I’ve always wanted the faith……..and, consequently, the HOPE of the minor prophet, Habakkuk. Seriously. My heart has a deep “want” to declare right along with the man words similar to his summarizing song: Though the fig tree should not…
As I type this, I am overcome by gratitude. The words to this song keep running through my head, especially these lines: Who am I that the highest king Should welcome me I was lost but he brought me…
We just retuned from a twelve day trip to Oregon where we served / ministered in Bandon and McMinnville (there’s a report of the trip located on my facebook page). In between events, we got a few special days…
Hope and trust. Conjoined twins. It’s been mentioned over and over in the 40-now blogs I’ve posted on hope. So, I don’t know why I was struck this week, by this sentence, which uses the following underlined phrase, in…
This has been a week of putting into practice what I’ve been learning on HOPE. A test has come…and gone…and I passed with mediocrity. A “thing” which I had hoped-to-see occur (and, clung to a promise over) has passed…and,…
Today is a sandwich day. No, I’m not eating a sandwich… …it’s an in-between day. I’m in-between speaking at one retreat and heading for another. I’m just home from a weekend with a lovely group of ladies (from three…
Be alert. Stay watchful. We have an enemy. He’s LIKE a lion. He’s not one; but he wants us to think he is. He wants us to believe he can devour us. He prowls in such a way, so…
Last week, I ended saying that there’s one more ingredient to add to our weed killer. Really, there are two. The fact is that I was going to lump the last two together, because there is a way to…
Every Tuesday morning, my phone beeps with two alert notifications. Some days, I really need gentle reminders to help me stay on task. I hate to say that I’m easily distracted, but, quite often, whatever is yelling at me…
Last week, I mentioned a very real hope-choker: anxiety/worry. It springs up in my metaphorical garden of faith, like the clover or dandelions that try to take over my flower and vegetable beds. This truth has resonated with me…