I hold out sign to Hardworking One. Similar to the one daughter’s friend held out to her football game last. Asking…”Homecoming?” And she answered, “yes”….So I thought I would have a chance… Though words were thrown like daggers moments earlier. And heat escalates as flesh tries to rescue… Pride that had been lost. And how beautiful […]
Water rises in lives of uncertainty. And I see it… People clinging to anything… Everything they can find. Tangible things to keep them safe. Yet, water comes without restraint. Washing away disposable things. Accessing cracks of impurities, under doors slammed shut to the Lord and his ways. Breaking down walls. And how His grace…when it comes….does […]
Teacher. Of sorts. Always Learning. Growing. Seeking… Curled up with a book…..My haven of retreat. Pounding words out on a computer screen….My happy place. Yet, opening The Word this morning….I am bombarded with a different kind of living. A living rich with works. A more than faith kind of life…. But a life abundant with fruit. […]
I hear tales of world ending. People panicking. Fear for Economy. People losing jobs and homes. The Word douses fear…. Yet, fear’s spirit gripping others…..like a steal cage. Paralyzing. And I know how they feel…cause I have been there…once before. From living a full Life in Christ. The exchange…faith rise…for fears hopes to shatter faith rise […]
I sit at their feet. Gathering of Women. Older. Intercessors. Mentors. Grandmothers. Church issues. Many Quit. Intercessors, still standing. Grace abounding. Praying…..for churches surrounding. Determined, by faith, to enter boldly His throne room of grace. Theologically explaining. Powerful petitioning. Talk of Israel. And our connection with God’s people. Prodigals broken. Prodigals within. Confession. Healing. Sharing……Drifting People. […]
When I first started growing in the faith, I used to write on the right column of my journal, “Prayers” On the left, my list of… “Thanks”. Each day when I sat down, I would look back and accumulate my thoughts. Remember His goodness. See the magnificence of God…..and how He DID answer prayer, in small […]