For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… a time to weep, a time to laugh… Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 ESV Tears… I caused some this week… in the process of teaching… Teaching a new skill… brought tears of frustration… when the same correction came over and over… Teaching spiritual…… Continue reading tears…
My heart overflows with a pleasing theme… Psalm 45:1 ESV One day overflows to the next… A full season… In which He provides… teaches… fills with joy… My heart overflows… with thanks…!
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:26 NIV Yes… I got good and mad… And yes… I let the sun go down… because it was already setting when I got good… and… mad… Really……… Continue reading good and mad… a lesson…
“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. …” Mark 13:28 ESV I’m reminded today of the importance of paying attention… staying awake… to the subtle signs of the season… At both the beginning and end of my…… Continue reading sudden signs…
For several days now we’ve been giving grace to a dog… When he showed up we initially tried to run him off… but he kept reappearing… eating our cat’s food… Then we realized just how hungry he was… lost… thin… so we offered him hospitality… We bought him food… protected him with boundaries… he was…… Continue reading lessons from grace…
We’re nearing the end of the week… following Jesus to Easter… Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And supper being ended,…… Continue reading washing feet…
The last couple of days…diligently looking for space to write… prepare… for the stepping out of faith…seem to be filled with interruptions…Even now… the timer on the oven…beep… beep… beep…I find myself wondering…When will I find time…?Reminding myself…This is His work… not mine…Still… frustration rises…(wanting to sit… listen…bang out of words…edit… proof…maybe even prepare a…… Continue reading interruptions…
