Weathering the Storms
Credit: cjohnson7/Used with permission. My husband Jeff is an air traffic controller at an enroute center. What that means is he works in a big dark room with a couple hundred radar scopes with green blips representing airplanes. The air traffic between airports is...
Thirty Days of Thanks – Day 5: Bread
Yesterday's post title was "Daily" as a reminder that just as His blessings have no "spare days" so neither should my thanks. I got into quite a funk last night. I was tired, cold, and came home to a dirty kitchen and no electricity. The words of the quote I'd posted...
Thirty Days of Thanks – Day 4: Daily
Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, a grateful heart. Not thankful when it pleaseth me As if thy blessings had spare days; But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise. ~G. Herbert Thankful for . . 7. Snow (that kills our internet) 8. My iPhone...
Thirty Days of Thanks – Day 3: WWW
I'm most vulnerable when laying down. Falling off to sleep at night and waking through the haze come morning. It's here that my thoughts bombard and in a second can leave me gasping with anxiety. And it's here that giving thanks rescues me. One by one, the "thank...
Thirty Days of Thanks – Day 2: Reality Check
Circumstances have a way of getting up in our face. They distort our vision and blind us to the reality of everything else around. When I'm struggling with a trial, whether it's a dirty house, a child's bad attitude (or mine), a difficult relationship, or a real...
Thirty Days of Thanks – Day 1: A Personal Challenge & An Invitation
Driving along a country road this evening on the way to pick up my daughter from dance class, I recalled the immense joy driving this road brought me just a year ago. We had just fulfilled a lifelong dream by moving our family from a busy suburb of Washington, DC to a...
Still (again)
"You have taken hold of my right hand." (Ps 73:23) "Your gentleness made me great." (Ps 18:35) "In the multitude of my anxieties, Your comforts delight my soul." (Ps 94:19) Like helpless babe, my heart wails not knowing what it wants. Just comfort. You come near. You...
