I remember the day when blogging began to feel like a community of friends. It was because of Lynn Abbotts. I’ve moved around a lot in my life so I know that it can take a couple years for a new place to feel like a home. Three years is probably stretching it. Four might [...]
Rise up...Beautiful One. See! The winter is past...the rains are almost over. Buds are appearing, the Season of Song has come. Rise up...my Beautiful One. We've seen the scourging, stripes and spearing. We wait in silence. Blood poured out, sacrifice for sin. Mine. I wait. Head bowed to the east before the Rising Sun, the [...]
Through sin's alarming, charming way, I was the wanderer gone astray. I listened as the wind yet blew, and why he came nobody knew. Steep and stark the way to heaven, still Your promise is; I am forgiven. Precious One, you've been my guide, throughout my winsome, struggling stride. Spirit's soothing voice resound, knowledge, wisdom, sweet, [...]
I live by one of the Great Lakes. This means I am drawn to the Lighthouse and stand beside God's glory in the morning. So often it's like a picture of His love pouring down, or His grace or both. It's a beautiful way to start the day. Though I don't see it with my [...]
Breathe in, drink your fill of sweet air. Draw in color like shades of beautiful character expressing God's own. What traits of His do you see reflected now in your own mind? Look, the blossoms bud once again, though once dead, now bloom, violets and glories of the morning. Trees mighty, their strength towering above [...]
Senses be still, hush my heart. As the ripples extend outward across the water so Joy will spread, beyond all comprehension, century upon century, its fruit still bearing. Photo credit: Todd Farris
Not According to Plan 