Unfinished projects lurking in the corner. To-do list covered with stacks of mail. Half-written posts hanging in the balance. Piled up papers wait to be filed. Clothes in a sewing basket beckoning a needle. […]
How COULD They?!!
Some days it is SO HARD to imagine how someone could be so blind… Until the blinders fall from my eyes and I realize how easily it happens. A crowd hears that […]
The Low-Down on Prayer
Here’s the low-down: Prayer is ESSENTIAL. Here’s what it is not: A token of appreciation. A “go-to” when we’re desperate. A “wish list” of our wants. A poetic gesture with magical consequences. IF […]
Just So I Can Say, “I WENT!”
I had an experience in the summer of ’95 that forever impacted the way I see the world–and myself. We were living in Texas at the time, and my youngest of four […]
I Assure You, I’m “OK”
Am I? Really? What does that even mean, anyway? OK. I wonder about these things sometimes… What does “OK” even mean? Why do we use the letters “O” and “K”? Here’s what […]
Life Out of Focus
I’m a photographer wannabe. I’ve never owned a really good camera, so playing around with my iPhone, Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, and iPhone Apps like Instagram and A Beautiful Mess keep me satisfied… […]
God Alone
I don’t apologize, nor do I pretend that everyone believes it. From the beginning of time to the present, history proves it. Man has been searching for Truth about God, and He […]
Scripture Challenge: 1 CHRONICLES — “A Heart That Sings”
Even though I’m not a talented singer, I still LOVE to sing, and will do so at the top of my lungs ONLY if I’m sure that I’m the only one left […]
Scripture Challenge: 2 SAMUEL — “Not for the Faint of Heart”
Murder, war, adultery, rape, and betrayal. Sounds like a television show… One that I wouldn’t want to watch because it would probably be rated “R”, yet here I am, reading through the […]
Scripture Challenge: Numbers
In case you missed the last post and you are following my Scripture Challenge @ https://wateringcanblog.com/2013/05/06/scripture-challenge-a-verse-from-every-book-in-the-bible/ Here’s the verse we are memorizing for the Book of Numbers: If you are trying this […]
Wilderness Response
It’s taken me awhile, but after pondering the book of Numbers this week, I found this little gem: You see, this book is not the easiest to read, but it is […]
Talk about “Coincidence”: Seriously?
I’m struggling. Like many of you, I grieve for the families in Oklahoma and all those connected to them. Life is a woven tapestry of joy and pain and this week has […]
On the Faith of Our Love?
“ON THE FAITH OF OUR LOVE?!” The first time I heard her say it, I was stricken by this young girl’s sincerity. I even asked her to repeat it because I had […]
Pick up a penny…
It was several years ago that I heard a statement that I can never seem to get out of my head and my heart (not that I want to!). My husband preached […]
The Value of the Unlikely
At the risk of sounding like I’m plugging my husband’s book, “Warriors in Hiding”, I HAVE to say that this principle of God using UNLIKELY people has been filling my mind lately.After […]