I wonder where Barabbas is this morning? A bit of an unlikely character.He’d no idea his name would become notoriously etched in holy script. How many criminals and traitors, justly or unjustly charged, must have passed through Roman prison cells and swinging doors? I wonder if Barabbas encountered Jesus.I’m not enough of a historian to […]
Waymaker + Giveaway
The calendar whispers April across the upturned month. Daffodils nod bright smiles brushed with buttery tones by the rockway in my backyard. Purple, white, pink. Hyacinths sway a graceful dance in between chickweed and scruffy grass. Bradford pear buds twist around branches, waiting, waiting for a tiny bit warmer to burst open in dazzling display. […]
Where Did Happiness Find You This Week?
Where did happiness find you this week? What activities or tiny details in life always bring a spark of joy to your soul? What makes you giggle….chuckle….grin….full-out laugh? What brings you comfort when life brings the uncomfortable? Where does your soul find solace when disappointment dashes hopes & dreams? What waits on your soul with […]
I Give You Me
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him. Don’t become so well adjusted to your […]
Bits and Pieces That Delight {March}
Our weather springs back and forth, teasing and taunting. Cold and cold. Wind and a blow of snow. Pivot. Sunshine and seventy-five degrees. Loveliness and a nod toward spring.Hard left and back to winter and cold and wind.Hmmmm.It must be March in Kansas. Chit-Chat Are you a Wordle-er?! I am and I love it. I […]
There Is Always Someone To Pray For
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 Prayer For Those In Need of a Way Through The Waves
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 Story With a Very Good Ending
Giants are no joke. Forgetting who God says I am is the absolute amnesia. Placing a guard at the entrance of my mind and card checking each thought coming to call is a practical these-are-the-facts safeguard. Giants of shame, worthlessness, failure, overwhelm, angst, anguish, regrets, frustration, lovelessness, contemptuousness, lack of belonging, patheticness, accusations, pain, grief, […]
Bits and Pieces That Delight {February}
Bits of this. Pieces of that. Here’s a compilation of places I’m finding lovely, things I’m anticipating or eyeing, words I’m pondering, and a sprinkling of laughter and delight. I’d love to hear what’s adding joy and gratitude to your life right now….. Three things that bring you delight • Three things you love to […]
The Flirtation Experiment
affiliate links in this post, comrades! thank you! Just in time for Valentine’s Day! It’s a giveaway for a copy of The Flirtation Experiment.This book is authored by Lisa Jacobsen and Phylicia Masonheimer. I appreciate the dual perspective we receive. Lisa has been married for nearly thirty years and Phylicia married for seven. Both bring […]
The Pause and Hope of Winter
I sit behind the window glass, snug, tucked away from the wind rushing its way across frozen fields. The dishwasher sings a gurgly song and the wind chime sways a melody on the porch. The window above the kitchen sink frames snowflakes in a swirling dance. Heat wafts through the vents from the fire my […]
A Layered Life
Life happens in layers. We aren’t always told this. Maybe because much of the time we don’t notice, don’t realize, don’t know how to name it. “The days are long, but the years are short” is a perfect capture. I don’t miss stumbling about at night with an infant or toddler. I do miss baby […]
Wherein There Are Morning Musings in My Basement
Morning in My Basement It’s messy and mundane, cozy and common. It’s questions and silence and answers apparently hidden deep away, far away, somewhere else. It’s musing and a small whispered prayer. It’s crumbs and coffee. A good read and The Way. It’s Red Sea Road singing on YouTube and a wood stove humming. It’s […]
Ten Books On My TBR List For 2022
Here’s to new chapters and doing things for the first time! This is the first I’ve compiled a list of TBR books for my year. NOW. This doesn’t mean these are the ONLY books I want or intend to read.No! No! No! 🙂Hopefully, there will be quite a few more among the number. For several […]
A New Chapter + A Long Obedience
“The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is… that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche 2022. In our way of marking time, a new Chapter opens. New months, days, many, many […]
Bits and Pieces That Delight {January}
I like lists. I like fun stuff. I like beauty. I like delight. I like books. I like quotes. I like stickers. I have several blogs or newsletters I enjoy reading which consist of lists similar to this. I’m bringing my own for any of you who, like me, love browsing this type of thing. […]