“…The Word has nail-scarred hands that cup our face close, wipe away the tears running down, has eyes to look deep into our brimming ache, and whisper, ‘I know. I know.’” (“Reflections From One Thousand Gifts” – Ann Voskamp) I closed the small devotional – the words going deep. I…
Read moreFor three years in a row the Cardinals have returned to this place to build their nest. From my kitchen window I watch as they painstakingly weave bits of twigs and string into a safe bed for little ones. When the work is completed, she lays her eggs, and then…
Read moreWe came in hopes of seeing fields of wild flowers stretching as far as the eye can see, but we were too late. All the fields lay fallow except one – a sea of purple blooms rippling in the afternoon breeze. We took pictures and walked paths that meandered through…
Read more“We have this moment to hold in our hands and to touch as it slips through our fingers like sand; yesterday’s gone and tomorrow may never come, but we have this moment today.” * Gloria Gaither’s touching words have been flowing through my heart all morning as I thought about…
Read moreGod is a God of many names. Elohim – powerful God; El Elyon – God Most High; El Shaddai – Almighty God; Jehovah Rophe – The Lord Heals; Jehovah Rohi – The Lord is My shepherd; Jehovah Shammah – The Lord is There (to name a few). Each name reveals…
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