Baby toys litter the living room floor. Along with the rolled and taped diaper I forgot to didn’t bother to toss. Wait. There are two of them. Kitchen floor crumbs crunch underfoot. Last night’s dinner dishes teeter on the counter–along with with those from today’s breakfast and lunch. We could eat off the dining room […]
Reflections on @stickyJesus: Chapter 5
Your best content will come from living your life authentically in front of others and giving God the glory in every step. That’s how your story becomes sticky and remains with those who hear it. ~@stickyJesus Yet some days my story is muddy. I try to be authentic and real and transparent. But some days–no, […]
Monday Meditation~Breathe
Praying out with the bad air, in with the good. Out with the bad thoughts, in with the good. Out with the darkness, in with the light. ~Karin Fendick (HisFireFly) My niece (T) has asthma. She had an attack shortly after marriage. Her husband (B) drove her to the emergency room and tried to calm […]
Seasoned Sayings~Courage
He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick so there
Saturday Snaps: A Baby Visits
The night hours creep through jangled sleep of beeps and bubbles lights and voices strangled by a crumpled sheet a slew of tubes every breath a challenge press a button take a pill pull it out put it back push it under shed a tear stabbed by pain smoothed and soothed with a cold cloth […]
Saturday Snaps: Hospital Shots
His eye is on the sparrow And I know He cares for me. Hospital time teaches trust patience humility and the need to let go of control. My daughter had lung biopsies on Wednesday and remains in the hospital. Where I have also stayed overnight with her. So I’m a little behind.
Reflections on @stickyJesus: Chapter 4
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! ~Psalm 119:103 (NIV) Buzz got it’s start in the Garden of Eden when Eve recommended the apple. ~@stickyJesus Adam and Eve were in a relationship. Eve tasted the forbidden apple. It was sweet. So she told Adam to try it. And […]
Window on Writing: I’ve Been Published!
I’ve been published! Well, it’s not what you think. But here’s what happened. “I’ll buy the paper, the ink, and the notebook,” I told my daughter. “What I really want for Christmas is for you to copy all my blog posts for me.” “Mom! Do you know how many there are?” I did. But I […]
Textures of Text: A Blog Check-Up
Writing is really very easy. Just tap a vein and bleed onto the page. Everything else is just technical. ~Derrick Jensen I’ve blogged for about a year and a half. I started with Beholding God. Then along came The Write Pursuit. Both on Blogger. The two of them melted into this one in August. But […]
Monday Meditation~Dive
He who would search for pearls must dive below. John Dryden Dive! I’m not sure I could get geared up about deep sea diving. As in scuba. Going down with all that extra weight. Hoping not to lose my lifeline or come back up too fast. But I’ve snorkled in the Caribbean. And the Atlantic, […]
