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Dirty, dirty world Oh dear!   My shoes, Lord!?!   Do you see?   I'm sorry, Father.   I only went out walking...  The mud today was very ...

  Crutch and Cistern Broken and twisted gait Crutches needed  For far too long I think I am ready to let go. Age old mechanisms Survival nee...

  Freedom's Call Like a gentle breeze on my face,  the expanse beckons me. I am called to run. Invited to venture forth. In a brief mome...

  The Shoulds Like Egyptian taskmasters of old,  the 'shoulds' whip at my back and call me to attention. Slaves don't rest.  Onl...

In an effort to incorporate and 'lean into' a bit more fun in my life , I began watercolor painting in June.  I am enjoying th...

photo source I think God laughed at me. I am pretty sure of it, actually.  I can't say I heard audible laughter---just something d...

There are days when God feels very far away.  Or, maybe I might say my relationship with Him isn't great---isn't close. In the K...

Photo Source When talking about our fragile bodies, the word "mass" is never a good word. Mass is just a bad, bad word. When...

Photo Source Do you ever get tired of the sin in your life?  I do. I can feel small.  Narrow and dark. Some days I wish I was just d...

Photo Source Off kilter and out of sorts.  I didn't wake up feeling this way.  A few hours into the day... that is where I was.  Out...

Photo Source Egypt.  A place where God's people were enslaved.  It was also a place they lived and worked.  They had families, settl...

Photo source In church this morning we were asked to fill-in this statement: Because He lives, I can...   I have been thinking a lot a...

  "Eve, don't listen to the liar!" by Paul Gauguin ( Photo Source ) Sometimes I have to just tell her to "shut up...

photo source I can't remember when I started the tradition... was it in college?  I don't know.  But, for years now, I have alwa...

photo source She really does cry a lot.   My sweet girl. She can cry easily when angry or sad.  She can cry when she is happy or surpr...

Give us Barabbas! Why in the world would they choose to release Barabbas instead of you, Lord?   These were the thoughts that came ...

photo source We play the comparison game way too much.  Is it just ladies who do this?  I don't know.  But, it can be so harmful. ...

"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature--trees, flowers...

I blog because I am hungry.  God has given me signs of hunger and thirst.  My stomach growls or my mouth just feels parched.  ...my head m...