Yesterday we said goodbye to two dear, old, faithful friends: These are my Israelite sandals. “I led you 40 years in the wilderness; your clothes and the sandals on your feet did not wear out; … —so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.” Deuteronomy 29:5-6 I still remember the day my fiance called and told me… Read More
Forget “Not So Wordy Wednesday”. I’ve got words today that I failed to use yesterday, so I’m back-tracking and doing a Trailblazer Tuesday post. I get to do that because this is my blog. I was reading in Job the other day – delightful reading 🙁 – and found a little passage I don’t remember seeing before, although technically I… Read More
Eventually we all hope to find something that will “work for us,” something that will satisfy, something that really lights our wick or rings our bell. We search and experiment and dabble and hunt and seek until we find something that makes us feel full, good on the inside, like we’re really going somewhere. We want to feel alive, charged,… Read More
Friday nights are big in Texas, big in Georgia, not so big in Arizona. We were amazed when we went to our first Arizona football game and there were approximately 12 people in the visitors’ stands. Of course that is probably because those 12 folks drove close to 250 miles to see their team play. But even if Friday nights… Read More
“Come and hear, all who fear God, and I will tell of what He has done for my soul.” Psalm 66:16 When was the last time you told anyone what God had done for your soul? Many of our Psalms are results of David passionately recounting for us what God had recently done to satisfy the longings of his soul…. Read More
As a mom there are times when I feel like the weight of the world falls on my shoulders. I’m the one who has to make sure we have a meal on the table each evening. I’m the one who makes sure the kids have decent clothes to wear to school. I make sure everyone’s up and where they’re supposed… Read More