Fire! Across the road. The big house. Our house. Well, not really “our” house. But a piece of our history. My husband’s great-great grandfather built it in 1870. Read more. I’ve dusted off this story from the archives, and I’m guest posting today over at Jewels of Encouragement. Follow me there to read the […]
Through and Through Life: Stop Praying?
What if I said, “Stop praying?” What if I told you to stop talking at God for a while, but instead to take a long, hard look at Him before you speak another word? Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. ~Francis Chan in Crazy Love, p. 25 Stop. Quit. Hush. […]
Window on Writing: Not Writing
(“weeds” from the not-yet-tilled garden) She wrote it on the back–66.11. That’s how much I had left on my Barnes & Noble gift card (one of them, anyway) after I bought a tomato caprese sandwich and a glass of iced green tea. My son keeps me well stocked with B&N gift cards. I stopped in […]
Textures of Text: A Year of Poetry in a Wordle
T.S. Poetry Press extended an invitation to create a Wordle using “some kind of poetic grist” for a linkage and possible feature over at the Tweetspeak Poetry blog next week. A Wordle is a toy that generates a “word cloud” from input text. “The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the […]
Monday Meditation: What if the Answer is Never?
American Idol. That’s our Sunday series right now. And I’ve pounded away at idols while I’ve taught on Hosea. Yesterday Bill talked about “me first.” The idol of I. Serving or being served. Having it my way. In my time. It’s all about me, you know. We even name stuff after ourselves like iPads and […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: William Blake
To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour. ~William Blake May you see a bit of heaven in this Lord’s Day.
Saturday Snaps: Wild Goose Chase
We call this Lake Abby. The result of a broken county drain. I hope it never gets fixed. You never know what treasures you might find in the cattails and the corn stalks. If you focus. I want you woven into a tapestry of love, […]
Five-Minute Friday: Deep Breath
Five Minute Fridays with Lisa Jo, the Gypsy Mama. I’m going to try this. At least most Fridays. At least for awhile. In addition to Friday’s meditation. Because it’s good practice. There are rules. Which are: Throw caution to the wind, and write your heart out for five minutes. Only. And this week’s prompt is DEEP […]
Fuel for the Weekend: Just Stop!
I don’t know what it is. But it’s awash in flowers. And fragrance oh so sweet. I want to bundle the branches to my nose. Except for the buzzing. The tree is bee heaven. All kinds. I stand under the pink canopy for a full 30 minutes. Trying to capture a bumblebee. Through my lens, […]
Through and Through Life: On Learning to Work With
A whole day and evening to myself. At least that was my plan. My hope. Because some days I just get so weary. I guess I’m kind of the family matriarch. And the almost constant caretaking sometimes weighs heavy. And I get tired of the sacrifice. Sometimes I just need a break. I mean–who takes […]
