Dishes clank. The smell of red peppers and onions sizzle over the stove. With garlic. Oven beeps. The aroma of sweetness fragrances our home. Blending harmoniously, delightfully with the scent…of family. Each chair. Taken. Except the one empty. The one where the child of our hearts sat. The one waiting…for another. And we laugh. Bellies roaring. […]
Outside. Peering around a plant in the driveway. Abandoned. Baby kitten. We scoop it up. Coddle it. In arms of love. Thinking…..”Why would anyone abandon such a precious part of God?” Girls squeal. Another kitten. Behind the wheel of our car. This one runs off and struggles to get caught. Just as cute. Just as playful. […]
Aging knees give no regard to hard wood floors. Blowing away dust of yesterday left to unfold….. Nestling into that place where whispers waver and the voice of thunder shouts out His name. And it is here. In this place…..that I finally let go. Here. Alone. Where questions and reason float from my soul….. Making their […]
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. […]