There's Good Practice and Bad Practice What we practice, we learn. When we don't know how to practice the right way, the right Teacher can help. My Teacher, the Lord, has had me in "contentment school" for a very long time. I have longed for comfort, but He has given me painful, ... read more
Coming Home
Coming Home I can remember Kindergarten, maybe a bit before that. Always, I wanted to know what it meant: Coming Home. My father was a Marine Corps officer; it seemed like our little family of four was all we had. We put down roots. Then uprooted. We went wherever we were sent. My ... read more
When You’re Feeling Weary. Again.
Feeling Weary? Lately, I've been feeling weary. Again. We have been here, in Birmingham, almost two years. Actually, it is 629 days, to be precise. According to a nifty website called timeanddate.com, 629 days can be converted to one of these units: 54,345,600 seconds 905,760 minutes ... read more
Writing, I Miss You…
In the past six months, I have written thousands of words, just not here. But that's a story for a little later. Over the years, I have written hundreds of posts here (over 700 posts, actually). For a few years, I faithfully wrote three posts per week, which shocked most of my writing friends. A few ... read more
Every moment is a gift…
What if every moment is a gift? This week our pastor talked about time. And the last few weeks have been kind of crazy in the time department, so I perked up. He reminded us that every moment is a gift, not a guarantee. I need to remember that. I haven't spent much time here, writing blog ... read more
Can We Remember the Way God Remembers?
How I Remember I've gotten stuck on remembering lately and it has made me wonder how God remembers. Moving closer to family recently has tilled the soil of my heart. Images and vignettes have surfaced, and snippets of conversation echo in my mind. I keep thinking, What does it mean to remember? ... read more
Remembering, the Right Way
Where does your mind go when it wanders? We spend a lot of time and mental energy remembering. Often, I drift to my to-do list—the meal I'm cooking for dinner or a phone call I need to make. Sometimes, I ruminate. It's just like me to get stuck on an idea or memory and go over it again and again, ... read more