Overflowing Joy

Heaven to Diana… Come In, Please!

That's what it's been like for the last week, Lord.  Ever since we returned from The Land Down Under. It didn't take me long to adjust to the 16-hour time difference when we went from Florida to Australia and New Zealand. But coming back??? Someone told me it takes one day to adjust for every...
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Leveraging The Unexpected

The Franz Josef Glacier has been receding.  The walk to see just the edge of it now takes 1.5 hours.  Up and down, over rocky terrain.  I "hoofed" it today... and my thighs and calves are complaining tonight! But my spirit is SOARING!   :) Not because I was rewarded at the end of the...
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The Last Empty Seat

How many people were on that inter-island ferry, Lord?  700?  800? We had driven for several days from Aukland, New Zealand through Lake Taupo and on to the capital, Wellington. Yes... driving with the thrill of being on the left side of the road, with the steering wheel on the right side of the car!...
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A Bird By Any Other Name

We finally left it all behind, Lord.  The missed flights and the misdirected baggage.  The extra-long hours in airports and the long walks between gates.  The lost time and the lost opportunities. We spent the last two days in the wilderness.  Fishing pristine New Zealand rivers, with water so clear we could see every rock...
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Rise… And Go In Peace

A "God-Encounter of the Jesus Kind." It was yesterday, in church.  During communion. We are fairly new to this particular congregation.  Still experiencing the newness of the way communion is celebrated there. Pew by pew, we all walk forward and kneel at the altar in order to be served. We are a large enough congregation...
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The Prince With The Tarnished Crown

Where did that dream come from, Lord?  Not a story played out.  Just a face.  A face from The Past.  My First Love. Back in the days when I was a Princess to Prince Charming.  Or... I tried to be.  Living a Dream?  A Fantasy?  A Happily-ever-hoped-for?  A play in which I was trying to memorize...
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Breaking THE BEST Bread Together!

It's been awhile, Lord. Not since we last communed.  Wasn't that just one second ago? Not since I last wrote my heart to You.  Wasn't that just earlier today? Just since I have posted here.  How time FLIES when... whenever! That book You assigned to me five years ago is almost finished.  I have written...
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All Things Country & Composed

Two weddings.  One Mission.  Two vastly different approaches.  One Destination.  I saw one in person. The other, only through photos. Both brides were stunning in their long flowing gowns.  Has there ever been a bride who isn't stunning, Lord?  That's where the resemblance to anything traditional stopped!   :) In the Country Wedding, the bridesmaids wore denim...
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Fishing 777!

I haven't always been a fisherman.  I hadn't even set foot in a boat before I was almost 33 years old. My Honey, an avid fisherman since he was a little kid, has taught me everything I know.  I had what is often called "Beginner's Luck."  I caught my first fish -- a beautiful redfish...
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The One That DIDN’T Get Away!

Oh, Lord... You were -- are -- a Fisherman like no other!  I couldn't help but remember this priceless Truth yesterday... when the MONSTER bass on my hook leaped out of the water!!! I have never -- NEVER -- had such a HUGE large-mouth bass on my hook!  I think I was more surprised than he was....
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