I’m playing with the stones again. I’m fascinated with a small white one. Polished edges, satin slick. But with a small crack and a teeny gouge on the underside. Or maybe it’s the top. Who really knows with a stone? I roll the stone in one palm and then the other. Feel how my thumb […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Paul and Saint Teresa
Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart […]
Saturday Snaps: Cropping the Cat
King Kobe rules. We’ve been snip-snipping over at The High Calling. Pop over there and enjoy the gallery. I shared this photo here at Christmas. This cropped version is featured in PhotoPlay Gallery. Which photo in the The High Calling PhotoPlay Gallery is your favorite? Why?
Fuel for the Weekend: Whisper His Name
The name of Jesus is the one lever that lifts the world. ~Author Unknown Early morning light bathed the bedroom. My husband kissed me goodbye, and I rolled over on my left side. I heard the door close and the lock turn. I went back to sleep. And woke with a start. I was not […]
Reflections on @stickyJesus: Chapter 11
Abby: hey mom answer me through messaging…I want out! Sissy: This is so sad. You two live a stone’s throw away and yet have to communicate through FB because one or the other doesn’t answer their phone. 🙂 The rest of the story: Abby was post surgery, and I was her wheels. She was out […]
Window on Writing: The Sounds of Silence
Deeply listening to what is within and around us changes us. ~John Fox I’ve tried to write to the sound of music. It doesn’t work for me. I create better in silence. Although there really isn’t such a thing. It’s when I’m silent that I hear the sounds of silence. Silence makes you attentive to […]
Textures of Text: Worth the Sacrifice
They had reached the end of their rope. Steeped in self. Stuck to stone and stubble. Deep in depravity. They stumbled in sin and set nets for others. Held hostage by habits. With hearts hardened by a spirit of harlotry. Without knowledge of God. And He was about to let them go. When they go […]
The Eyes of a Child
She’s covered in Spanish moss. So’s the carpet. I move a couple chairs in front of the silk ficus and brush off and pick up what I can. I direct her attention to the stacking rings. I stack them. She dismantles them. I stack again. She dismantles again. The cat distracts her. She squawks and […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: A.W. Tozer
In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety. ~A.W. Tozer Goldfinch. Taken through the window with the big girl camera.
Saturday Snaps: Tea Flower
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin Sissy gave me some primula tea (green with fresh jasmine) for Christmas. I enjoyed a cup during yesterday’s hyacinth time. This flower is called Camellia Joy. Fitting. “In the days […]
