Monthly Archives: February 2015

“Love’s Long Journey” Dear Christ, in love I reach for You, The only One who knows my soul; You touch my heart with breath of life, Miraculous, unchanging, whole. Merged within a Spirit song, We traverse this tiring world; I … Continue reading →

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14) A life lived with and for God requires much waiting (as we see in the Bible). God moves in His time, not ours’. We … Continue reading →

A friend sent an email to me today in the midst of a second winter storm: “At least you got home safe. You got groceries and you’re home safe. Just hunker down and ride out the storm.” I immediately thought … Continue reading →

In a dark and violent world of beheadings and shootings, murder and mayhem, we must keep our joy. If we let go of our joy, we will also plunge into that abyss of darkness as surely as a stone falls … Continue reading →

Every season we complain, our words always the same: “Oh, I can’t wait until summer. If only winter were over.” “Oh, it’s too hot. I wish fall were here.” And on and on. We’re never satisfied, are we? We’re wishing … Continue reading →

My friend Becky and I were born two weeks apart. We became friends immediately, probably sharing pacifiers and blankets as our mothers laid us side by side.  Our childhood consisted of ballet and bicycles, Uncle Wiggly and Candyland, ice cream … Continue reading →

Curbside Contemplations.  Ah, remember what it was like to be young and clueless? My friend Diane and I thought we knew it all. We thought we had the world by the tail. Dear young ones out there—please know that only … Continue reading →