Day 15: Motion “We can choose to be stationary or we can choose to be still.” Day 16: Get Out “Maybe where you are and what you are doing this day is exactly right.” Day 17: Cycle “We are, at every moment, beginning and ending.” Day 18: One Winter “. . . our connections to […]
Scripture Sunday: Look at the Birds
“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance […]
scripture sunday: careless
Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. ~Matthew 6:26 (MSG) Still and care-less, Sandy
i can see clearly now
Grace burrows into the hood of her orange sweatshirt and curls into pink plush on the couch. She complains of a sore throat, but she has no fever. Of course, it’s only 49 degrees in the house. “I can’t feel my fingers,” she moans. “Do you want some gloves?” “No. Then I can’t feel […]
flattened for a mary christmas
I wish you a Mary Christmas, stunned by His reflection, flattened at His feet as you wait, and worship, heady with His fragrance. “Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of […]
Dancing With Julia–Or Not
We went to the symphony on our first date and then somewhere for a bite to eat. I ordered a shrimp salad. A bit extravagant, probably, but I thought he was rich. His parents drove a Mercedes, after all, even though they were farm folk. I remember how he encircled my right hand with his […]
Monday Meditation: Love Dripped and Joy Stained
I did not plan to attend. But this morning He slipped me a free ticket. A front row seat to a royal performance. One splashed with lavish colors and stroked with holy brush. Love dripped and joy stained. I hold my breath as the curtain rises on a white-spattered Crayola-sapphire backdrop. As the light comes […]
Through and Through Life: Bird Break
It’s been a long week. A long day. But it helps to stop if even for a moment to observe the birds right outside my window.
Saturday Snaps: Jay Walking
Sounds of the Blue Jay (Watch your cat’s response when you play this!) Blue jays eat mostly acorns, nuts, and seeds–though they also eat caterpillars, grasshoppers, and beetles. Per National Geographic, they sometimes store acorns in the ground and fail to retrieve them, thus aiding in the spread of forests. There are no […]
Saturday Snaps: Feeding Frenzy
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. ~1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) Note: Wondering if this fat cat had anything to do with the pile of female cardinal feathers we found under the tree. We don’t know who he belongs to, and […]
