The value of writing about ordinary moments makes them un-ordinary moments. I can’t remember the last time I had an “ordinary” moment because this has been a two-journal year for me . . . and it’s only May. I’ve kept a journal for nearly four decades – an archive of inner growth and failure, the keeper of family life and … [Read more...]
A Walk in the Dark
One of the great things about my week - Thursday mornings, when I meet with dozens of Jesus lovin' gals for Bible Study. Yes, and have been for the past twenty-eight years. Kay Arthur, co-founder of Precept Inductive Studies, may never know just how the Lord has used her to teach and mentor me through all twenty-eight. At … [Read more...]
Desert to Destination
No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year we always have the assurance spring is waiting around the cold corner to unveil the earth with new life. It’s Ash Wednesday – almost. And it brings hope and a 40-day journey that has purpose and destination. Resurrection. Lent, an Old English word meaning spring, begins … [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...]
Waiting Well
Don’t we hate to wait? Especially behind the dear old woman who can’t find her wallet in the grocery line, parked tight in a traffic jam, reading old magazines in the doctor’s office, and hanging on the phone while listening to the elevator version of Hey Jude four times. So annoying. But then I thought of what others … [Read more...]