Carpet calls. And it becomes…. The lap of my Lord. And I find….it is the only place I am home. There. Tears stream. It is there where….I meet Him. In Humbles Embrace…. Just Him and me. And the world is washed away by the comfort of His voice. And dove’s rise carrying the burdens of my […]
I saw her today. My earthly angel. Ninety-eight. A Saint. Really. Hollow eyes. Lost inside… Alzheimer’s. Retracting tears…. Of how life can rob the one’s most used. Prayers of faith…I remember. Journals of verses. Talks with God. Quotes. Notes. A Bible well-worn. Once, in a shack. Alone. In Florida state. No dishwasher. No housekeeper. No microwave. […]
I awake and say…. Today is a Second Chance. A chance to live for Him… Not the world. A chance to shut down technology and delve into The Word. A chance to say, I am sorry. Start new. A chance to embrace others in all I do. A chance to laugh more… Hug more. Smile […]
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. […]
My childhood home. Wisdom takes a seat with littlest one. Anticipating with wide eyes the stack before her. Natures delight waiting to do more than hang on limbs. Exploding with color to the taste buds they cry. And the two sit at ancestors table. The one I hid peas under when I was so little….rebellious. Yet, […]
Popcorn spills all over the floor. Not waking up to a clean house…or a quiet, calm house. But, this morning. Popcorn. And young feet pattering…..looking…..searching through treats left out by teenagers the night before. And I implore…. “Pick up the popcorn…. When we make messes, our job is to clean them up.” And little hands innocently […]