Our vegetable garden has been a daily Labor of Love since May. I'm beginning to get a better sense of how You must feel as our Gardener, Abba. Your generous investment in us. Your joyful anticipation of The Results. Every aspect of this garden is such a profound metaphor testifying to Your cultivation of our lives. "Blessed...
Good News, gift-wrapped in GREAT NEWS. That was Your first "One-of-a-Kind Gift" to me today, Lord! I came off the mountain this morning, back into cell phone range, for the first time in two days. I turned off Airplane Mode and received notification that I had a voicemail message from Highlands Regional Medical Center in...
[Deep sigh.] You reminded me this morning why You gave our home here a particular name. It happened shortly after we bought this place last year. We noticed most of the nearby properties had names. I will never forget asking You what we should name our place. Your answer was swift and crystal clear: Sanctuary...
How many Eskimo words are there for snow? I Google'd this question and saw reports ranging from "dozens" to "hundreds." Perhaps because the Eskimo people are a combination of the Inuit and the Yupik, with subdialects? One particularly credible article settled on fifty. It makes sense to me that something so vital to a people's...
Oh, Abba -- When did I finally go to sleep last night? Somewhere around "0 dark thirty"??? Truth be told, I didn't sleep much at all. I know I was snuggled safely in Your arms, but the pain in my sprained ankle was excruciating... even with extra strength aspirin. But that's OK, Lord... because it...
I was fine until right before dinner, Lord. It had been a beautiful day, in every way... The rain... much needed! The opportunity to meet some wonderful businesswomen at my first networking group here in Virginia. Even some "divine appointments" You made clear to me. I can hardly wait to see what You have planned! The...
I hear the raindrops, Lord. They are quickly turning into a torrential downpour. That means my time on the Internet tonight is running out. (Satellites are notorious for disliking rain, and out here in the "boonies," satellite Internet is the only game in town.) So what do I say when I know my time is...
Precious Lord! You did it again today... You pulled another "WOW-ie" on me! Even in the last few days, I quoted once again that favorite analogy You planted deep in my spirit long, long ago. Shortly after the turn of the millennium -- around the year 2002? It was spoken by my former pastor, and its words...
Fifteen hours and 900 miles later, we are nestled into our little mountain retreat in Virginia. Thank You, Lord, for our safe arrival! Surrounded by boxes, I am looking forward to the "nesting" I love to do whenever we travel. Finding a place for everything. Putting everything in its place. "Breaking in" our "home-away-from-home" again -- trying...
Oh, Abba... I am a puddle of tears! I don't hang out much on Facebook. But tonight, after just a few minutes of "surfing" through the latest "news stories," I had a vision of The Future. What I saw was a video of surprise reunions. Service men and women being reunited with their children. Soldier...
