Interrupted

Interrupted

“The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light…” — Isaiah 9:1 Light interrupts the darkness. Raw places sting. They jab at us in a thousand stabs. Be it physical, emotional, intellectual, relational, or spiritual, when we suffer, the...
Answering the Question

Answering the Question

  Squirming came easy. Whether I was squished between my two younger sisters in the middle seat or stretched out on top of lumpy suitcases lining the rear compartment of the wood-paneled station wagon, finding a comfortable position required squirming creativity....
Celebration as a Spiritual Discipline

Celebration as a Spiritual Discipline

Albert Einstein said, “You can live as if nothing is a miracle or you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Isn’t that the essence of celebration?   If we are attentive, in upbeat places of the heart, we can see the miracle of what God is up to in the moment...
The Shape of New Beginnings

The Shape of New Beginnings

  I’ve been asking God how He wants to shape me for this new year. Not a resolution. Not a goal. A clarifying of who I am to be, how I am to become. I’ve been listening for His response, waiting to hear. As Advent turned to Christmas, as December moved towards...
Impatience, Stalled Out

Impatience, Stalled Out

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handy-work. Psalm 19 Snow so soft so slight so slow I must be quite Intentional To notice its stealth Accumulation upon each tiny twig. Snow even slower now to accumulate, shows me again that slow...

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