All around us is a raging tempest; a current of unrest; a climate of disrepair; a culture of selfishness and idolatry. Yet, in all of us, is a shining thread of Your glory, Lord! Evidence of Your love abounds. Woven into the very fiber of our flesh is awareness of You, my Lord. So, as …
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Reined In
When I was little, I was obsessed with horses. I played ‘horses’ with any friend or brother who would get on board. We made reins out of rope or ribbon or belts, or whatever we could find. When I was fortunate enough to own the coveted Breyer horses, I would create elaborate stables and fields …
Pressing Forward
Writing was brought up this morning in my Sunday School class. Right before our class started, we were chatting. A woman read a beautiful excerpt from the writing of C. S. Lewis that was profound. She mentioned that she wished she could write like that and loved to write poetry. She shared that at one …
Keeping it Real Here
We have all heard that phrase, “Keeping it real here” uttered or declared in the everyday messiness of living. Often it is attached to a photo of something that doesn’t represent our own expectations of what is lovely or organized or even perfect. When I hear this spoken, I feel a great sense of relief …
I Had a Brother
The sting has subsided; the disappointment of loss, the sorting of feelings. It’s been two years since my brother left his earth bonds. That doesn’t mean I have forgotten the pain; the memories; the years. They are there, buried in the recesses of my heart and mind. It would seem that there wasn’t much to …
Spinning
Some days…I find myself chasing my tail. Some days…I get dizzy. Some days…I forget to smile. Some days… the spinning has become a dark habit that I fall into. Some days…like today…I look at myself and realize that my dancing isn’t really dancing at all, but has been demoted to drudgery. That is when I …
Piece By Piece
Each piece of glass has a place. I don’t know what the big picture is. I don’t know which piece goes where. I pick up the tiny pieces and begin to fit them like a puzzle, plotting a design, seeing a picture here and there…I begin to think I should plan it all out before …
Wild Things
I can’t help it…I love wild, disorganized, beautiful gardens and lives. I really do try to be orderly and linear in design when I lay out my garden. I start off with lovely little rows and beds with labels and stakes and all the things. Somehow, in the course of the growing season, the plants …
Awe
I had a moment today, that took my breath away… Not in the usual way. I had to travel an hour to take my car to its dealer for service. I was a little moany about the early morning drive and having to leave my garden for another cool morning. Realizing I had to get …
It’s In the Inches
The wealth I have is not to be taken lightly. I am a rich woman when I hold a small baby in my arms for long stretches of quiet. I am further enriched by the challenge of stretching out my hand to the unlovely. I am full as I am surrounded by grandchildren that are …