It is a song played during communion. I recognize it right away. The memory swept out from the dark corner. I close my eyes and I am there. Listening to the praise video the kids listened to. Praying for their little souls. My heart constricts with the memories. The music continues on. "I lay all of my burdens down at your feet." Oh how I miss my son. "And anytime, I don't know, what to do. I will Cast all my cares Upon You." Years of praying for my children. A desire to see them grow. Bend their knee to the One who gave us life. I squeeze my eyes shut. To the ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, It’s A Start. Will You Join Me?
Thankfulness is a practice. Cultivated like many other habits. Yet one that is often neglected. A gift given. To shift our me centered focus off ourselves and onto the one so deserving of our Praise. So, this year I begin 30 Day's of Thankfulness. Each day searching purposefully for that which I might other wise miss. Join with me on this journey. Leave a comment and share your Thankful journey. Psalm 92 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:To shew forth thy loving kindness in the ... View Post
A Comfortable Quiet
The sun begins it's decline in the sky. The light casting shadows on the fields. The landscape ablaze in color. My favorite time of year. Harvest. Zucchini cooks for lasagna. I have made a chocolate pie for small group. The kids are outside playing and it is unusually quiet. A quiet that doesn't threaten. It feels peaceful. There is still chaos around in piles and clumps. Danger lurks when you walk. One must find their path through. Yet there is a peace that has settled. It wasn't ... View Post
Even A Year Later My Grip Remains Strong
A year later we still are haying. The fire on to take the chill off the morning air. The desire of my heart to yield to the heavenly father. The pain still real, the missing still great. Longing to find our way in this world. Wanting to make a difference. Wanting hope to permeate all we do. Thoughts scratched out in the wee hours of the morning. Still ring true a year later. Yet, this is before cancer knocked on our door. It is before I knew what was to be. . . It's Early Morning 9-20-13 I rise while it is still dark. Coffee is made. We are having pancakes for breakfast. I have turned the ... View Post
When There’s An Early Frost And No Heat
The steam from the cooking apples warm the kitchen. Soon there will be applesauce. There is going to be another frost. We have no heat in our home right now. I keep the doors closed. I bring in the mums so they won't freeze. We pick the last of the tomatoes on my one plant. I'm such a gardener. The doors to the other end of the house are shut. We are hanging a quilt over the doorway to the hallway that goes upstairs. We need to conserve heat. The down part of a large home. It seems too early to have such a ... View Post
Keep Our Wicks Trimmed And Burning
I stood in the field and watched. Lanterns to remember. His classmates gathered together. Remembering. Prayers taking flight. Each lantern rose higher and higher. Lights dotting the already starlit night. I wanted to reach out and somewhere find him in the group. I longed to see him. Missing him deeply. Each lantern aglow, floating heavenward. Beauty. Peace. As I gazed around, I wondered, how many know that soul searching peace? Two men, sons taken before them. Stepping together through the fiercest of times. We ... View Post
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