I have often found myself running, running, running to catch a plane. Sometimes, a train. Cramming so much into my day that I can't help but be late. Today, I was on time... and felt like I was running to catch a missile! I was in a room with people I have come to consider Giants in...
Just for today, I "traded in" my wheels for my feet. By the time I had finished Your "To Do" list for me today, Lord, the sun was close to setting. A little too close for me to embark on my normal bicycle ride. So I decided to walk instead. Timing is everything... Amen? Today...
How do You do it, Lord? So persistently... day in and day out? With such unfailing, unwavering faithfulness? How do You orchestrate our steps in such complex and precise ways... so that we cannot miss how clearly You are speaking to us? Like a fresh cup of coffee, today's post was "brewing" in me even...
Why do I hide, Lord? Where are my favorite spots? How did I come to be "IT"? Why don't I want to seek? Who is playing the game? Why are they running? How high do I need to count? How long do I need to search? When should I give up? Who will come when I say, "All-ee...
Yikes! Did I just say that??? What "beauty" can there possibly be in failure? The Beauty of Redemption. The Redemption that is only made possible because of Failure. I was exhausted last night. Exhausted from two weeks of running nonstop. We had crammed too many activities into too little time. Some activities were wonderful! Seeing friends. Sharing hospitality. Serving...
Is Hell real? This was the question a dear sister was wrestling with the other day. She had gone through an extensive study on this some years ago. The study apparently analyzed key words in various scriptures, seeking their meaning in the original ancient texts. According to my friend, the leaders of this study had concluded, "No....
A promise is a promise... right, Lord? Sometimes it isn't quite that simple. Some promises are conditional. Parents are full of such promises. Usually to potect and/or bless their children. "If you stick your finger in a wall socket, [then] you will get shocked." "If you miss your curfew, [then] you will be grounded." "If you...
Thanks to You, Lord, I have reduced my TV watching to almost nothing. At least, compared to what it used to be! :) My current average is about 30 minutes a day... mostly news. Is that why I keep seeing the same commercials whenever I turn on the TV? "What's in your safe?" and...
We had been planning this "First-in-a-Lifetime" experience for months. An all-day guided fishing adventure on the Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. A first for both of us. One more of those special "firsts" in life to be experienced together. Finally, Today was the day. We showed up at the...
What do I have in common with the Pillsbury Doughboy? NOTHING, I hope! :) At least as far as his puffed out, overly round body is concerned! But this present reality could be rudely tested if I don't start getting some exercise again soon! Reason for No Exercise Day #1 (Saturday): Driving 450...
