Your goodness brings forth fruit for all to enjoy.Your compassion brings the earth’s harvest, feeding the hungry.You cause the grass to grow for livestock,along with the fruit, grains, and vegetables to feed mankind.You provide sweet wine to gladden hearts.You give us daily bread to sustain life,giving us glowing health for our bodies.Psalm 104:13b-15 The Passion Translation…
Category: Snapshots Along the Way
Lessons From a Robot
When I was working and coping with Chronic Fatigue, I bought Roombas. It was nice to have a clean house when I came home exhausted. But after retiring, I realized that I could do in 15 minutes what it took the Roombas an hour. So I gave them to a friend, who sent this email….
For Today
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 New Living Translation Today is your day to paint life in bold colors; set today’s rhythm with your heart-drum; walk today’s march with courage; create today as your celebration of life. Jonathan Lockwood Huie I thank you God for this most…
Things I Learned …
… While Having a Root Canal The noise in your head is not your problem or responsibility. It is actually the sound of progress. You can ignore it or celebrate it. 2. Trust the process.The endodontist knows what she is doing even though you don’t. And don’t try to understand what she is saying: you…
… and in the Storm
“The rain to the wind said,You push and I’ll pelt.’They so smote the garden bedThat the flowers actually knelt,And lay lodged–though not dead.I know how the flowers felt.”― Robert Frost ”Don’t confuse your path with your destination.Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean thatyou aren’t headed for sunshine.”– Anonymous Then they cried out to the Lord because of…
In the Rain …
“In the past God let all the nations do what they wanted. But God was always there doing the good things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from heaven and good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” Acts 14:16-18 Easy-to-Read Version…
“Good Bones” … And Us
Recently, I’ve been watching home improvement shows. “Good Bones” features a mother-daughter team of builder/decorators in Indianapolis. The buy “rescue” houses: abandoned buildings that have multiple, serious problems, everything from leaky roofs, fire damage, termites, rampant mold and rotting beams. But the thing that sets this show apart is that Mina and Karen NEVER raze…
Common Prayer
If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. [the Holy Spirit] does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can…
Trees … And Us
We can learn a lot from trees: they’re always grounded but never stop reaching heavenward. – Everett Mamor “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long…
Stuff … And Us
I think I’m weird. Whenever I’m going on a trip, or having a procedure, I have an overwhelming urge to thoroughly clean my house: walls, rugs, closets, drawers, the whole shebang. As I write this, I am thinking about the kitchen cabinets and all the items I store but never use. I should purge them…