Eating Disorders in Disguise

We were fishing today in one of our favorite places in the whole world.  The weather was beautiful.  The whole setting was so peaceful.  A sanctuary of Your design.  Breathtaking.  It didn’t matter that we were not catching a single fish.  We were fishing for fun.  I saw others there fishing for survival. An osprey

When the Well Is Dry

It’s 11:58 PM. Almost midnight. Another day about to end. Nothing to write.100-105 dumps Waiting…  Listening… Nothing heard. Is this like a watched pot that never boils? [Deep sigh.] Tomorrow is another day.  If You’re willing, that is. “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.  They are

Lord Beyond Words

Sometimes, there are no words to say. There is just me… and You. Just longing… and Loving. Just being… and Knowing. Just two… becoming One. Sometimes… like Now. Now… and Forever. Lost… no, Found. In the Silence… In the Stillness… Where emptiness is Filled… And darkness Flees… And joy Finds… Home. Abba’s Girl  

Armed and Dangerous!

There are concealed weapons and Revealed Weapons… aren’t there, Lord? I did something today I never imagined I would ever do.  I completed a firearms safety training course!  It consisted of two parts — classroom instruction and hands-on shooting range practice.  For the first time in my life, I held a handgun and fired 6

Showers of Revelation

Why is the shower such a place of revelation, Lord? Are there “pores” in the mind that somehow become unclogged, even as the body’s pores are scrubbed clean?  Are there moments, of Your choosing, when You actually change our deep well water into Living Water out of Your well that is deeper still? It’s a mystery.  All

Lord of Perfect Timing!

A wounded warrior… made whole. That’s who I met tonight.  A law enforcement officer who faces danger every day in the line of duty.  A public servant who risks his life to protect others.  Survivor of a life-threatening attack by an enemy that operates by stealth. Cancer. He told his story tonight to those who had

Lover of My Soul

What do I know about INTIMACY, Lord? As one whose innocence was taken from her at a tender age, I became “fluent” in another language altogether.  A language that had no such word to convey the essence of a close, familiar, affectionate, loving, personal relationship with another. My fluent “Heart Speak” embodied, instead, the essence of

VICTORY Behind Enemy Lines!

You certainly sent me to an unexpected place today, Lord — the U.S. Army website, to learn about Special Forces Soldiers. I learned they are the specialized ‘minutemen’ of the Army — highly trained and ready to go anywhere at a moment’s notice. Their missions are sensitive in nature and often classified, ranging from Counter-Terrorism to

Lord Who Fills Reservoirs

Is it my imagination, Lord, or do we all crave encouragement of one kind or another?  Even those who claim they don’t need it (or anything/anyone outside of themselves)? I have seen what happens to people You have given me the privilege of encouraging.  It may be someone I know and love.  It may be

Maker of The Way

The Road Less Traveled. Why would those be the very first words You put on my mind, Lord, when I opened my eyes this morning?  It didn’t take me long to find out. My first stop after getting out of bed was my computer.  I had to look up that famous poem by Robert Frost