Koodaigirl

So am I really "late" to meet you if my watch says it is 9:00 and yours says it's 9:05? It is so amazing how stuck in time I c...

I found out today that I am again at a dead-end with getting any treatment or help for my ongoing, long-standing disease . Why so downcast ...

photo source Walk the plank or be killed by pirates.  There is no way around it, really. Either way, it's going to hurt! The only ...

I believe God played Yahtzee with us the other night. The faithful pursuit of the Father's love in my life has been steadfast and amaz...

Sometimes in my comfy chair and with my automatic coffee maker, I forget. Today He reminded me. And, I am so glad. I forget that my broth...

In my reading this week, I was moved to consider "naming" this coming year. What might be the theme of this coming year? What mig...

I am a planner. I am a "solver" by nature. I organized and manipulate data. I figure it out and work it through. I think and I...

While reading this morning in a poignant book, God in the Yard , I was stirred by her discussion of Sabbath. The "pause". Sabbat...

So, I went on a walk the other day. While walking, my random thoughts became prayer, a light-hearted conversation with my Father ... ...

I had to stop and read the verse a second time. No, three times through! Was it really saying what I thought it was saying? The third tim...

Tonight we watched our every-Christmas-must-watch DVD, The Nativity. * While watching and now as I sit thinking, I am struck by the characte...

I can't imagine the scorn that Mary received when she became pregnant. It is a struggle to put myself in her place. I can hardly imagi...

I went to a charity ball last night. Yesterday, all day long, I asked Jesus to go with me to the party. I asked Him to remind me of His pr...

I have a six year old friend, Adah, who is suffering. She has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) . Deadly cancer cells filled her bones and the ...

I am watching pain. All around me, on every side, I am watching and witnessing pain. And, when I keep my eyes turned toward the pain, all...

It says in Matthew 8, that the storm came up without any warning. No warning. The disciples were just boatin' along and whamo... a sto...

I haven't written, or posted, much these past few days because... well, simply put, ... I don't have much to give. I don't have...

I just read a piercing blog post at A Holy Experience. And, as I sit here I feel compelled to "count my fish" just as the disci...

The other day I was all set to make a fabulous pasta recipe. I had all the ingredients and began the preparations. About half way through ...

I yelled at my kids yesterday. It wasn't pretty. And, it hurt them. It was as if frustration with their behavior seized me. I didn...