Ten Minute Tuesdays: Song: “Reckless Love” When I first heard Cory Asbury’s song “Reckless Love” during my church’s worship service many months ago, the part that hit me most was the bridge: There’s no shadow You won’t light upMountain You…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: Hallelujah This week, the week before Easter, is what us Christians call “Holy Week.” The trouble is, I haven’t really done a single drop of anything to prepare my heart and mind for the gravity of what…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: Alive These are things that make me feel alive: Planting a garden Doing manual labor Listening to podcasts Writing Journaling Praying with and/or for a friend Writing a letter to one of my kids Seeing artwork from…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: 1 Peter 4:8 [ “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” ~1 Peter 4:8] Loving others—truly, with grace and humility and a genuine concern for the well-being of the other person—this…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: PSALM 119:2 [ “Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart“. ~Psalm 119:2] A few years ago I read a blog post by Jamie The Very Worst Missionary. Her post is…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: SONG: “Defender” [ Written by the very gifted Rita Springer, I love Steffany Gretzinger’s version here ] The beginning of this song starts with the lyric “You go before I know / That You’ve even gone to…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: GREEN [ “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.” ~Psalm 23:2-3 ] I need green in my life. It is therapy for me. It is Springtime…
Ten Minute Tuesdays: EXPECTATIONS [ On Our 6,292nd Night Together ] I always thought I’d be the type of person who would want their space when she slept. You know: a “don’t touch me while I’m asleep” kind of person….
February Free Write 2019: HOME Ahhhhh…Home. I love this place. After losing our condo when the market tanked back in 2008, we rented for 6 years. And, honestly, I loved our little rental. We had great landlords, they kept our…
February Free Write 2019: WAIT Patience isn’t really my strong suit. I mean, I can do it…but I’m just not really a fan. That seems to be a tough virtue nowadays. Not much in our culture cultivates patience. Our technology…