I cried over a kitten this morning. It felt dumb and ridiculous. It felt compassionate too, yet the critic in my head condemned me for crying over a kitten when I so often fail in my desire to have a deeper compassion for other people. It felt small and silly, for I could easily count […]
Hope and a Humble Pink Pumpkin
I’d never gifted anyone with a pumpkin before. It seemed sort of strange really, but once the idea presented itself, I was irrationally struck by it. I’d gifted pots of flowers in the spring or chosen a hanging basket as a Mother’s Day present. I’d delivered floral arrangements and arranged bouquets myself to brighten someone’s […]
Delighting in God Whispering in Creation
My blog tagline is Delighting in the Daily Details and I have long focused on looking for the beauty and loveliness God has written all through our lives for us to behold! This morning I see Him in the sunlight filtering through fern fronds on my porch, rosebuds in vases on my table, and in […]
Three Antidotes Against Discouragement, Inadequacies and Comparison
Voxer beeps and I pick up my phone to listen to the incoming message. My sister and I chat back and forth with our handy-dandy app. She shares about the struggles she’s been facing and I confess the irritations and insecurities I’ve been fighting against all morning. We ponder a few questions batting them back […]
What Type of Person Do I Desire To Be Free Printable
What type of person do I desire to be? This question has bounced around my brain quite a bit in the last few months. Honestly, it’s a topic that’s been on my radar for years now. I’ve been more specifically and intentionally putting it into words recently. I believe in living with intention. I also […]
A Whisper of Springtime Coming
It felt worth the effort. Lifting the bulky brandy-snifter-shaped vase, with its bursting of blooms, and precariously balancing it out to the front porch steps. Its contradistinction against the curtain of gray fog represents a promise and breathes out hope. Spring IS coming. Color is coming. Baby wheat will spring to life. Birds begin their […]
Restoration Series
I’m sharing a new series with you today, called Restoration Series. This series shares the story of Jonathan, his wife and family. Due to a poor decision and the consequences of it, Jonathan has been in prison for fifteen years. He’s missed so much. He’s missed time with his family, milestone markers and the day-to […]
Suffering is Never For Nothing and Even If Not
Is there anyone alive who hasn’t suffered? Brand-new birth and entrance to this world carries a good deal of suffering with it, albeit joy as well. Yet, the suffering precludes the joy of arrival. We enter this world in the throes of pain and suffering, for mama and baby alike. The pains and pangs of […]
Our Reel of Time and the Real Highlight Reel
My calendar, my planner and my phone all report to me with today’s date as Thursday, December 20. As always, I want to argue a bit and demand at least one of the trio to tell me, where the days of 2018 have marched away to. Surely we cannot find ourselves only 11 days […]
What is Your Biggest Challenge or Struggle Today?
What is your biggest challenge or struggle right now? I like to hear answers to these types of questions when people want to share, but I confess sometimes I have a question, but am unsure of my OWN answer. 😄 Or, in this case, I may find myself thinking, “Narrow it down to one thing?!” […]
Living Life, Un-Canceled
I sat across from my friend at her kitchen island as we discussed pain. She wasn’t feeling her best and I told her she could’ve cancelled our plans. She looked me in the eye and replied, “You can’t cancel life.” I mulled these words over for a long time. It’s true. You can’t cancel […]
The Baby in the Manger Comes for Us!
I curl in my chair, adjusting and resituating to ease the aches and pressure that are often a constant nag in my back and feet. The first Monday in December found me praying over friends and praying a wonderful December and Christmas season for them and the people they love. It’s a beautiful, wonderful time […]
Wherein I Remind Myself Of No Guarantees and Every Good Day
Back in June, Father’s Day finds us in our favorite place. Home. We aren’t all-out celebrators of holidays like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day and on the list goes. Sometimes we notice and we do something a bit celebratory. Other times we nod at the day and blow it a well-wish of […]
Ten Super Simple Ways to Be a Pleasant Person
I think about the character I desire to have and the type of person I want to be. I miss the mark a lot, but it inspires me and does me good to think about the attributes I want in my life. This year my focus words have been a combination and intertwining of Aspire […]
Faithful Forever
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them – the Lord, who remains faithful forever!!! ~ Psalm 146:5-6 F ather A bba I mmeasurable Love T rustworthy H ighly exalted F eels my […]
Gratitude For Jesus and Happy Things
Three devotions I recently posted on Instagram ~ He Meets Our Needs Water-pelted soil lies damp, deep, silent. The water-runs leave furrows and marks and the dirt, now mud-clumped, shows the etched lines left by my farmer’s implement. It contrasts beautifully against the brilliant blue this Kansas sky is so good at. It shouts silently […]
I’m Happy Today
🎶🎶 I’m happy today, Oh, yes, I’m happy today, in Jesus Christ, I’m happy today, Because He’s taken all my sins away! And that’s why I’m happy today! 🎶🎶 . . . Yesterday afternoon, I hosted my sister-in-law and a few friends and my four little nieces, of course, to celebrate her 30th birthday. As […]
