Where I’ve Been, and Newly Opened Doors
Hmmm. Seems I haven’t posted in a while. I was going to write a post centering on my punny-cheesy excuse for this: “I’m letting sleeping blogs lie.” Get it? Sleeping blogs? Instead of sleeping dogs? [crickets chirp in awkward abundance] Yeah. Those crickets convinced me not to write an entire post about that. Instead, I’ll tell you this: We’re wading our way through a mounting collection of paperwork, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. Remember the end of this post? 2 months ago? Well,...
read morePeace
I so often need to be reminded… Peace is not the absence of turmoil, but the presence of God. (See that guy? Now that’s what I call “taking refuge.” Peace in the midst of a storm…) “For He himself is our peace…” Ephesians 2:14 “And He will be their peace.” Micah 5:5 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. “ John...
read moreSearching the Heart
Four or so years ago, I was struggling. I was happy, content, joyful… but struggling. You see, there was a corner of my heart that I’d set aside for our “someday” children… … and “someday” would not come. Tears and questions and searching and wondering were there, and sometimes in abundance, but I wouldn’t call them my travelling companions down that road. No, my faithful companion was God’s patient grace. His comfort, His truth spoken in love, and the way He gently unfolded...
read moreOn Driving Buses
I’ve been reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. It’s written as satire, in the form of, yes, letters from Screwtape (a high-ranking minion in the underworld) to his nephew Wormwood, on the subject of how best to exploit human nature and deter man from the purpose of his loving Creator (referred to in the book as “the Enemy”.) Let me tell ya, this tiny volume is not light reading! For example, in Chapter 21, “Screwtape” addresses the common misconception of man that his time...
read moreCaptivated Cap
I’ve been mulling over “cap” for a few days. Don’t ask me how these things pop into my head; it’s a rare occasion that I remember what sparks the word waltz in my brain. Anyhow, I’ve circled the dance floor with the root-word “cap,” and here is the result. Approximate Transcript of my Mental Exchange with Myself. Me (picture me sitting straight up in bed with one finger raised in “Eureka!” fashion in the middle of the night): “Cap” means “head”!Surely...
read moreFirst Ever Guest Post…
…sort of. Today’s blog post is brought to you by… my high school self. That’s right, straight out of the pages of a pre-blogging-world journal, pages full of nothings and somethings, and yes- even then- word musings. The word in question? Perfection. Preface: I was a little…un-humble… in those days when it came to wanting to perform well. The Lord gently and faithfully humbled me and taught me that my worth lay in His love, not perfect records, grades, performances, etc. Until I learned that lesson, my...
read moreLum.
No, not a typo…-lum: from the Latin “lux,” meaning light. Luminous. Illuminate. Luminescence. Luminary. …Etcetera. I was thinking about lights just now… how we’re called to “Let [our] light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16). Here’s the glorious thing: lights must be ignited. Candles must be lit. On their own, they simply sit. “Let your light so shine….” My light?...
read moreNew Series: Word Musings
Yup, catching up. As in, I’ve been slacking in the blog-writing department. So here’s the haps: the “Lessons from the Road” series is at an end; thus begins the “Word Musings” series. I love words. You might say I’m a word nerd. It’s ok, I’ve come to terms with this- I even own a book by that name. I frequent websites such as “Word Detective.” There was even a time that I considered extending my schooling indefinitely to pursue a degree in something that sounds like a pasta...
read moreLessons From the Road: the Complete Series
Be Still, My Heart! Be Unclenched, White Knuckles! What’s In Your Boot? “I’m Still Here.” or, A Lesson From the Airwaves Streets That Talk. If Trees Could Talk… Do What’s Next “Dead” Ends Stalled Speaking of...
read moreDetours
At the beginning of the month, I sat down to plan a list of “Lessons from the Road” post ideas. Looking at that list now, I see 12 ideas. I only posted 2 of them. The rest of this month’s actual posts were, I suppose, things the Lord wanted to remind me of or teach me, things I needed to hear much more than my meagerly listed ideas. Here’s to detours, and here’s to this: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 55:8 Can you look back and think of...
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