Breathing Heaven’s Breath and Bouncing Superballs
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you… And He who formed you…: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine (Isaiah 43:1–NKJV). Two men–one black, one white–who never met on this earth are sharing the joys…
Thank You for ‘This Life We Share’!
Our lives on this planet are beautifully and intricately interconnected. God never intended his children to navigate the journey alone. May others experience his love through us.~~From Maggie Wallem Rowe’s This Life We Share. How could I have known that, by attending a small group session on creative writing,…
An Open Letter to the House Finch
To Whom It May Concern: Why? Why, I ask, do you continue, year after year, to build nests in all four of my front porch ferns? I earnestly beseech thee. Truth is, I have trouble with this; thus, I’m writing to you today to address…
Another Season Of Isolation–Tracing the Moon’s Path (Part 3)
You are the light of the world… (Matthew 5:13a). I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Phil. 3:14). We’d come out of quarantine, though just for the weekend–a family friend having offered us their unoccupied North Carolina beach house. Honestly, we nearly…
Another Season of Isolation–For Such a Time as This (Part 1)
And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this (Esther 4:14b–NIV)? She was far from royalty, though Esther was her name. Born on April 2, 1919 to Finnish immigrants in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Esther Karolina…
When We Don’t Know
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have…
Lunge for Him
And a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment, and immediately her flow of…
He Holds Your Breath
“…the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7–NIV). ~~~~~~~~ “Just hold your breath and jump!” The daddy lovingly cheered on his frightened daughter….
Now I Lay My…
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you (I Peter 5:7–NIV). No–the title isn’t a typo, though I know what many might be thinking. Shouldn’t it be ‘Now I lay ME…’–as in the opening line of Joseph Addison’s famous prayer written in 1711? Now…
Every Shell Has a Story
I have this little drawer that, to me, is a treasure chest. Opening it, one will find a plethora of seashells in a variety of sizes and shapes and colors. No two are, in fact, alike, and no living thing remains–though each one once held…