Ready, Set, Go ~ A One Word Reflection
In 2014, my word of the year was REST. Interestingly, one must take action to rest, work to rest, and resolve to rest. In 2015, my word of the year was OBEY. To embrace that word, I had to obey … Continued
Rest is Dead, Long Live Rest
2014 is still twitching. If any of us still used checks, we’d be scratching the “4” into a “5.” I have dairy products in my refrigerator that sport ’14 as the year it should have burst into flames, but it’s probably okay. Scrape that part off.
My word of the year for 2014 was REST. I wasn’t a fan when it was presented because it indicated I’d have a trip around the sun devoid of progress. I worried it meant something was looming and I needed to go to bed early, like a child facing a big tomorrow. God’s voluminous sleeves. There is always something up there shaped perfectly to refine, restore, redeem. Eventually, I ran with REST and discovered a deep, rich word… read more
It’s Lovely In Cyrenaica this Time of Year
My late great-grandmother presented a copy of The Children’s Living Bible to me on Christmas 1979. I don’t especially recall Christmas 1979, so I’m grateful for her handwritten inscription on the title page. I miss her so much. She had beautiful, lilting handwriting that leans forward enough the strokes look like a flock of blue birds about to take flight.
“Read and cherish Romans 10: 8-9” the birds sing… read more