I was going to stop blogging. No, really. I even posted it on last weeks UNITE, “Why God Hasn’t Given Up On You”…that I was going to stop writing in order to “think and pray” about what God was doing on my blog. But truth is, I was tired…really, really tired. For days before last […]
I curl closer. Locking my arms around his middle. Tucking my chin down around the bend in his neck. Finding warmth from this freezing. Neighbors laughing. Stories of bears. Shivers camping around my extremities… Keeping me awake. Marshmallows still lay on the picnic table from the evening before. The coals now separated. Alone. Cold. Much like […]
The Northwest is known for rain. Anyone who lives here, knows it’s no myth that it rains, non-stop, constantly, about ten months of the year. In winter, people hide indoors. Seasonal Effective Disorder is a condition plaguing our little corner of the nation. Isolation. Sadness. Depression. Hibernation. Many here have had it. I have had it. […]
Sitting down with the Lord. This time. Just doesn’t suffice. So I open the doors. And am carried outside. Where God speaks best. Armed with camera. Total abandonment. And rejoicing in the goodness of God. Seeing my son returning after nine months on missions. Passing by. Fire pit. But God-eyes see it different. This time. An […]
I see him. Greeting time. Standing in the back of the church. Against the wall. Coffee. Small talk. People wondering….how long they must chat…..before sitting idol for service again. Tall one. 6 foot plus. Long haired. Giant. Biker-like. Straggly hair. Leather wearing. Intimidating one. Alone. No one introducing. Not fitting in with….the one’s around him mindlessly […]
Delight in the Lord. For there is joy in His presence. Eternal pleasure at His right hand. A River of Delight flowing from His Magnificence. And yet……we fail to walk in the fullness of His presence. Many searching for the ticket to salvation. Yet, turn from the full abundance of His Spirit. Joy not in segments […]