I’m not one to make resolutions for the coming year. But, I have an intention. To . . . just practice stillness. When I was young, I had an annoying habit of jiggling my leg or foot. My mama would say, “Be still!” The teacher would say, “Child, sit still!” Ten minutes with my gramma, and I’d hear “Still your itchy … [Read more...]
Christmas Magnified
What are you experiencing most during the Christmas season? Is it the hope-peace-joy-love in the advent of holy preparation, or the more to-dos adding to an already overwhelming list? So, what can we do to exchange the pace of the season with the peace of the season? Cluttered schedules may not be the only thing that steals … [Read more...]
Watching Wonder
We comprehend more today than our ancestors could ever imagine, but it comes with the cost of a diminished ability to marvel, don't you think? We want to understand everything - and think we do, but in the process we lose our child-wonder. A divine birth is predicted thousands of years ahead of time, then announced by heavenly … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving (every) Day
The psalms are filled with praise and thanksgiving . . . and, also with despair. Psalm 118:1-29 is a prayer of thanksgiving for victory in David’s life. Much happened between the dash from the first to the twenty-ninth verse that aren’t situations for which we give thanks. It didn’t always look like victory. He didn’t … [Read more...]
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