Beauty Beyond Betrayal – Part 2

It’s hard to imagine, Lord.  Can there really be Beauty beyond the brutality of betrayal? The friend I wrote about yesterday is still reeling from the pain of her “friend turned enemy.”  What the name for that?  Frenemy? This particular “frenemy” doesn’t know You, Lord… at least, not yet.  She’s lost.  So it’s no surprise that she’s

Beauty Beyond Betrayal – Part 1

There’s no “sugar coating” a betrayal.  It leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Unless we submit to Your prescriptions, Lord.  You are the Great Physician, after all.  Great for whatever ails us. Even betrayal. A dear sister and I spent a lot of time with You today, Lord.  Asking for Your help in making

Unleashing Your Power

Maybe I’m like… … a 3-year-old filly approaching Churchill’s starting gate, thrilled to put all that training to work in a race that will be over in minutes. … a NASCAR driver in the pole position in the Daytona 500, revving my engines and awaiting the green flag in a race that will last only hours. … a long-distance runner determined to

To The Moon and Back!

You never cease to amaze me, Lord!  And thankfully, You never will! It “blows my mind” to think that, even before You created the universe, You knew what I would be reading this morning.  One more “something” to spur me on.  To consider that those big thoughts swirling in my mind may be more than idle thoughts. Perhaps

The God Who Sends Emails

I hadn’t even thought of my fleece yet. The fleece I would put out to ask if that “leading” I sensed yesterday was really from You, Lord.  I had only just lifted the question to you:  “Was that really You, Lord?”   One hour later, I felt led to open my business email.  Wow… You don’t

20 by 2020 ???

I don’t have a “Bucket List.” Thanks to You, Lord, I have forever to go to exotic places and do adventuresome things! Like You did after the Resurrection! “… when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’”

For Our Eyes Only

There are so many moments like that, Lord.  Those “If Only I Had a Camera” moments. Like the one I had this morning. A neon-yellow gold finch flew from our bird feeder to the bird bath in our front yard. Bright yellow against the grey metal.  Made brighter still by the cloudless, sunlit sky. A

Hatred Is A Poison

I don’t understand it, Lord. Certain people — coalescing into a movement — are advocating loudly that certain lives matter more than others.  They are accusing law enforcement of pervasive and deadly actions borne of systemic racism. Yet the facts do not support their claims. The lives they claim to represent do matter.  But the position of this “movement”

The God of INFINITE POWER!

It’s a joke.  About a man who was “sizing You up,” Lord. He asked, “How long is a million years to You?”  You said, “A million years is like a second.” The man then asked, “How much is a million dollars to You?”  You answered, “A million dollars is like a penny.” The man smiled and

Blessings In The Boonies

By Your Grace, Lord, I have lived in many places over the years.  Very different kinds of places.  Big cities.  Small towns.  And now?  The Boonies.   🙂   Where, today, Your Blessings have filled me to overflowing! Waking up to the sound of steady rainfall.  Unhindered by man-made sounds of any kind. Vegetable seedlings poking up