Born. Ever since reading today’s prompt – born – one of my favorite songs has been on repeat in my head. Born to Die Upon Calvary. I’ve shared this song more than once on my blog but I’m always happy to share it again. (just one verse and chorus but hum along….) Jesus knew when… Read More The Same Purpose
Time for another Share Four Somethings – which means another month is drawing to an end. That seems odd to me. In many ways, May has been very uneventful and the days have felt as if they were in slow motion. But it also seems like just two days ago, I was writing this post… Read More Share Four Somethings: May 2020
Just a few weeks ago (or has it already been months!), we were all eagerly seeking for truth. We were drowning in facts, reports, opinions, and predictions. Trying to sift through it all in order to find what seemed logical or perhaps the truth quickly became an overwhelming process. But, somehow, that seems to have… Read More Three Ways to Be a Better Encourager
On Tuesday, I mentioned that our state was going to begin reopening today. I not only wondered what all that might entail but reflected on how quickly “the winds” change. Not ten minutes after I published that post, my husband called to say that even the reopening news had changed. The state would begin its… Read More A Few Things to Continue after Quarantine
The winds are changing. Shifting. And so are opinions – which is not new. Opinions. Attitudes. What is socially acceptable – and what is not. It all seems to change regularly. Perhaps it is living here in the backyard of our nation’s capital, but the “winds” never seem to calm. Opinions are regularly expressed, are… Read More Rest If You Must…but Don’t Quit
One of my richest blessings is the friendship I share with a senior friend. The afternoons I spend with her are some of my favorites. We love to share conversation over some Panera soup and half a sandwich and then wander the aisles at a local department store – looking for a new top that… Read More The Simplest Hospitality
Well, hello May! You came in with very little fanfare…especially as the days and weeks leading up to the turn of the calendar had all melded into one. However, it is a new month. Full of potential, possibility, and hope for, at least, a bit of return to life “as we knew it.” It was… Read More Currently: May 2020
It is a bit of a paradox. A contradiction really. These days of quarantine – of canceled commitments, freer schedules and (much) more time at home – should allow us (much) more opportunity to draw close to Jesus. To grow our faith and deepen our roots. In some ways, I suppose it has but, as… Read More The Distractions are Real
It is Tuesday afternoon. I should have had a post written long before now – and had it posted as well. But I considered not posting. What else could be said about the pandemic? About our current situation? I just could not think of anything else that needed to be said just now but, truth… Read More Three Ways to Keep Our Focus
It has been an entire month since my Share Four Somethings – the pandemic edition. Who would have imagined we would still be in the thick of quarantines and shutdowns. I know that a few states are beginning a slow re-open and lifting of restrictions, but that is not true where I live. The staggering… Read More Share Four Somethings: April 2020