There has been so much going on. Taxes. Decisions. The daily grind. It's so easy to get caught up in the flow. Move from one task to the other. So easily we push aside conversing with the Holy One. The doing becomes more than the being. A silent thief. The noises of the day crowd out the voice of the One who calls us by name. Our souls need nourishment. Each and every moment. To rest. In Him. Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. The rest offered compares to nothing else. A free gift. The farm, the kids, the laundry all ... View Post
Listen
The discussions. Is that what they're called? Posts. So negative. So mean. Vindictive. Not a trace of a desire to discuss. Shouts. Loud expressions of self. Face book. A platform. To speak. Unedited. Uncensored. Why? Life is changed, when you go. Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." When you teach. When you Love. There is One King and ... View Post
The Holiest of Nights . . I Gave Birth
Her blue eyes twinkle. Her laugh contagious. She was born on the Holiest of nights. Her time within my womb one of my sweetest memories. A surprise. In the midst of grief. A reminder to pause and be grateful. Slow it down. Pause and wonder at it all. How did Mary feel? How did she travel those roads? I reveled in modern comforts and ease. She came on the Holiest of Nights. After the stockings were hung. After I had called it a day. Her arrival announced. A disruption around us. The first child born with out my beautiful mother in law. She came forth and we named her ... View Post
Transistions Day #26 of Thankfulness
We transition so quickly from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The Day after Thanksgiving. Kids are still home. Mom and Dad were usually here. We have help on the farm. (Doing anything on the weekend is so hard) A tradition was born. The college girl has worked the Black Friday shift for a few years. The rest of us scurry to take down Thanksgiving decorations while she is at work. Christmas music turned up loudly. Grazing leftovers. A delight. A warm memory that permeates even grief. The excitement and energy can transcends the ache. Thoughts of yester years flood my ... View Post
Day #25 of Thankfulness
I remember writing this post. The grief. The cold. I remember turning and catching the glimpse of the message in the leaves. I had almost missed it. Blinded by utter despair. Oh, that we do not despair. May we linger at the cross a little longer. Open our eyes wide to see. But may despair, never knock on our door. A repost from November 25, 2013 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I Almost Missed It. . . . .Day #25 of Thankfulness I almost missed it. I almost walked away without ... View Post
Giving Thanks for What the Almighty has Provided Day #24 of Thanksgiving
They came together. Two very different people groups. To celebrate the basic necessity of food. Giving thanks. . . to God; for the struggle, the abundance. There were no nationality lines drawn; they were transcended. The first Thanksgiving. May this day be about deep gratitude to God for his gracious provision. May we think on those today that walk in darkness. That live in fear. That have suffered much at the hands of a brutal government. May our thoughts remain focused on the One who will one day make all things right. Until that day, may we pray, go, serve, and be ... View Post
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