On a hot June day, with a silent and grumbling heart, I pulled into the parking lot, the heat of the day pressing down and unrelenting no matter my task at hand. Me here to serve, and my heart not really here. And the project before me…this abandoned lot…ridden with weeds and needing restoration, a need for the weeds […]
With Hearts Kneeled and Bowed Down
Sundays are for singing and worshipping… For bowing down… And kneeling before the Lord our God, our Maker… May your heart be full of joy and awe, as you worship and sing, and kneel…and bow your heart before our Maker… What song is your heart singing this day?
To Choose to See the Beauty
It’s been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder…and isn’t it? And isn’t it true that everything really is a choice? A choice to behold the beauty in the moment…to really SEE it. To open our eyes, and shift our pessimistic and prideful perspective, to take on His. Him who created all things… […]
I Will Not, NOT Come
At registration, the tall, lanky frame of him saunters stoic and slow along the halls of this, his new school, with all the potential that awaits him in this sophomore year. He had pleaded with me, and tried to convince me not to come. This boy turning man The one who grew below my heart […]
Lift up your eyes
Sundays are for lifting our eyes to Him, our Keeper… As you lift your eyes to Him, may you sense His protection and keeping this day, is my prayer… How has the Lord been your protector, and the keeper of your soul?
Broken Pieces Made Whole
I’ve been broken. And guilty. And hurting. And alone. I’ve chosen poorly, and walked through the pain of the aftermath. And the road was steep and high and long. And as my heart’s shattered pieces were scattered and torn…parts sharp with regret and sorrow for sin; It was the surrender of those pieces that began […]
Bible in 90 Days {Week 4}
What an amazing time I’m having reading the Bible in 90 days! I have read the entire Bible before, but never at this pace, and the story is so captivating and flying right by! I am choosing to read a chronological Bible for this challenge, and am enjoying how I am reading the events in the historical […]
This is Summertime
Summertime is for playing, and laughing, and enjoying each other…for talking, and running, and eating, and seeing… And giving thanks for it all. Thanks for splashing, and teasing… For water flying and water landing… For togetherness and for fun. For brimming smiles… and pruny hands… For cold watermelon, And drips on faces… For the coolness of […]
The Fragrance of Him
Sundays are for wearing the fragrance of Him… May your fragrance and aroma be sweet and captivating this day, drawing others to Him…
Cease Striving and KNOW that He is God
I’m joining Lisa-Jo, over at one of my favorite sites today, to take five minutes and just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. The challenge is to write for 5 minutes flat with no editing, tweaking or self critiquing, with the prompt she gives. And today, her prompt: Still…. Go! […]
