I have tried since…to make every pleasure into a channel of adoration. I don’t mean simply by giving thanks for it. One must of course give thanks, but I meant something different…Gratitude exclaims, very properly, “How good of God to give me this. One’s mind runs back up the sunbeam to the sun.” ~ C.S. […]
The Beauty of the Rose’s Bloom
I’m willing to brave the pain of the thorns, to capture the beauty of the roses. ~ DJF I pour my heartbreak in your hands, My Father. Lord. And here I stand. Amidst these pieces, Shattered wide. Scattered. Shards, shreds inside. Hopes long dashed. Battles lost. Failures felt. Dreams in dust. Tried and tried […]
Who Can Tilt The Water Jars of Heaven?
~Job 38:36-38 ~ Who put wisdom in the heart or gave the mind understanding? Who has the wisdom to number the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven when the dust hardens like cast metal and the clods of dirt stick together? Who hears my prayers? My fervent request for wisdom and […]
How Are You Today?
How are you doing today, my friend? The text message asks me. The pixellated black letters, typed by the fingers of my friend, and whirled into who-knows-where, by the tapping of the send button and arriving moments later on my phone. It’s enough to make my head spin. It’s a simple everyday thing I take […]
Do You Understand How the Clouds Float?
Job 37:16 ~ Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge? Beautiful, wonderful, wonderful works!!! How God must delight in creating masterpiece skies and sunrises and sunsets and placing puffball clouds here and wisping a line of them over there. Then does He give this earth we […]
Beautiful Ordinary Extraordinary Commonplace
I’m beginning to see how the secret ways and deepest mysteries of God and His kingdom are often revealed off the beaten path of organized religion and frequently missed by the too-smart. Sometimes it’s not the professor or preacher leading you to divine truth but the commonplace people God sticks right in front of your […]
Labels and Names
The world will label you all your life. Tall, short, smart, bossy, ugly, pretty, worth it, and not. But here is the only label that truly matters: “Now this is what the Lord says – the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel – Do not fear, for I have redeemed […]
We Saved You a Seat
Have you “heard” {a.k.a read my post} me talk about the book Never Unfriended by Lisa-Jo Baker? {If not, you can go right over to this post and check it out.} {You can’t physically check the book out like you would at your local library, BUT you can check out my chit-chat about it.} {Furthermore, your […]
Think Write Thursday {Three Good Things}
Linking up with Carole ~ We’re jumping in and writing about Three GOOD things that have happened this week. Focusing on good promotes seeing more good!!! {Don’t get me wrong. I get sideways and grumpy and sometimes, just plain sad. In fact, I was just a couple of nights ago. I felt plain discouraged about […]
Crossroads and Confidence
I’m standing at the cross roads I look to left, then right. I look right out in front of me. I cast a glance behind. Crossroads mean decisions. Choices must be made. Wisdom and discernment ~ {to firmly} guide my way. Wisdom for direction, to bring answers to the light. Wisdom in my weakness, as […]
Nothing Can Separate Us
I’d walked through the cemetery and I stood at the edge turning to leave. As I did, the backdrop of blue laced with clouds and edged with green trees caught my attention and pulled my footsteps to a stop. I turned more fully around to look at it and take in the contrast. The day […]
Capturing Story
Each photograph is a story captured in a single moment. ~ unknown Stories mean a lot. Stories matter. Stories teach. Stories make life interesting. Stories grab our attention. And we each are living our very own story. We all have a story we’re telling. Isn’t that exciting? The bad days, the sad days, the good […]
Praise, Quotes and Baby Calves
Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you. ~ Isaiah 60:1-2 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices […]
A Piece of Time
Snippets. Squares. Segments. Call them what you will. These captured details from my day. A sliver-y slice of time held in pixels. The moon is glowing golden and glorious in the dark sky. It’s saying hello to me through the window in my living room. Lamps glow golden on the inside, casting cozy home and […]
Grateful for Today
Psalm 16:2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” vs 5-6 ~ Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• […]
Life Will Not Always Be As It Is Today
Life will not always be as it is today. ~ I read this quote a few years ago and it lingers in my mind. A reminder that resonates with me often. It applies well to all the days. On the hard days ~ they won’t last forever. On the discouraging days ~ another day will […]