R.I.P. Rest In Peace I have had this on my mind for over a month, well over a month actually. What does it mean to “rest in peace”? We hear people say it; see it posted on Facebook when someone passes away; and perhaps we even say it ourselves. As a born-anew believer in God… [Read More]
to blog or not to blah.. blah.. blah.. blahg!
Blah – Blah – Blah! Blog – Blog – Blog! I wonder if that’s how the word got started. Blogging, an Internet phenomena, is quite fascinating. Isn’t it astounding that so many people have so much to say. There are blogs about everything under the sun and even about the sun itself! Are you a… [Read More]
the shut door
It is satisfying and heart-stirring to be reading the Bible and have something jump off the page and say, “Here, here, pay attention here!” That’s exactly what happened last week while reading in the Gospel of Matthew. In Matthew 25, Jesus gives the parable about the ten virgins and the oil. Read it if you… [Read More]
The Day Death Died and Hope Was Born!
My daughter and I sat in the church building, we were visitors to hear my good friend from Indiana sing. The church’s announcements were flashing on the overhead and it caught my eye: “The Day Death Died”, it was the name of their cantata to be performed on Resurrection Sunday. I looked at my daughter… [Read More]
your name
My loving, patient Abba, Do You know how hard it is for me to name Your Name? Because my own relationship with my earthly father was so not good. He told me he loved me but he: let me down; he lied; he cheated; he made excuses; he didn’t come through; he disappointed; he took… [Read More]
angst
angst; noun: a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish. Last week I experienced something I’ve never quite felt before – it was about one in the morning and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Over something so benign, I was almost embarrassed! But, after lying in the darkness and trying to figure it out it dawned… [Read More]
lions and lambs
March 2013 is proving to be a lion upon arrival! Today I am sitting in my office watching a blizzard blow across the sepia landscape on the hillside directly across from my window. Every once in a while a spot of red appears in the tree as a bright male Cardinal lights on a branch…. [Read More]
dear hannah – as you turn 16
Dear Hannah, The first time I fell in love with you, was when I learned my son was going to marry your mother, I fell in love with her first! Then, I learned I was going to be a Grandma to a baby girl and I instantly re-fell in love, with YOU. You have never… [Read More]