Discovering Delight & Dwelling in Our Days
I hope, my friends, this year has been good for you. Not perfect. Not hashtag blessed. Not even fantastic. No need to glance at all the glossy appeal the highlight reels might give us. Instead, may we gaze around, and in, the interior of our real lives we live one quiet day after another.As we reflect back,…
Muted Autumn Muted autumn.It speaks of the beauty of cycles and seasons, rhythms and rest, glory and goodness.It sounds of cadence and crunch, drifting leaves and dried seed pods,honking geese and crackling hearthfires.Muted Autumn.An embrace, an exhale,A metastasis, a muse,A quietude.Muted Autumn.A welcome home. Beauty Bursts Beauty bursts.In obvious places, like flower bloomsAnd arranged bouquets,But…
There is always someone to pray for. Some days it’s your neighbor grieving her spouse.Other days it’s your son moving across several states.Your friend in the country above yours, sick with a stomach bug.Prayers for teachers in classrooms.Orphans who need homes and arms to hug them.Refugees resettling in your neighboring city.Politicians weighing decisions.Rejoicing as you…
A bit of a preface, comrade friends………..Today I bring us a prayer. The words and heartcry were inspired by Ann Voskamp’s upcoming new book, Waymaker.In a bit of news, two-fold, I am part of an internship group with Ann Voskamp for the duration of 2022 AND our group was graced with an early manuscript reading…
A Prayer For the Ones Carrying Suffering and Sorrow Jesus, thank you that you are not distantly removed from suffering. Thank you that you meet us in our suffering. You endured suffering to share in our heartache. Jesus, you bottle tears. You soothe fears. Your comfort and compassion relentlessly carries us through the quicksand. Endless…
