Amazing Grace
I am reading the autobiography of Frederick Douglas. It is a testimony to the indomitable human spirit. The image and glory of God in man even in the most dire and dehumanizing circumstances. The atrocities described in just enough detail to bring evidence agains the...
Where Do I Start?
Looking around at ten years of livingDreaming of another life an hour awaySlowerMore peacefulCountryside and quietSome land for boys to run and husband to call his ownCloser to the creation that heals my soul and speaks so LOUD And so softBut where do I start?The leap...
You’re Invited
Might my frustration be an invitation to stop and choose "the good portion, which will not be taken away"? Could this anger reveal my fears and misplaced trust in man and the strength of flesh? Emotions . . not good or bad. False or true. But signs, scents. The...
A Sacrifice of Praise
40. full moon through clouds41. rains that cooled42. husband whose gaze and embrace heal my heart43. Psalm 121
In All Things
30. contrite hearts31. the prodigal's father32. grace bigger than me33. hands that hold the world and mine34. angry words unspoken and heart that looks up35. smiles smiled36. beloved children home safe from summer adventures37. adventures to come38. friends to share...
Just Ask
"O Triune God, who commandeth the universe, thou hast commanded me to ask for those things that concern thy kingdom and my soul." ~The Trinity from Valley of VisionI've heard all my life that God is not a genie to grant my three wishes or Santa Claus waiting for my...
