I’d already written last week’s blog, already had processed and determined to de-clutter my mouth with a little spring cleaning, when I sat down in my favorite chair, Bible in my lap, journal open. I was ready to hear…
Lenten Lessons. #1. I simply just talk too much. No, I’m not extroverted, but when I’m around people, I seem to need to filll the empty spaces with noise. I’m not comfortable with awkward silences. However, as I’ve been…
Each night, now, for the last week and a half, I’ve been practicing the prayer of examen. It’s been an eye opener for me in many ways regarding what’s going on inside my heart. Definitely, it’s doing what it’s…
After throwing weekly followers-of-this-blog off this last week with a mid-week post, I sit to write this morning’s regular blog. So, if you were one that didn’t catch the out-of-the-regular-routine introduction to my explanation of my additional Lenten practice,…
Yesterday I forgot my cell phone. For a whole 13 hours, I was not a slave to phone calls, text messages, email notifications, social media, games, or downloaded books. Nothing was calling my name, or demanding my attention. Consequently,…
For me, the most difficult part about writing is the first sentence, even the entire introduction. I’ve wrestled for days with a way to say what I hope to say without coming across judgmental. That’s certainly not my intention.…
It was a Wednesday night at church. Services are held, the pastor told us, twice on Sunday morning, once on Sunday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday night. His “congregation,” he thinks, numbers somewhere around 500. …
One of the reminders for me, while in Cuba, of which I really needed an elbow-nudging from the Lord, related to my passion for teaching. As I mentioned last week, it meant a lot to hear women (and women from…
I interrupt the study I’ve been doing on “the words of my mouth,” in order to share a few lessons learned from my Cuban brothers and sisters. This past week, we had the privilege of taking a team of…
I’m out of the country with no internet, so please visit again on February 10th! Thanks….you honor me with your presence!