It’s an easy pattern to fall into. Letting circumstances dictate our joy. And the soil of circumstance can be pretty darn rocky. So we plant the seeds. We plan our days, our […]
Cultivating Joy
Out of the Mouths of Babes
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world!” Our little two year old granddaughter who has been on more continents in her short life than many adults, was singing […]
Surviving Sports
Okay, Okay. I know that it is Super Bowl Sunday, and you are not going to read this because you think that I am a woman that doesn’t like sports and that […]
Every Hour
Especially in the dark ones. Grief and pain and loss surround us, and it is not coincidence that the songs of my youth fill my heart and my spirit when I am […]
The Gift of Receiving
This is a confession. I don’t receive well. The curse of an insecure introvert, my sweet husband has been frustrated by this, perhaps more than anything else in our marriage. (Don’t ask […]
The Messenger
He is only the messenger. Malachi, whose name means “My messenger” in Hebrew, was the last of the Old Testament prophets. He is to deliver the message: “I love you.” (Malachi 1:2) “You […]
Unpacking Christmas
December is here, Christmas is coming, and it’s time to pull out all of those Rubbermaids filled with red and green and silver and gold. If you are an early shopper like […]
Sunday Morning Musing
When the answer to the question that I am pondering is still out of reach, how many times I have said, “If only God would write it in the sky.” And I […]
Crazy is Never Too Complicated for God
It’s been a year since we unlocked the doors to our country home. And it truly is our HOME SWEET HOME. The story behind it is one for the Munton history books, […]
The Face of Fear
We all experience it. Fear is no stranger to this generation of terror. The face has changed, but the heart of this evil remains the same. There will always be people who […]
Inevitable Inevitability
The clock keeps ticking. The sun comes up. The alarm goes off. And I’m getting older. It is an inevitable inevitability. And the alternative–well, it’s already decided. I know where I’ve been […]
The Elephant in the Room
Sometimes we verbalize it. Other times we only think it. But often it is there. “Why” “Why did this happen?” “Why did this have to happen TO ME?” “Why can’t I….” “Why […]
Sunday Worship: 10,000 Reasons
There are more reasons than we could ever count. But it starts with one: Thanking God for WHO HE IS. And it starts at home. Between you and God. True worship comes […]
Rescued
Trapped. Bound. Fear and doubt and darkness and hopelessness. Shame and regret.
Repurposing Me
I love to take old things and turn them into something new. Or take something used and reuse it in a new way. You have seen from some of my past posts […]
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