Please, God, let my parents come and beat her up. We’d had a sword fight with pencils, she and I. And Mrs. Smith rapped my 8-year-old knuckles. But not hers. So I turned around and scribbled on her picture. And . . . continued over at Laura Rath’s in my post titled “On the […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 28
My son helps educate children. He helps heal the sick. He helps run major companies. He helps ease transitions and changes. Yet he’s not a teacher, a doctor, a CEO, or a counselor. He’s an operations manager for a local . . . Continued over at The High Calling where they’re featuring this post as […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 26 (Scripture Sunday)
When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened . . . ~Acts 3:9-10 (NIV) Word Count: 40 Christopher Williams at Laity Lodge, The […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 25 (still saturday)
“And so the truth is that as much as we love to be alone, we want to be together. It is the paradox of the poem, playing out in our very life. The poem is most usually written in solitude.” ~ From “Purple Bottle Journal” in Love. Etc.: Poems of Love, Laughter, Longing, & Loss […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 24
I’m making Lillee a grilled cheese sandwich. She’s kicking the table leg. The bread’s sticking to the pan. What’s taking so long? “Good cooking takes time.” She rolls her eyes and sighs. I should’ve just had peanut butter and jelly. Word Count: 40 Today’s Reading: Acts 18-23 In the stillness, Sandy
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 23
Lingual “Sometimes I wonder about the origin of words. This one, for instance: palpable. Can you feel it? Did someone wake up one morning and find it had appeared on his tongue, an errant (but perfect) leftover from a dream?” Word Count: 40 (including title) ~ L.L. Barkat in “Lingual” from Love, Etc.: Poems of […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 22
Who do you love best, me or Lil? I love you both the same and different. But if you had to choose, who’s your favorite? Well, if I have to choose you’re my favorite oldest, and Lil’s my favorite youngest. Word Count: 40 Today’s Reading: Acts 7-11 In the stillness, Sandy Linking […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 21 (Love Idol Giveaway)
Counting on approval? But if we’re approved by everyone and we’re never unapproved, is that approval empty? Should we worry? Because if everyone approves, maybe we’re not living in the light of the one whose approval is all that counts. Word Count: 40 NOTE: I have a copy of this book to give away. Just […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 20 (Love Idol)
I’m Sandra, AKA Sandy or Snady or even SHK. But by whatever name you call me, I’m not chained to your approval because I already have God’s. So do you if you’re in Him. Read about it in Love Idol. Word Count: 40 Today’s Reading: John 15-21 In the stillness, Sandy
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 19 (Scripture Sunday)
“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches.” ~John 15:4-5a (NIV) Word Count: 40 Today’s Reading: Celebrating the wonder of rest and […]
