Desert Deliverance

It finally happened! The drought has broken.  The rains have come.  Slow, steady, soaking rains.  For twenty-four hours now. With more to come. It has been many weeks since it last rained.  We are over four inches below normal for this time of year. It takes a lot of water to saturate hard, dry ground.

All of Nature Testifies!!!

Has it just been days since I stood up in my self-styled pit, Lord?  It seems like so long ago that I finally said “Yes” to You, and began to climb up out of that pit.  Up the mountain again.  One step at a time. As weak as I was.  As weak as I am. “Be

Heavenly Home Builder!

She’s a dear friend.  More than a friend.  A Forever Sister. She’s seeking You, Lord, like never before.  And You’re speaking to her, like never before. “For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord… ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.”  (Jeremiah 29:11,13)

Arise, My Love!

“How beautiful you are, My darling!  Oh, how beautiful!”  (Song of Songs 1:15) This morning, rose up from sleep, Lord… physically, emotionally and spiritually. I listened to Your Word.  You spoke it over me and into me.  You prayed it over me and into me. “Father, I want those You have given Me to be

Revelation By Radio

It was dark this morning.  Dawn came, but the skies were overcast.  Misty.  Dense.  Chilly.  It felt (even inside me) like the “MONDAY of all Mondays.” Maybe that’s why all I could say was, “Oh, Lord…”  Followed by a deep sigh.  The culmination of days and weeks of physical pain that had ignited (and/or, perhaps, resulted from) some measure

Where Is My Machete Hiding?

We took a road less traveled today.  A natural “road” through the forest, from our house up to the ridge at the highest point of our property.  What was once an open trail was now thick and overgrown. Almost impenetrable. Briar bushes up to our chests.  Waste-high wild grasses.  Our walking sticks became make-shift machetes.  Pushing the

Out of The Mouths of Babes…

What he said stunned me, Lord.  “I knew without a doubt that God had put me on Earth to paint.”  What stunned me the most was when he said this.  He was only four years old! He’s much older now.  Late sixties?  But the Dream You had placed in his heart so long ago is

When The Plot Thickens…

What, Lord?  When the plot thickens, just do… what??? We have gone into Self-Defense Mode… cyber-style.  Who would have ever imagined we would become — or, at least, try to become — Geeks???  Techno Titans???  How else are we supposed to validate what’s really going on? Our Internet Service Provider has claimed recently that we

The Marvel, Mystery & Miracle of You!

We were sharing our hearts in Your Presence, Lord.  Two of Your daughters who, by Your Amazing Grace, have been journeying together for over a year. Suddenly, a precious Truth bubbled up in my spirit:  It is the Marvel, Mystery and Miracle of You, Lord. That You would give us eyes to see, ears to

My Lion, My Love, My Lord!

My cute stuffed lion sits on my desk here.  A reminder of Aslan — the representation of You, Lord, in the movie version of the C.S. Lewis classic, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I look at this cuddly toy and I marvel, Lord.  Because You, too, are cuddly.  The Lord of the Universe… cuddly?  In