Kindness (poem by Naomi Shihab Nye)

  Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how...

Small Things

Small Things He smiles through wrinkles She’s in the nursing home now A tear slides down his cheek He brushes it away She doesn’t see He pushes the wheelchair Slowly up the ramp he had built So she could visit her home And he’s never in his home anymore Because he’s...

Holding it Together

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ~ Colossians 1:17     Words fall heavy. We use words to communicate with one another, whether it be a close friend or a stranger, whether it be through book, blog post, e-mail, or social media....

Don’t Add to the Noise!

Lately I’ve been following Beth Moore’s blog fairly regularly (see sidebar for a link to her blog). Today I read her blog and wanted to share a “commission” she recently wrote. Apparently Beth just had an event in Chicago, and shared a...