Back from China. Here is a writing from day 1 in China. We have seen the children. Here. In an orphanage. …..God’s people. Disabled. Deformed. Blind. The Forgotten Ones…. Cleft lips. Babies left. Ants crawling on…..as they find…..infant left on the ground. Hands tied. To chairs….Potty chairs. Or beds. Or bottles. Babies rocking. Back and forth. […]
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 […]
My Grandmother died. When I was a child. The day she was buried, I saw a white, feathered creature rise from a fountain nearby. Not sure if what I was seeing was right….but at the time…. It was so real. I was taken back. Surprised. Eyes fixed on this larger than life creation of God…. Risen […]
I hear of women words. Back stabbing. Vengeful looks. And I shrink back….like I usually do….from drama. Thanking God for silence. Soul lifting quiet that comforts more than any long conversation with a friend. And though I have coffee, lead with, pray with, nurture, and love my friendships…. My greatest comfort….Him. My soul rest. My kneeling […]
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 […]
We close the door to summer. Sweet pictures in our minds. Of laughter, love, and leisure….. Spinning ’round…. Like a Merry-go-round…. In our minds. Beaches. Barbeques. Volleyball. Play Dates. As labor of days enter peace moments…Sweeping summer away. Time has come….to jump on train of schedules. ….Hours filled with obligations. Chiseling time away like a […]