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The Homecoming
The HomecomingHis name was Jose. We had been trekking through the border town of Paso Canoas, a bustling hive of activity straddling the border of Costa Rica and Panama....
For the Sake of the World
For the Sake of the WorldNothing is more compelling than sharing the breathing space of seven hundred world changers. We had arrived just in time for the ceremony, my husband and...
Mighty in the Land
Mighty in the LandLegacy is never crafted by happenstance. The morning of my maternal grandmother’s funeral, my niece embraced me tight, sharing the news. In the stillness of the...
Into the Blue
Into the BlueWe had a good catch-up, she and I. Touching on the changes of the past six months, we compared notes. Highlights, triumphs, growth. Challenges, hurts, failures. As...
The Test
The TestGod’s timing is impeccable. I’m sitting in the airport, writing last week’s blog post. Waves of travelers blur past my line of vision, dragging wheeled cases which wobble...
The Same Power
The Same PowerThe warmth of April sun soaked our earnest conversation. Eyes squinting in the blaze of light, I could just make out the depth of pain splayed across her lovely...
Holy Ground
Holy GroundLast week's post generated some curiosity about "the Story." This is it... It’s often the most ordinary of moments that become the framework for holy ground. Pulling...
Over My Head
Over My HeadIt’s time to lay it on the line. I’m absolutely crazy about Jesus. Today was Bible study day. It’s currently the one day a week on which I am privileged to join a...
Heartache’s Antidote
Heartache's AntidotePassion week is but days away, that week of all weeks. The week of remembrance. I’m seated in the center of the gathering, craning my neck to see the preacher...
The Asking
The AskingLast week God set me up for a holy ambush. He baited the trap rightly, knowing full well that I’m a sucker for music. Almost any type will do, but music that exalts the...
Original Design
Original DesignWho would I be if I were fully me? If I were completely alive to every nuance of the physical and spiritual DNA the Father conceived just to craft me? What if the...
The Least of These
The Least of TheseSometimes the towering Sequoias are just so huge, I can’t spot the forest to save a life. I am whipping around the corner of Costco’s parking lot, relieved to...
Further On
Further OnGod’s recently been highlighting a salt-and-vinegar word, and it’s been about as appealing as gargling away a raw throat. I’ve been scrunching my shoulders and plugging...
Heavenly Brew
Heavenly BrewI’m experiencing a holy percolating. The bubbling began this morning as I met with Jesus for some one-on-one. I took a dive into Philippians 3 and things started...
Digging Deep
Digging DeepSo often, life feels a bit like coal mining. Hard hats askew and faces smudged beyond recognition, we delve deep, desperate for the treasured deposits that warm our...
Into Glory
Into GloryFears have a tendency to pile, layer upon layer, until the collected heap can seem to stand high and sharp against the heavens. My frail grandmother is grasping the...
Destined for the Greatest Low
Destined for the Greatest LowToday, I am low. Not depressed, mind you. Not worried or overwhelmed. Low. It's a place I've been learning to embrace for the past seven years, one...
Into the Wilderness
Into the WildernessOne of the buzz words of my spiritual circle is community. Over the past couple of years, there has been a renewed emphasis on the inestimable value of living...
Embracing Need
Embracing NeedSometimes I don't want to see what's staring in my face. The obvious is so plainly blatant, I won't allow my eyes to focus. Fear is too great. Stubborn as a...
Fulfilled Identity
Fulfilled IdentityGod wants it all. He wants all of me, every part. It's with this idea that I wrestle, to one degree or another, every conscious moment. I squirm under the...
Marking His Footsteps
Marking His FootstepsIt’s time for the Yuletide tree to come down. A few nights ago I stood next to our well-lit pine in the wee hours, peering out the window into a genuine...
Joy’s Path
Joy's PathDecember has unfurled its crimson pages, and once again I find that Christmas has overtaken me. It’s arrived. That day of all days. It’s been full, this month of...
The Rush
The RushOne morning last week I took a walk alone out on the pier. It's one of my favorite things to do, one of those things I don't do nearly often enough. I love walking out...
Hope’s Melody
Hope's MelodySometimes celebrating the glory of hope means first making a trek unbidden into the wilderness. O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in...
A Grateful Student
A Grateful StudentI'm so grateful for teachers. Not because I am one myself; in fact, most days I feel that my calling to teach has very little residual impact. Daily-repeated...
Thankful Stones
Thankful StonesAs I pad down the hallway of my parents' home, a brilliant harvest moon illumines the kitchen. It is three AM on the eve of Thanksgiving, and I stand motionless,...
A Mother’s Musings
A Mother’s MusingsA mothering life can be one that rides a temperamental sea, moving quickly from one moment to the next. It can at times leave me feeling a bit queasy, sea-sick...
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