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Greater Things ©
It’s been a long time since I’ve been here to write on this blog. I would imagine everyone has packed up and moved on by now. My heart’s been yearning to make some sense of what’s been transpiring in...
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The Ways of Love©
They walk through the doors each day, each one with a story. Some come in with a smile, some come struggling with pain that won’t seem to go away, others carry the smell of their addiction on their...
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Trying to Remember…..©
It’s been 16 months since I got the phone call. ”Jewel, I’m coming home, I’ve been laid off.” We had moved to this little town for that job. There wasn’t much more here as far as jobs go. I sensed...
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“My Dwelling Place”©
I used to love the show “Extreme Home Makeover”. Lives were changed in just seven days. It started with a story and a huge wrecking ball that came to demolish the old ailing house. When it was done...
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Approved by Love©
I’ve longed to come here and write. The silence has not been by my design. So often words have escaped me. I feel them lodged inside some place deep. At times I wonder if they will flow again. I...
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The Cleft of the Rock©
The email came through offering an annual report of the life of this blog in 2012. I knew there wouldn’t be much to see but what I saw revealed more than I realized. Over 3,100 visits here and I...
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The Beauty of Belonging…©
The call came through at 5:00AM. I didn’t hesitate to answer. ”Momma, I just got sick.” ”My chest hurts, and I am having trouble breathing.” ”I think it’s something I ate.” “I’ve been really sick.”...
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Our Suffering; His Anguish©
I watch from afar as they go through the hardest days of their lives. In mid-December my dear friends lost their 10-year-old daughter suddenly. She’d been sick with the flu, home with family all...
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The Compassion of God ©
The truck pulled into the driveway. The gentleman that stepped out lived up the street. I had seen him before but had never met him. He went to the other side of his vehicle to gather my son gently...
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Dear Blog Friends
Dear Blog Friends, This afternoon a portion of an unfinished old blog post got sent out from my blog. I apologize for that. I was reviewing drafts and accidentally hit the publish instead of the...
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Seasons of Silence©
I’ve never done very well with silence. It seems to have its own language, one I’m not very fond of. Things often get misinterpreted leaving too much room for the imagination. Hidden insecurities...
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The Fountains of Life@
As we walked the downtown streets of my old hometown we promised her she would play in the water. I’m not sure my grand girl understood, after all she’s not quite 2 years old. But when we happened...
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The Bird’s Life ©
The saying goes something like this, “God is good all the time, all the time, God is good.” It’s easy to say when the stars align allowing everything to sync perfectly in place. But in those moments...
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The Awe of the Storm ©
As the breezes of fall sweep over me the music plays on Pandora. There’s something about the words that hit a spot with me today, especially after finding this quote saved on my computer from October...
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A Must Read: On My Worst Day!
Rarely can I recommend a book more fully than this. My friend, John has outdone himself. My only complaint is that it was over too quickly. This book is now at the top of my “best ever read.” John...
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He loves me, oh how He loves me©
One of the words that is repeated throughout the Old Testament to the children of Israel is “remember”. They were exhorted to remember their God, the care He had given, the love He had shown. It...
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The Times, they are a changing…©
I found my way back here today. I was stunned to see the time that had passed. Much has transpired on this long and winding road. Much of what I have written here in years past I would not write...
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Jet Cadet for Jesus
The song is implanted in my mind. I can see Mrs. Albright standing in front of us directing us with all the vigor she had in her aged body. “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” “We are jet cadets for Jesus.” “We...
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The Religious Fog©
I live up on a mountain. When the rains come, the fog follows along, sometimes dense, sometimes light. Visibility becomes difficult as I inch my way along the street towards home. Sometimes the drive...
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Being present in the pain©
Some days the hours are long and hard on this earth. It’s difficult enough to walk them yourself, it’s much harder to watch your offspring. My son is walking through things he never thought he’d face...
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