There she was. I met her in this same place one year ago. I had not seen her nor talked with her since. But I loved her just the same. She was -- is -- my Forever Sister. And she had come yesterday as Your Ambassador, Lord. Boldly telling people about You without uttering a...
Winning the lottery. One ticket chosen out of millions. Like one drop in the ocean. Yes, Lord... Your latest invitation would be just like winning the lottery. Or so I imagine... as one who has never won any lottery. Winning would require actually buying a ticket. :) Sometimes the simplest thoughts reflect the most profound wisdom. Thoughts...
I didn't watch every event in Rio. Not by a long shot. So You, Lord, had to put this one on my Radar Screen. And I am SO GLAD You did!!! :) :) :) Two women in the 1,500 kilometer race tripped over each other in a qualifying heat. Abbey D'Agostino from Team USA and Nikki Hamblin...
There were two major limbs. Each weighed hundreds of pounds. They were no match for our pole saw. We could never have been able to lift the limbs. But by cutting them off, we lifted the tree. It seemed counter-intuitive. Cutting these limbs off so deliberately. There was nothing wrong with those limbs. They both...
You know me so well, Lord. And I am eternally grateful... for Your Unfailing Love! You know how to blow on my "embers" whenever my "fire" starts to smolder. You know how to snap me to attention whenever I nod off. You know how to lift me onto Your shoulders whenever Life's mountains appear too high. This week,...
What are the chances, Lord? They must be ZERO. Dear friends had a prayer request for me tonight. A devastating turn of events for a family dear to them. A three-year-old whose future now seems very much at risk. There is never any time like the present to come into Your Presence... is there, Lord?...
I was fine at dawn. No problem on our eight-mile bike ride. My breakfast of champions -- Grape Nuts -- went down without a hitch. That's when it hit me. Slowly at first. Slow enough that I managed to drop my honey off at his appointment. I even shopped for groceries. But something just didn't feel...
You're teaching me to pray BIG, Lord. BIGGER today than yesterday. Growing my small faith so it is as "small" as a mustard seed! "Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will...
Precious Lord, I had already determined that, at least for today, I would not be uploading this blog. We have no international data plan, so to do so would be prohibitively expensive. Or so I thought... until someone here showed me A Way. Lord... Please let this work like she said! (With no charges to...
We had gathered for prayer. Just three of us? NOT! :) "For where two or three gather in My name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20) We are just beginning our journey. With You, Lord... and with each other. We were sharing how You had "spoken" to us in the past week....
