I’m on my bike. I don’t want to be. Well, I do kind of. But not really. I’m not in shape, and my husband has no concept of time or distance. Well, he does kind of. And I know he’ll turn back if I ask, but I also know he wants to share this time […]
When We See the Deer
The deer, they tell us, come right up to the windows. My parents did, after all, build and operate the Deerland Motel. Deer have always been a part of our lives in some form. So we move Mom into the room with the view. I see a doe the next day, hidden way back […]
Drama in the Sky
I’m on the porch again, this time seated at the table with my computer. We’ve had this black wrought iron patio set forever, over thirty years. We sold our 1973 yellow Ford Explorer to the owner of a furniture store. We asked $2400. When he came to inspect the vehicle, he glanced out back and […]
Epiphany on the Porch
I’ve taken to the porch this morning with a cup of coffee and my camera. It’s supposed to be over 100 today, and I can feel the humidity rising. But there’s a breeze, and it’s comfortable. I love this porch. I don’t think I could ever live anywhere again without one. We added this […]
Still Saturday: God’s Finest Whispers
Common noises are not always what they appear to be. They can also be the eloquence of God. It is all in the richness of listening. If we develop our deeper metaphysical ears, we may hear the music of divinity in uncommon places. ~Sue Monk Kidd in Firstlight As I sat in […]
God Moments with G-Ma and Grace: Sugarloaf Mountain (repost)
We stay on the island as long as possible and then cross the Mighty Mac to the upper peninsula. Grace has waited for this all day. We travel west along Lake Superior and soak in the wonder of sky and water. Later He wraps us in pink and lavender and gold. The next day we decide […]
Five Minute Friday: Give Me Eyes to See
God, give me eyes to see to dive deep, deep into your world to find golden nuggets of glory, mustard-seed miracles, the sacred sprinkled, with grace. To see beauty in a building broken, in a body sinking, eternity in the moment, to sense the take-your-shoes-off holy. Adjust my lenses and my focus, make the invisible […]
Five Minute Friday: The Lace of Life
My baby dress–crocheted by my Aunt Esther in 1949. “Grandma! Grandma! A worm. A worm in my room!” She sounds hysterical. I leap out of bed. “I’m coming! I’m coming!” She’s reacting to a new medicine. Not so well. “Don’t open the door! It’ll fall on your head! It’s moving!” She’s sobbing. I run to […]
Scripture Sunday: Stop!
Taking in His wonders today with Deidra and Katie.
Still Saturday: Stopped Still on Lake Abby
Last Sunday it was a lone bufflehead duck on Lake Abby. This week a pair of hooded mergansers! All new to these eyes. Also one mouthy mallard. And a robin with an attitude. God’s artistry on display at “Lake Abby.” A mirror of beauty created by brokenness (a broken drain in […]
