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Wait for It
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness…” Gal. 5:22 ESV There are days where I think, “Gee, maybe I did one of these sections of the fruit pretty well… Let me see…maybe even for most of the day!” You know what? I don’t think I have ever said that when it comes to…
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Imagine the Light
There was an enormous space. So large, in fact, that it is truly impossible for the human mind to comprehend. Its vastness is even difficult for scientists and mathematicians to create formulas to express it. Instead, we have given it a reasonable sounding name: the Universe. What if this enormous “bubble” of visible and invisible matter was not the only…
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Shepherd and the Shadow
When I was a little girl, in addition to what everyone normally called me, occasionally my mom would call me “Shadow“, because I would follow my dad so closely. Shadow. I like the image that connotates…and, it reminds me of this… One of my dearest friends and I were having a conversation one day. We were discussing the painting of…
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Hover Over Waters
It is Friday – a bright, sunny day in February. The sky is blue, and so am I. Mourning, actually. Feeling sorrow at the loss of so much we have identified as “America”. These days I wonder if was all a mirage the whole time? That being said, it is imperative to keep our eyes on what is true. Pontious…
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The Sovereign
It wasn’t really supposed to have turned out this way. The days and weeks had somehow turned into years and then decades. One decision led to another, and before one knew it, the moments had stacked themselves neatly into bygone calendars. Listening to the small crackles of the fire on a January afternoon, there was no sadness, perhaps an infinitesimal…
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Lift Your Voice
One day during the extreme lock-down – it was as if fear was a tangible thing…a slimy, force that was breathing sulfur all around. My neighborhood was quiet – too quiet. There were no jets flying into DFW. It was as though the world ground to a halt. It was as if paralysis had set in. It was hideous. I…
