We grab the end of summer by the reigns. Get away. Just us girls. A time to refresh. Reflect. See family. Be family. Away from it all. Dishes. Chores. Home. Frustrations raveling around us like vines pulling us away… To something. Anything…..other than Christ. And my list of “need to do’s”….. A mile long. Ignored. Happily. […]
O.K. so I have always been a little strange. As a child I remember being held captive by our black and white screen…..images of starving children in Africa & the reality of their pain. (Not a lot has changed) …..While other children play outside & people run to and fro….doing other things. Started working at fifteen. […]
There is a pot that I see. Sitting so bold in front of me. One day, I take this cracked pot out. And patch it from pieces lying around. I get out color. Paint it from plain. I want dazzle, beauty, fame. ….from my pot. I work hard. Diligently. Faithfully. Day in. Day out. But eventually […]
Another one fell today. I heard of her…a stranger with two names. Felt unloved. Didn’t trust. Slowly ducked out of, place of worship. I hear of him. A young one. Betrayed by those betrothed to. From servant to drug seeker. A fallen one. Fell due to, a broken preacher. I read of her. The questioning one. […]
And the road to beauty often long…untraveled. Newly-worn. Far from anything ever dreamed or known. A piece of God, nevertheless. For beauty when we find it…does not rest. It speaks so loudly all can hear it. It is there…if we seek it. Can we find it? Beauty…around us? And this is the road…each day I travel. […]
Went to the city today. Home prior to conversion. Faces. Many. Passing by. Around….. High buildings. Architecture. Tastes. Smells. Swirling. Darting. All around. Creating….Uniqueness. Everywhere. Oh, once beloved city. And as I see such diversity…I wonder. What is each story? Isn’t it true? We each have a story? And I hear them talking…at the table next. […]