“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities.It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend…when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our livesbut are grateful for the abundance that’s present—love, health, family, friends, work,the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
Living Abundantly
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. Tom Waits ********** Fear of the future makes people settle for things in the present that completely defy Abundant Life. Beth Moore ********** Not what we have but what we enjoy,…
Autumnal Equinox
While the meteorological start of fall coincides with the start of September, the astronomical start of fall isn’t until 8:03 PM CDT, on Sept. 22, the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. Fact The Autumn Equinox is caused by the tilt of the earth. Contrary to popular belief,…
More “Abundance”
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Psalm 36:7-9 NIV The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too…
“Abundant”
ABUNDANT: existing or available in large quantities; having plenty of ********** After yesterday’s post, I began to think about “abundant.” Does the Bible use that word anywhere else? Well, yes. In the beginning, God created abundantly. In Genesis 1, we read that “the earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation” (v 12 Amp), and the waters swarmed and…
Petunias
… Consider the lilies of the field … Matthew 6:28 KJV Last spring, we went out to select some annuals for our garden. We were shopping by color, looking to find complements to our yellow and purple perennials. We chose salvia and petunias. I had forgotten, though, how much the rabbits love petunias. In a…
Chinese Wisdom
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. Chinese Proverb
“After the Sadness…”
A Grief Observed …
Written by Clive Staples Lewis in longhand in notebooks that Lewis found in his home, A Grief Observed probes the “mad midnight moments” of Lewis’s mourning the loss of his wife to cancer, moments in which he questioned what he had previously believed about life and death, marriage, and even God. ********** From the foreword:“I…
Grieving
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 KJV ********** I weep with grief; my heart is heavy with sorrow; encourage and cheer me with your words. Psalm 119:28 Living Bible He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or…