WARNING: Long, rambling post to follow. Nothing like an abandoned checker board to grab my attention, put my emotions in check, and quiet my spirit. My life is nothing short of crazy. Truly. I really should don a red helmet and carry a hose on my back because it seems all I do is move from fire to fire. Humor me as a share a…
staying awake to god in the moment {489-525}
Daily discipline is the door to full freedom, and the discipline to count to one thousand gave way to the freedom of wonder and I can’t imagine not staying awake to God in the wonder and I can’t imagine not staying awake to God in the moment, the joy in the now. Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts, page 84 489. after a difficult start, father’s…
god doesn’t punish
Do you ever wonder if you’re being punished? Is the season you’re in so difficult you think God might be punishing you? As Terrie and I were talking last week, we spoke of the ninth chapter in John, where Jesus heals a man born blind. The scripture says, “His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?’”…
purpose
Some of you know … some of you don’t … that I’ve been walking through a raging fire for some time now. I don’t talk about it or carry on {too much} on the blog here. But it’s there. The pain. The fire. It’s always there. I have a lot of thoughts rolling around and I’d like to flush them out here … writing them…