This season can leave us stretched thin. Hearts clenched, breath held, lips pursed, tears waiting to spill. You too? Nothing sounds more delicious than to sit down like the snow. Be still, alone with God. I’m sorry I’ve gone missing in the midst of recent chaos: Hubby on crutches, daughter arriving home from college resembling Read more…
We Need Laughter and Joy
Ever ask yourself, Where did my funny go? This past weekend, after three days away from home at a writers conference, I found myself on the edge: worn thin, sleep deprived, having driven too far for too long. Feeling like ‘going Tasmanian’. You know. That blathering, slobbering cartoon character spinning circles in the dust, destroying Read more…
Come Away to the Mountain
I had come away to the mountain, sequestered in an elderly mini-cabin on wheels, to read, listen, write, and read some more. Devotionals, Bibles, books by authors whose words like water pour out on parched land. I sipped sweet cinnamon tea from a mug with a lid not quite right, that let drops run down Read more…
Rest Must Precede Harvest
The busyness of the world would have us forget a simple truth – rest must precede harvest. There are times we must slow down, to get where we’re meant to go. At the end of your strength? What if that’s where you’re supposed to be? Yield to the process. In season, we are called to Read more…