“Just hold on and suck in.” Scarlett grips the bedpost while Mammy yanks on the corset and cinches Scarlett’s waist down to 18-1/2 inches. Laces her up right tight. Molds her right to form. Bones bear down to bear her in. I think about bone that once bore down on another’s side, fragments that […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 9
Find rest in lonely places. You are never alone. Word Count: 9 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” ~ Luke 5:16 (NIV) Questions for you: Where are your lonely (solitary, deserted, still) places? Where do you find rest? And for my […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 10
He was . . . a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. ~Isaiah 53:3 (NASB) Word Count: 10 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy
Free
hidden :: new territory genie’s out of the bottle so write it broken. :: free Inspired by chapter 22, “Your Whitespace Story.” Leaving some whitespace here this month as I rest with Bonnie. I’m reading and writing on a chapter a day. In the stillness, Sandy This post is part of the “Finding […]
scripture sunday: I AM
Happy Sunday with love, Sandy
scripture sunday: children come
One month from today, I’ll be back in Haiti. Stilled by anticipation, Sandy With Deidra and The Sunday Community
scripture sunday: he is risen!
He is not here, for he has risen, just as He said. ~Matthew 28:6a (NASB) ********** And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son […]
scripture sunday: drink
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” ~John 7:36-38 (NIV) In the stillness, Sandy
Haiti: Just Let Me Be Jesus
He’s standing in the back, watching. I brush my hand across the black nubbiness of his head. I bend over and reach down. “Would you like up?” He raises his arms, and I pick him up, balance him on my right hip. I sway to the music and sing in the dark night of […]
Scripture Sunday: Ready to Serve
In the stillness,