How did I end up in such a low tech "bubble" in such a high tech world? Posting from my cell phone? With virtually no cell phone signal? Is this even working? You're right, Lord... Better to wait until tomorrow, when I'm back online. Glad I am ALWAYS online with You, Lord. Never out of range. Always...
We put the finishing touches on our vegetable garden today. Well, the "finishing" touches... at least for today. Somehow, I suspect there will be a lot more "touches" to come in the lifespan of this horticultural adventure! :) Today, we built a fence around it -- high enough to ward off the deer, with extra...
"I surrender." For many, these are considered words of weakness or defeat. An acknowledgement that superior forces have gained more than just the advantage... they have gained the victory. But when I say them to You, Lord, they are words of strength. How can this be? "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect...
Crops have a cycle... don't they, Lord? We're getting ready to plant our garden. Some corn, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash. Nothing major... just, we hope, delicious. We're starting a month earlier than last year, but already we're thinking we're... behind. The rain these last two days has set us back yet again. We have to...
You never cease to amaze me, Lord!!! Everything You do, every detail You attend to, is part of a larger Work of Art. Before You, I chalked up so much of what happened in my life to "blind luck" or "coincidence." Then, You gave me eyes to "see" Your Unseen Hand... and You have been...
Lord, Lord, Lord... I just got home from my second of two, back-to-back days of intense introspection. It was my business coaching club. Christian business owners -- men and women -- You have called to build various enterprises. Enterprises that provide valuable services to their (our) customers while advancing Your Kingdom. Once again, I plan to very...
You said a mouthful, Lord, when You were just hours away from Your suffering and death on the Cross. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:34-35)...
Heart disease is the Number One Killer in this nation. Is it any wonder? Words are clues. Clues to the heart. "... for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart." (Luke 6:45) I have heard a lot of "I statements" lately. Statements that come out of one heart... I wish... I want... I long......
I can't sleep, Lord. I keep replaying the conversation I overheard hours earlier. A conversation that grieved my spirit... and Yours. A conversation of Division. Division within a family. The Family. Your Family. Oh, Abba... I am awake with so many questions: How do hurt feelings turn so quickly into bitterness? How does frustration with another...
A friend of mine was hoping to catch some bait minnows the other day. He crept slowly up to the bank of a stream so as not to scare them away. He stepped on a patch of what looked like benign wet sand, and got a rude awakening. Suddenly, his foot sank six inches in...
