Many of us have experienced them. Great saints experienced them, sometimes for years on end. Those dark nights of the soul when we feel totally numb to the things of God. When the curtain is drawn and we can’t see Him. We can’t hear Him. We can’t sense His presence. We feel as if He […]
Archives for August 2009
Book Review – Faces in the Fire by T.L. Hines
Faces in the Fire (published by Thomas Nelson) was my introduction to the work of T.L. Hines. The book pulled me in immediately, but it took me a few chapters to realize that they, the chapters, were all mixed up, disjointed, and set within stanzas that served to separate the stories within the story. I […]
Calling Out Clutter
My yearning for simplicity began years ago. Searching for it has been an elusive journey along quiet roads and through tangled brush. Grasping it has been like trying to capture a butterfly with bare hands. Just when I think I’ve almost got it, it flutters away. A year ago I realized I was exhausted, overwhelmed, […]
What Is Clutter? Part 2
Life was so simple.I remember our first home in 1971–a small brick house with pink trim, rented from a man whose deceased dad had had a perennial green thumb. Something was always blooming in the yard. There were 2 small bedrooms–one with a door that opened to the backyard. We had a small living room, […]
What Is Clutter? Part 1
I’ve been on “sabbatical” for the last year in order to declutter my mind, my body, my spirit, and my surroundings. With years of accumulated “stuff” as a result of traveling over several bumpy roads, there wasn’t too much tread left on my tires. I was wearing out.I’m still a work in progress, but several […]
Image of a Meadowlark
It looked like any ordinary brown bird as it pecked its away across our front yard. Then it snapped to attention, beak pointed toward the sky, totally still, focused on something unseen. The bird’s bright yellow breast stamped with the bold black V made me gasp.The image of that meadowlark has stayed with me for […]
Confessions of a Chocoholic
Do you behold God in chocolate? I do. Who else could have created something so heavenly? Yesterday was a little heavy, so tonight I’m serving up something on the lighter side. I’m going to share something I wrote a couple years ago for Bridging Boundaries, the online publication for OA-AHDI, Online Association of the Association […]
