The pencil’s the thing that scratches down my cor, turns me inside out. But this lead wobbles like a loose tooth. That tip is a splintered dry socket. And I can’t find a pen. Word Count: 34 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 35
For the price of a bag of oranges I’ll be an ass for my id look ten years younger redefined revitalized renewed the wizard says just follow the yellow brick road for a trial run. Word Count: 35 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here In […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 36
Creation’s writing love notes, inking jeweled lines on blue parchment and punctuating with a kiss of red. Snow dust spills in sunlight like makeup glitter, and life’s being conceived under a white sheet… hope of spring. Word count: 36 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here In the stillness, […]
One Less Word For Lent 2015 – 37 (Still Saturday)
“Jesus loved the secret places, getting out of the crowd, walking away to stop and enjoy the beauty of the creation, living each detail to its fullest knowing that our journey in this world can be short . . .” Word Count: 37 ~Jonathan Altmonte Graduate of Compassion’s Leadership Development Program (Jonathan was host […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 38
One papered me with stickers The other readjusted, removed, stuck herself. They squabbled. We were baffled. Time for timeout? Yuleisy got to the bottom of it She’s fighting for you, she said, because her friend has offended you. In the stillness, Sandy Note: These sweet girls are part of Compassion’s Child Survival Program in the […]
One Word Less for Lent 2015 – 39
They spread a table with handcrafted hospitality. Take one, they say, and when enough is certain, take another. We, proud, hesitate to accept a free gift. But in the end it’s not about the gift it’s about the love. Word Count: 39 Love has endless ways of being expressed ~ Holley Gerth Note: I took a whole suitcase […]
One Word Less for Lent 2015 – 40
Sunday starts with mourning a headless dove. In church we nibble cinnamon rolls, sip coffee, speak of grace and peace because we are the people of the cross. But there was blood on the beach, and Sunday ends in mourning. Word Count: 40 In memory of 21 Egyptian Christians, beheaded by ISIS, martyred for their faith. 1. Miliad […]
A Pebble in a Pond
I have a confession to make. I’m jealous of the Compassion bloggers who are in the Dominican Republic this week. I’ve been home from there a month now, having gone as one of the first bloggers on a sponsor tour. And I miss it! I miss the country. I miss the children. I miss […]
Still Saturday: When We Are Busy
God wants our attention in the midst of this hurried and busy world. He wants us to frame our lives around him and the moments he has created for us. We are busying ourselves to death. Our minds are lost. Our walk has been disturbed. God wants us to shed our desires, our stuff, […]
When You Can’t Say Goodbye
Dear Nduta, You know that letter I wrote? You won’t get it. Nor will you get your birthday card because I mailed it too late. I got the news this week that you’ve moved away from the area where Compassion works. It was such a shock, and I can’t tell you how sad we are […]
