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 …
An avalanche changes the landscape. Tiny changes at and below the surface cause a shift in what had appeared to be frozen solid. The shift, combined with gravity, builds momentum until nothing is the same. And it all starts with a single snowflake. Not unlike what happened today, Lord… except that this avalanche had changed the “landscape” …
How did I ever get on this topic, Lord? Is it because the new Pampered Chef garlic press arrived today? My favorite garlic press in the whole world! I don’t know. But it did get me thinking about recipes… Seven Recipes for Failure in Life: 1) Ready, Fire, Aim! 2) Talking before you think. 3) …
Something happened today that took me back twenty years. I know it was all Your doing, Lord. Twenty years ago, I was active in the Total Quality Movement in corporate America. It was quite a time, Lord, helping corporate leaders consider how to engage their employees in seeking the highest possible quality in their processes and …
More and more, the world seems to be turning upside-down, Lord. Long ago, Doubting Thomas said he wouldn’t believe You had risen from the dead. Not until he saw for himself the wounds in Your wrists and side. You were so kind to him, Lord. You came to him and encouraged him to touch your …
You woke me up this morning, Lord, five minutes before the alarm went off. I was tired, but grateful. “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back… If He comes suddenly, do not let Him find you sleeping.” (Mark 13:35a,36b) I got dressed and left for …
I used to like to ride my bike with my earphones on. Singing songs of praise to You, Lord. Filling my heart with worship. Then I realized: Although it was good that I was sending my heartfelt thoughts to You, I was not receiving whatver You might want to send to me. So I opted …
I made the most amazing discovery today, Lord. Fresh raspberries are DELICIOUS!!! At least the ones here on our mountain are. We have wild raspberry bushes everywhere. A few days ago, the red berries started to pop into view. I was almost reluctant to pick any. Why? Because I never liked rasberries before! They always tasted bitter …
Oh, Abba… I see enough of the nightly news to know there’s been a change in the overall atmosphere. I sense it in our own country and around the world, too… for many different reasons. And I’m wondering what You want me to do about it. Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, defined a …