my need of God is absolutely clear~

Sometimes a fall is part of the plan all along. worn shoes, weary heart and listless mind. One year ago today I returned from Australia. _____________________________________________________________________________________ The more expectations we carry in the less we...

i live a charmed life~

John goes off to work most Sunday evenings; sometimes Monday mornings- when I get lucky. He returns Friday evenings; sometimes Saturday mornings- when I get lucky. this is our new routine. It’s not what we hoped for. It’s not at all what we envisioned. But...

reminded~

‘We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. No belief remains alive in the mind, it must be fed.’ CS Lewis Why can we only in hindsight see beauty in ourselves? Why does the goose-bumping heart rending sometimes peace sometimes overflowing joy...

open letter to EncaustiCamp II

‘I can, with one eye squinting, take it all as a blessing’. Flannery O’Connor ___________________________________________________________ I’ve realized in all my going out, and seeking, what I am most after is home      somewhere my heart opens...

there’s something odd going on here~

It’s a strange thing entirely different from what I’ve known before. I’d have been frightened by it a year ago but now it’s made me curious… a daily ‘huh, this is interesting….’ settles in my brain…. as I realize...