I love it when God grants His favor in unexpected ways, times and places. I am never sure why I am the recipient of it, but I am learning to stop questioning it and just bask in it. Last night, while leaving the home of my brother-in-law’s fiance, I took a nasty little tumble in…
One of my most treasured things is quiet moments. Quiet moments can happen anytime, in unexpected places and can bring with them little revelations and reminders of who I am and why I am here. Quiet moments sometimes happen on their own. Sometimes they need a little encouragement. Sometimes they require outright planning and protection….
Day 23: Traditions Freedom from Want* Holidays are steeped in tradition, perhaps more so than any other thing we share as a culture. We have national traditions, local traditions, family traditions and personal traditions. When I was growing up, no matter where we lived, we always tried our best to make our way home to…
Today I am thank for the simple pleasure of warmth. As we enter into the colder months, many of us are flipping on heaters, building fires in fireplaces and cuddling up under warm blankets in an effort to maintain a certain level of comfort. Warmth has a therapeutic and healing element to it, and it…
I have been doing a little soul-searching the last few days, and as I was pondering my current situation and how I am responding to it, the Lord flashed a picture in my mind today (Monday). It was an image of the children of Israel in the desert, moaning about their circumstances and looking to…
Day 19: Lazy DaysToday (Saturday) was a lazy day for me. I did almost nothing and I’m not ashamed to admit, I loved it. Some days we just need to rest and recoup, recharging our batteries for the days and weeks ahead. Today was one of those days. Most of the day consisted of Hallmark…
Day 17: Stretch Denim ‘Nuff said. Day 18: LaughterAt the risk of sounding a little self-focused, one of my favorite things about me is the fact that I am easily amused. I am somehow able to find the humor in most things (eventually), and a lot of things that slip right by others strike me…
No matter where you live, you have likely heard the wail of a siren and seen the familiar flashing lights of an emergency vehicle on its way to someone in trouble. I have often prayed for the person(s) who were waiting for help to arrive. Now when I hear those sirens, there is a much…
Day 14: Hot Showers This morning, Monday, as I stepped into the shower, it occurred to me that I was about to experience something to be thankful for, especially on cold autumn mornings. You turn a knob and clean water, heated to just the right temperature, comes pouring out of an overhead stream, soothing sore…