From my journal dated March 25, 2012 The waters returning to Lake Travis (Jonestown, Texas) From my vantage point under my new friend, the Old Oak Tree, the water at the bottom of the lake bed is now easily visible, and it is flowing. As the sun’s rays dance on […]
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From my journal dated 3.11.12 Sitting at a picnic table facing what used to be part of Lake Travis. What my eyes behold now is a dry riverbed with barren boat docks, the kind that used to be floating on top of several feet of water. Now they are merely […]
Fire on the Altar | March 4, 2012 Fifty hours of non-stop worship and intercession. Thousands of participants. It is the reality that prevailed in Austin this weekend. And I was there, even if but for a few brief hours. I entered a filled sanctuary and found a spot in […]
I was awakened at 1:30 AM this morning with a dream. It was night time, and we were alerted to a fire in the neighborhood (not where we currently live, but in a neighborhood somewhere in Austin). We somehow had access to some kind of an emergency scanner, which let […]
I came across a Facebook post today by Christine Caine that I could not help but elaborate on. She said, “Darkness can only prevail in the absence of light … let’s not avoid the very place we were called to illuminate! GO into all the world.” There is a mindset […]
So here it is, the last day of 2011. It is Saturday morning, and I am sitting alone in the small travel trailer we have called home since our home burned on November 1. The past several weeks have carried with them a variety of experiences and emotions. Just after […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]