Gentle
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Gentle. My Bible commentary defines gentle as "kind, mild-mannered, soft." In a time when words are often spoken without much...
The Perfect Lamb
The pandemic has affected us all, and probably all of us in different ways. As Palm Sunday passed, the longing inside of me was heightened. The desire to sit in church, on the hard wooden pew, and bask in the simplicity of the church service I had come to love was at...
Trust & Still Waters {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
The photo has been in my text messages for a few weeks. It spoke to me deeply when I first saw it and has continued to speak to me since. Some conversations are had without a single word and I thank God for a cousin whose gift and encouragement often comes from behind...
All
On a recent Saturday morning, I sat in the stillness. My mug of hot coffee in my hands brings warmth and comfort, a sense of peace and well-being. It is my favorite time of day as nothing has yet taken place and yet, everything is yet going to take place. The verse...
The Change of Seasons
The tree sits on our boundary line. We didn’t even know it was there until our neighbor began moving our stone wall. Suddenly, the little tree had our full attention. It was small, frail looking if I had to describe it. I had my doubts if it was even a tree. It’s...
Dare To Be Specific
"And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?â€" (Matthew 20:32, NASB) "Dare to be specific with God. Frances Ridley Havergal once said, "Every year I live - in fact, nearly every day - I seem to see more clearly how all the...