Lines of breadless bellies and moldy dreams black blizzard coming in the bread basket breadwinner lost dusty hope. Hungry children chew on hands because it’s not my day to eat waste not, want not let’s play eviction. Some buy what they can use while others can’t buy what they can’t live without Bread of Life […]
Listening (Repost)
It’s 5 a.m. I hadn’t planned to be at the computer this early. In the morning dark. At 12:05, I had buried my face under the covers and cuddled next to a suitcase. Dennis packing for Dallas. At 3:50, I awoke to music. Loud. Hadn’t heard it for 20 minutes. “Are you awake?” I groaned. […]
I Will (repost)
I will seize today for it is shiny and new sparkling with promise a gift wrapped with moments for delight to savor. Anticipation. I will let go of yesterday’s wrinkled regrets faded failures broken bows of disappointment moments to forget and forgive. Finished. I will not treasure tomorrow for God has not promised on earth […]
Photos That Make My Heart Sing
“Good art shows up in the most unexpected places, and yet it’s all around us,” she says. She wonders how we spot good photography. And she gives us an assignment. Find five images from five different photographers. Blog about what makes those images good. Take a good image yourself after being inspired and share it […]
On Adopting a Droid
I am in a land of shiny things. AKA–the Verizon Store. Where inhabitants speak a strange language and rows upon rows of shiny alien mouths line up neatly on shelves. I’ve owned these before. Their little jaws have bitten me in the past. Snapped right on the web between my right thumb and forefinger and […]
Gratitude~In More Than 140 Characters
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and […]
‘Tis a Gift to be Simple (repost)
In my quest for simplicity, I’m often drawn back to my battered book by Richard Foster, Freedom of Simplicity. He talks about the passion to possess and how the pace of our world leaves us feeling fractured and fragmented. Even frantic. I so get that. Although thankfully peace occupies more space in my pocket these […]
What Kind of Disciple Are You?
We’re studying Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus in our small group. As we begin to understand a little of the first century Jewish culture, Jesus’ words sparkle in a whole new light. Did you know that most rabbis used parables to teach? Like a “four-types” parable where four kinds of people are compared […]
When It’s Lemons
Contingency Plans
Grateful For These
They orbit a Center in cyberspace. And sometimes in that sacred galaxy, entered words find their mark. There’s a holy collision. Splayed hearts melt, mold, and magnetize–creating and drawing new friendships. Deep friendships. Real friendships. Friendships that share joys and dreams and fears and hurts. That fervently pray and encourage and inspire. That speak truth […]
