Work My stacks are calling me. My cluttered closet is screaming, so I shut the door and look in the other direction. We want to totally finish the cabin. Wayne’s here to work and I’m here to hear. Study. Pray. Get ready for upcoming meetings. But the wood pile screams about picture frames and rustic […]
It was so hot– even in the shade. I still had a long distance to walk when I noticed the sign, “Springhouse Well.” I hadn’t seen an artesian well for years; maybe since my childhood. The sign reminded me of a visit to my aunt’s house in rural Alabama. My dad had taken me to […]
Having a baby is such a joy filled time. Getting ready for it’s arrival. Preparing the room. Selecting the tiny, little clothes. The anticipation of it’s arrival. Choosing the right name. Telling your family and friends. But it had to have been totally different for Jochebed. If I told you her life was hard, you might […]
I had breakfast at the fig tree this morning. It wasn’t that I actually intended to, it just sorta happened that way. When Wayne and I returned from our 4 mile walk, I wanted to see if there were any ripe figs on the tree. And there was…so I indulged! My breakfast companion, a […]
Both prudence and fear took him to his hiding place. He had managed to grow a little wheat and he didn’t want the marauding Midianites to catch him trying to process it. Because it wasn’t grape season, he knew no one would look for him at the winepress. But he was wrong. The Bible doesn’t […]
Do you ever have words that echo in the caverns of your mind? Words that bounce back and forth and seem to get louder instead of dimmer? It happens to me a lot. This week the words were birthed from last week’s blog about my precious daughter-in-law Jenny. In my Bible study I ran across […]
You will never hear me say, “Please, let me run”. But that’s what I read in the story of Absalom’s coup in Scripture. And I’ve heard my daughter-in-law, Jenny, say it in response to my wanting to give her a break away from the children. I suggested shopping. She suggested running. Maybe, I noticed the two […]
The daffodils have been stunning this year! Clumps of yellow daffodils make me wish I had planted some of these delicate, sweet blooms in my yard last year. Maybe it’s because they are some of the first flowers to arrive that make them so special. Or maybe, it’s their sunshine yellow color that makes me feel happy and warm […]
Kayden is fourteen months old. Sometimes when I tell him something he doesn’t want to hear, he turns his head and looks away. He get this blank expression on his face, as if to say, “I’m not listening. I’m doing what I want to do. Leave me alone. I don’t have to do what you […]
I’ve used the word impossible much more frequently since I read Bruce Wilkinson’s “You Were Born For This.” But now I used it entirely different than before. Now impossible isn’t the boundary it was before. It is an action word that activates my faith. Like the young, shocked Mary asked the angel, how can this […]
There are some things that just should never happen–NEVER! And Diane Daniel, my laughing friend, brings a few of them into focus for us as only Diane can do. 1. You should never take your cat to a dog show… 2. You should never wear a t-shirt with the words “Worlds #1 Terrorist” to the […]
With an elevation of 20, 237 feet, Mt. Mckinley is the highest mountain peak in North America. Our highest elevation, east of the Mississippi river is in the Appalachian Mountains. It is Mt. Mitchell at 6,683. That means Mt. McKinley’s summit is 3 times our highest peak. You would think with a summit that high, you […]