Looking out my March-window shows mixed signs of spring resting on a snow shovel. But Ash Wednesday is Wednesday and there’s something about the day that makes me look forward to everything un-winter. In my soul . . . The beginning of the Lenten season seems to shake winter right out of the heart to create space for the … [Read more...]
Comes a Time
When time stood still and passed so quickly . . . my description of 2016. And maybe we can say the same for the years before and to come, because it seems the clock and the world keep spinning out of control. And it should make a difference in our swift life - so as 2016 ends, how has it made a difference for you? In … [Read more...]
There Comes a Time
What new beginning do you need? There comes a time when we all need a new beginning. A time when we say I can’t do this any longer – I must have something change – and I will do something to bring change. But we’re limited. If we weren’t we wouldn’t make so many temporary resolutions at the turn of a year and fail miserably … [Read more...]
The Write Hoarding
So, the other day a squirrel boldly invited himself to join friend Lori and I for lunch while sitting down by the pond at the Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference. We knew right away this was a street-smart campus squirrel that knew where to get the grub. His survival strategy worked like a charm – sit too near to a … [Read more...]
Reading Blank Pages
I open a new journal. The first blank page bound in a book of the unrecorded and undiscovered for 2013. A book to be read by me. God’s mercies are splashed over every sheet already. This past year has been a difficult one. Storms and sorrows, deficits and uncertainty. It's easy to become anxious as we face the unknown. So, … [Read more...]