It’s a First World Problem
This late afternoon we were notified they found our luggage! Yeah! We could retrieve needed medication, and clothing we needed--or thought we did.
Final Quarter
Jim and I talk about our "final quarter" of life--and that we need to make the most of it. We're newlyweds and enjoy being married so much, we celebrate weeks and months, not years.
True Showers
Originally published August 15, 2015 Yesterday, Jim and I read from the prophet Ezekiel. I loved the promise of showers of blessing. I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their there shall be showers of blessing. Ezekiel 34:26 Wow! Do [...]
Birthday Thoughts on Getting Older
So, instead of bemoaning the fact that I’m another year older, I’ll enjoy it that I still produce fruit and enjoy the gray hair of experience--the splendor of the old. What else can I do? The alternative is to not grow older, and I’m not ready for that. So, I’ll enjoy tomorrow. Open presents, cards, and share a special meal with family.
Run to Him (And Taste and See)
I discovered the terrible loss of a lifetime mate who was the father of my children, was far more difficult than any mountain we’d ever climbed. I remembered those words on the wall by the door in my childhood door: Blessed are you who run to Him. I remembered, and believed. I worked through those lonely harsh days of loss—because grief is work—and began to breathe freely again, just like after a mountain climb and you get to the top.
He Gave….For Us
Our group stood quietly in the gloomy lower place. No one spoke, except our tour guide who gave brief explanations of where we were.
Draw Me Close
It is the heart that puts distance between us and God. That was written by A.W. Tozer, a theologian from the Twentieth Century. His words are still read by many, including myself. I’m fascinated how he puts things in perspective. For this year, I’m reacquainting myself with the attributes of God. Photo taken somewhere [...]
January Reflections on Immensity
My normal pattern is to rise before the sun comes up. It is refreshing to awaken to dark skies that are usually calm. Jim (my husband of three years--we were both widowed and after four years met and married) and I sat down last Sunday afternoon with loads of time on our hands. [...]
Lamb to “Sun of Righteousness”
We’re approaching a new year in two days. Then it’s 2017. I’m not quite ready to leave 2016 just yet. My tree is still up. The beautiful nativity scenes are gracing shelves and buffet. They are the focal point of our celebration because it isn’t about the gifts, the food, even the tree. It’s about [...]
Mary’s Lamb
We share the same mother tongue, but often we had a hard time understanding each other. We’ve traveled a lot this year. We began by visiting some of the oldest sites in the world: Jerusalem, Israel, and Turkey, where they consider a new building is something that was built in the 1800’s. We totaled 6,000 [...]