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Just God Can
Feeling worn, at the end of August, after a busy month. Anyone? I not only feel physically worn, but also emotionally thin. Life is hectic, with just the stuff of life, but then there are the relationships, and the myriad of strings and pulls and pushes and cuts at...
Crying in the Closet?
How can feeling inadequate be a blessing? Feeling inadequate reminds us that we are, in fact, incapable to live life on our own, and to trust God in everything. We aren't created to be in charge; God is the one in charge. We aren't created to hold the world on our...
Going Home (a poem)
Going Home Sweetness drips, roosts on the edge of the blade, and my feet aren’t hurt. Finding a multitude at any given moment, I am undone, orbiting on an imaginary hammock, swinging and creating my own breeze. I gaze up to see the v-shaped geese, flying to the same...
In Which Truth is Attacked These Days
An online friend recently wrote a letter addressing a major current social (and political) issue. She was loving and gracious in her words and responses, and while she is receiving some support, she is also receiving some difficult criticism and verbal attacks from...
Some Answers to Life’s Problems
I pray for her, for him, for them. I beg God, plead for mercy for them, for their hearts to be open to truth and for them to know and experience the joy of knowing the Savior, the one who heals and helps and restores and redeems, the Best Friend, the One who Loves...
Road Trip, Part Two: Elvis, a Waterfall and a Ferris Wheel
What do a golden Elvis, a waterfall and a ferris wheel have in common? You guessed it: the sights of our next stop on the summer road trip, Niagara Falls. After our enjoyable day in Toronto, our sweet friends from said city (the mom and daughter) meet us at our hotel...
Road Trip, Part One: Toronto, Canada*
What do Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, the Empire State Building, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Alabama blueberries have in common? They are all part of a long vacation away from home, connected by the highways we are traveling this July. We begin our driving journey on...
How Rainy Days are Gifts
I love thunderstorms and rainy nights in the summer. Rain in the summer is lovely, dramatic, soft, cozy. It isn't threatening (usually). Rain in the summer seems to belong. I imagine water droplets plopping in a lake, and rain soaking deep down in dry and gritty soil,...
Striving and Seeds
I read these words while sitting among remains of dying lilac blooms, but with the rest of summer on the cusp of its wild verdant growth: "Glorifying and enjoying Me is a higher priority than maintaining a tidy, structured life. Give up your striving to keep...
hope for the broken-hearted
They are the ones. You know them. The ones who stand by you, stand with you. They tell you when not to give up, and when it's time give it all up. They are the ones who love you, no matter what, and through all kinds of matters.The ir gift is that unconditional belief...
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