Good morning, DearHeart. I giggled as this verse happened to be the first I thought of this morn … “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib …” (Genesis 2:22a, NLT) Here is why: I was in the kitchen last night and heard a commotion coming down the hall. I turned to look and a two year old Wonder Woman was twirling in to see me! Head to toe (with a few princess jewels thrown in) our Liv…
Good morning, DearHeart. I’m thinking of the things I have prayed for that haven’t happened yet. Sometimes, I just wonder if I should give up on them. Do you ever go through trials that you think will never end, too? The angel says to Manoah’s wife Judges 13:3: “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will SOON become pregnant and give birth to a son” (NLT). Soon. We tend to think it means in a short while,…
Good morning, DearHeart. Take a deeper breath. Fall deeply within your heart and picture yourself crossing a bridge over a creek to enter into an old farm cabin that sits just behind your heart… once you cross over, you look back and the bridge is gone and there is only silence. A deep and pure quiet wraps you as you step into the cabin. There’s a glowing flame in fireplace and a chair and quilt nearby beckons you to sit….
Good morning, DearHeart. Do you work off of to-do lists, too? It is impossible for me to fight the distraction of the lists. My grandmother, Mom Coon, drank coffee every morning with her neighbor Lela or her sister in law, Aunt Edna. They had a unique gift of cutting away time to simply be together. To linger together. Every day. Sometimes, they did it again in the afternoon. We will always have tasks to do each day. If we allow…
Good morning, DearHeart. There is meaning hidden in the small events of everyday life. The ordinary builds. Each bump and pothole and even each little victory comes with hands of transformation from the Creator. I can always relate when I notice a soul asking questions, poking his head out of the heaviness of the daily worries this life brings … as if peeking out of a gopher hole – my heart soars that they are asking. How many times have…
Good morning, DearHeart. Rain in the forecast. Maybe some storms. What a clever reminder of His presence … of being washed in grace. Sometimes I forget to get still and simply FEEL God … to feel loved by our Creator … held by God Most High. I know He is with me, but sometimes I fail to truly experience Him in my mundane. “GOD said, “My presence will go with you. I’ll see the journey to the end.” Exodus 33:14…
