Thanks for Dinner, Dad
“Rats,” said one. This was greeted by a delighted chortle from the backseat, where sat the other, smiling at beating her sister this time to thank Dad for the dinner we had just enjoyed at the restaurant. The rules are: you can’t say it until we return home, the driveway counts, first to remember, wins. No […]
Good words inspired by the Good Word
Dear friends, As we turn the page to a new year, here are a few sentiments that held special meaning for me from the pages of my copy of the Upper Room devotional booklet. Happy New Year! “While living the Christian life is difficult – even risky – what it means to be a Christian […]
The Lake and I played today
The Lake and I played today. We played peek-a-boo. We played hide and seek. We played with crayons, mostly orange. We played red light, green light. We played follow the leader. Which started me singing. Step by step, you lead me. I will follow you all of my days. So touched, was I […]
By Our Wounds, We are Healed
You don’t start out the best at anything. The only way to get better is to work at it. Things take practice and patience, trial and error, falling down and getting up. Three years ago this April, I fell and could not get back up. I needed help, which included a repair to the hamstring […]
Yeah, way!
Everybody’s looking for a little quiet these days. A time away. A time to ourselves. Perhaps just a pause in the program. An intermission. A moment to regroup and gather energy for the next act. I find that even if I am gifted with that moment and that silence, I have trouble finding God there. […]
Courted by the King
My life is a courtship. I think it must be. I decided that upon reading the Upper Room meditation today called First Love. The author writes of rejuvenating her long-standing marital relationship with regular “dates.” And I think, my life is a courtship, with the Love of my life. An ever-extended date where we get […]
Do I Have a Category for Enough?
“Today, there is no category for enough.” ~ Tom Albin, Dean of the Upper Room I have been thinking about that. Yes, in our culture, it seems that more is always better. There’s always room for one more, something more. Don’t settle for less. You can have it all. What, exactly, is “enough”? How do […]
