Trinity Touch Times. “Gathering to touch our community in simple ways.” The church flowing out of the church. Being the church. Loving and caring and surprising. With no strings attached. Just random acts of kindness to “show God’s love in a practical way.” Like hanging around a self-service laundry with a handful of quarters. Like […]

Weekend messes greeted me Monday morning. No worries. The day stretched before me like a yawning feline. Lazy day. Got my hair cut and colored in the morning. Clogged floor drain so I couldn’t do laundry. No Tuesday class to prep for because of a planned testimony and potluck. I figured I could play a […]

Do you sail ships you were never meant to sail? Or is it time to dock the ship? Does your stomach churn through waves of responsibility initiated by the propeller of a poor self-image and the inability to say, “No?” Have you gotten so busy doing you forgot about being? Do you spend so much […]

My daughter and my niece. Both due in June. I’m 61 years old. And almost a half. You’d think I’d be over it by now. I am. Mostly. But sometimes I still sense the faintest twinge of jealousy. A ripple of regret. A sliver of sadness. A pensive moment of wonder. What would it have […]

Cup. Mug. Glass.  Do you have one nearby? I do. Almost all the time. And sometimes more than one. Containers. Vessels. They hold a lot of symbolism. Circular rims–no beginning and no end. Designed for use. Thirst quenchers and comfort givers. Sometimes worn and flawed. Sometimes stained and mold coated. Different shapes and various sizes. […]

 My husband’s great uncle was killed in World War I. The wheel horses were King horses, and the rest belonged to area farmers. “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 (NIV) “You hold Turk while I saddle Ike.” Dennis had taken me home to meet his parents. But mostly to […]

 Tu Lips are made to praise! He’s alive, and I’m forgiven.  Heaven’s gates are open wide. Alleluia! Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King