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Scripture Sunday: Friends

By Sandra, on January 28th, 2012%

And these God-chosen lives all around—
what splendid friends they make!

~Psalm 16:3 (Message)

. . . → Read More: Scripture Sunday: Friends

Still Saturday

By Sandra, on January 28th, 2012%

Be.

Still.

Know.

I Am.

God.

~Psalm 46:10

Taking a break from words on Saturdays.

Just to be still and know.

I’d love for you to join me. Just link to a photo in a comment below that caused to you breathe deeply or gasp . . . → Read More: Still Saturday

Time Out to Celebrate Megan

By Sandra, on January 27th, 2012%

(Reposting this from October because it just seems fitting today.)

Lyla Lindquist is celebrating, too.

Be sure to join the party at her place.

And we’re celebrating with Jennifer over at Getting Down with Jesus.

SUNRISE

by Megan Willome

It’s disgraceful

All this color

Splattered

Pink flung

. . . → Read More: Time Out to Celebrate Megan

A Trying Adventure

By Sandra, on January 26th, 2012%

A fool says, “I can’t;” a wise man says, “I’ll try.” ~Charles Spurgeon

Dave Vander Laan posted this as a Facebook status yesterday.

I know it’s true.

But it made me laugh.

Because my mother would have so disagreed.

In fact, saying “I’ll try” was not a wise thing to say to her.

At. All.

It stemmed from an adventure she . . . → Read More: A Trying Adventure

Because it’s My Birthday: Horseshoe Lake (revisited)

By Sandra, on January 25th, 2012%

I planned to skip today.

I mean, celebrating my birthday with the one who gave me birth being gone now two days shy of only two months just seemed–well, too hard.

I even stripped my birthdate off my Facebook profile so it could pass quietly.

I tried to share my feelings with one family member–perhaps not very . . . → Read More: Because it’s My Birthday: Horseshoe Lake (revisited)

Textures of Text: A Different Story

By Sandra, on January 24th, 2012%

Have you met my friend, Lyla?

“I do my thinking in the bleachers and my writing in the living room with balls flying, bats or clubs swinging and ESPN on in the background. When Spongebob comes on, I get nothing done.”

She writes, she says, because there are words. And because she doesn’t know how not . . . → Read More: Textures of Text: A Different Story

Waiting with Courage

By Sandra, on January 23rd, 2012%

The rain’s shredded the white and left only scraps.

The birds flock to the feeder, smother it.

They dance on bare limbs.

It’s easier to see them in winter.

I suspect a lot of things become more clear in winter.

I’ve got work to do, but I’d rather be here.

In front of the window.

Seeing.

. . . → Read More: Waiting with Courage

Scripture Sunday: No More Thirst

By Sandra, on January 22nd, 2012%

Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again.
Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever.
The water I give will be an artesian spring within,
gushing fountains of endless life.”
~John 4:13 . . . → Read More: Scripture Sunday: No More Thirst