening. The lights were beautifully placed on every tree and bush in the beautiful area called The Grotto. Once a rock quarry, a priest saw the potential in the wild and woodsy spot, found a way to purchase the land, [...]
Thanksgiving Extended
Happy Thanksgiving! It took lots of planning I'm exhausted! All last week we were preparing for guests for our special American holiday. We were to have sixteen. We prayed people would feel welcome and at home when they came for dinner. I didn't prepare all of the meal and asked each family to [...]
Flexing Muscles–Physical and Spiritual
Getting back into the workout routine wasn't as difficult as I thought... My muscles are a little sore today. On a long road trip for more than eight weeks, there's little time to work out in the gym--or even take one of our brisk early morning three mile walks. There's a lot of sitting when [...]