The Windy Road to Our Dreams
The road to my home goes up the side of a mountain. It curves back and forth, as it winds its way up the steep incline. As I was driving it the other day, I thought how it repeatedly takes us in the opposite direction of our house. The road to our house sometimes...
A Good Thing
His mercies are new every morning. It's a good thing, because by the time my head hits the pillow at night, I'm sure I've drained them dry. Something about being supine that lets the troubles of the day just wash over. No vertical stance to defend against, one by one...
An Invitation to Live
"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who cannot repay you." ~John Bunyan When I first started blogging I had NO IDEA of the incredible community of writers, women, and generous souls I would be introduced to through...
A Different Ending
I saw a familiar story this week . . but it had a different ending. You may have heard this story before too. It's sobering if you're a Christian. A follower of Jesus. One who claims to have had ALL your misdeeds, bad decisions, failures (aka sins)...
Community
If you asked me what I wanted to be when I was a kid, I would have answered "a hermit." Visions of living like Grizzly Adams alone on a mountain with my pet bear held huge appeal to me. I've always enjoyed solitude and the woods. I also had dreams of being Amish....
Ruffles & Lace
They didn't tell me about this part.When she was tiny and dressed in ruffles, I would dream of the day she'd wear lace.And it was all good.She grew bigger and began to dream dreams of her own. Prince Charming entered the scene in those dreams years before he'd take...
Listen = Love
He's telling me about an antique car some guy found in a junkyard. Only 5 of them in the world and 3 (or something like that) were crushed.I'm only half listening.But something nudges me, maybe it's that we're spending the day together to celebrate our 26th...
