Posted by in Devotionals, Love it! My daughter had a friend over yesterday and they were playing this funny game where one of them would hum a tune, and the other would say what was happening in the song. (Excellent form of entertainment which I am tempted to try with adults!) I was telling the little boy’s Dad about the game…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals It remains true that for me, details are daunting. I am easily overwhelmed and quick to get lost in them. It is the dreams that call to me; inspire me. Lost in a world of my own, I drift away to places I can control. Here I have the power to imagine, plan, change. Inevitably, I am brought back…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories Silence. With today’s pace of life, perhaps you long for it. Maybe you actively seek it. However, there are times it comes unbidden. Times when we most long to hear something, anything; and are met with silence. Fearing the void we fill this silence with our own noise. Doubt starts in a whisper but quickly…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals Peter Called from his fishing Just enough faith to leave the ordinary Perhaps curiosity about the man who called him Possibly gnawing discontent with life as it was Maybe an awareness of need and just enough hope this Man could meet his need Broken but willing Lips acknowledged Jesus as God Then cursed, “I know Him not!” Forgiven, he whispers reverently According to…Read more »
Posted by in Stories Confession: I don’t always take advice when offered; even when it’s probably great advice. Sometimes it’s because I’m too busy. Sometimes it’s because I don’t think I need it; I’m pretty sure I have things under control. This was one of those times. I was a first year teacher and teaching in another country. (Yes,…Read more »
Posted by in Love it! Ah, September. The month of new beginnings. (Yes, the argument can be made this distinction belongs to January, but when your schedule is tied to the school calendar, September is the month.) Crisp notebooks with pristine pages waiting to be filled. Bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils passed from friend to friend. (If you can name the movie…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories There was this mother. She carried secret life close to her heart. She dreamed of promise. One day, these dreams had to change. You see, her promise would bud but not flower. With strength of steel this mother dared to love anyway. Life grew, protected within her as shadows darkened above her. Life cries out into the gathering shadows. Mother picks up…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories The kids are back at school, this year, all of them. For the first time in ten years, the house is quiet. Thus, I reflect. Parenting. This life-altering fumble in the dark. This ever-changing minefield of high impact decision-making. In the six or so months since I started this blog, I have attempted to offer…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals We live in a desert of troubled times. Death surrounds, mocks, challenges, and for some, even calls. We are thirsty and moan that there is no water to be found. So we hide, we fear, and sometimes we succumb. While deep in our deserts, we may only see rocks; nothing to quench our thirst. The…Read more »
Posted by in Stories Do you ever stumble across information that illuminates an element of your character with all the subtlety of a spotlight? It happens to me a lot. I once heard some research which stated that when presented with shortcomings in ourselves, we tend to make excuses for them based on circumstance. Yet, when we see these same faults in others, we will attribute…Read more »
A Space for Grace 