How do you make the glorious summer days last? Seeking to embrace the quiet. Loving the cool breeze and sunshine. Yet the urgent supersedes. Never ending. Constant motion. Be still. I want to slow the pace. I want to breathe it all in; not miss anything. It is hot. We sit in the river; my sister in law and I. The first time all summer. I close my eyes; I feel the warmth of the sun. I want to hold on to this time. Remember the warmth when the winter cold settles. I feel the cool water flowing beneath me. Aren't all the days fleeting? Psalm ... View Post
Swaying With The Changes
The kids will head to camp today. I can't get the teenagers up to help get chores finished. But today they are up shortly after me. Excitement. Camp. Memories. Time with fellow believers. Growing closer to God. Being refreshed and renewed. Reminders of hope; of life everlasting. I will make the drive to New York without my farmer. Life goes that way some times. There was a breakdown yesterday. So plans, for today, are changed. I don't do so well with change anymore. I can feel myself being ... View Post
Digging Deep; Just Not In Soil
The sun peaks through the clouds. It is still a little cool. We women gather on the farmhouse lawn. Steam rises from mugs of hot coffee and tea. We dig deep into the Word. Wrestling with how to live as Christ. Verse by verse we unpack the wisdom. There is openness and sharing. Women in community. I gaze around the group. One I mentored. Now married with a young child. Another visiting from out of state. Friends I know well. Some, the friendship, just unfolding. Women. Seeking to live differently. A ... View Post
How To Be Open And Ready
It's going to be hot. But there is a threat of rain. It amazes me how quickly our weather can change. The day will begin gorgeous and turn to torrents of rain in a moment. That volatility is what I feel with my emotions. Some days I am strong. I can make it through. I breathe deep and I can feel the power of the Holy Spirit giving strength. Other days I am consumed with a deep stabbing ache. Grief is hard work. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Our country; the church, have done a shameful thing in rushing ... View Post
Betrayal And Thanks, In The Same Sentence
The house is so quiet. Our new family have settled in their home. The past week and a half has been non stop crazy with 12 people under the same roof. But it was community. Learning to live with another. Sharing chores. Helping. Bearing one another's load. A practice long abandoned in the name of independence. Families drifting apart. Help seen as hindrance; dependence. I enjoyed the help. The common desire to serve our families. Pooling resources. Dinner cooked. More time. Laundry switched. I think if they had ... View Post
New Beginnings
Our newest employee. Selling all he has. Leaving the familiar. Moving to a new land. A new climate. New job. Traveling many miles to get here. Actually he is not here yet. His wife and 3 of his children have made it. He and his son are still on their way. Delays and cancellations changed plans. I look at this family and I think how courageous they are. Abraham heeded the call to go. He left all he knew to enter a land God was providing. Genesis 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I ... View Post
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