One of the first things I saw when I went to Israel was the Mount of Olives. (This picture is not it, only an olive tree.) Immediately as I looked upon those gnarled ancient trees I saw the sufferings of Christ. I could barely constrain my wails. I held my breath trying to muffle the loud cries threatening to erupt …
Out of His Reservior
I’m feeling overwhelmed these days. All my doing. My struggles are in my head, but that doesn’t take away the anxiety in my heart. It’s still there. The “problems” before me are just that- they are before me. They are actually whispers in my spirit of what I am feeling nudged to do. Good stuff. Stuff I want to do, but …
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Beyond Disappointment into Arms of Love
Holidays are funny things. For some of us Father’s Day is a good day. But for some of us it’s a holiday that makes our hearts hurt. We have empty places our dads did not fill. They’re no longer with us. Or both. I’ve been battling disappointment knowing I need to focus on my blessings rather than the empty places. As …
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Response-able
From Love Has a Face by Michele Perry- (Above picture: Michele holding one of her 80 kids in Sudan.) “I asked Jesus what I needed to do. What should I do, Lord, in the face of what looks and feels some days like standing nose to nose with a thousand-foot-high tidal waves of darkness? What should I do in the …
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I Saw the Lord
I saw the Lord Monday night as I drove away from Papa Murphy’s (a place where you buy pizza to bake at home.) Often around 6:00pm big puffy clouds begin to form around Wilmington.This evening was no different. I love this time of day. Something nudged me to look up. There was a hole in the sky. But it wasn’t just any hole. …
