Receive All the Good
The Italian Mama tells me how easily people accept disappointing things in their lives and how terribly they accept good things. Why do we do this? We doubt and question and fear the good things. Instead of questioning and being suspicious of great things happening, we should simply receive and embrace the great thing, thriving […]
Watch Me, Don’t Watch Me
My youngest daughter wants me to ride in the boat while she attempts her stunts on the kneeboard. “Will you watch me, Mom?” “Yes!” I say. “I cannot wait to watch you!” “But don’t watch me,” she says carefully. “It’s too much pressure.” She pauses. “But can you watch me? I mean watch me, but […]
5 Wonderful Things
I’ve been writing down things I just love in this world to share with my daughters. It’s a fun conversation to talk about these things and why I love them. So far, I have the following on my list: 1. Pine cones and the smell of pine 2. Eastern box turtles 3. The golden sun […]
A Place Prepared
Today I’m reminded and comforted by the great promise from John 14 that Jesus goes and prepares a place for us. One day, we shall experience this prepared place–this dwelling made for us by God’s own hand. I grew up in a lovely home where each room was specially prepared to delight and comfort the […]
Nourished
I’m nourished the Southern way: fried okra, fried chicken, butter beans, sweetest sweet corn, sliced tomatoes, sweet tea, and a trip to Dairy Queen for dessert. Friends, family, a lake, dragonflies: nourished indeed.
Remembering Resonance
This morning I see a blue jay dive for a locust. I remembered the extraordinary discovery of the resonance chamber inside the locust. Enjoy: An Extraordinary Find: The Secret Resonance Chamber This morning, my youngest finds the shed exoskeleton of a cicada. She can hardly believe it. She’s heard the news about the seventeen year […]
Doors to Blessing
This morning I read an interesting insight from Prayers Over Our Children. The author writes to God: “Your promises are great … but we must each learn the doors we must walk through in order to receive them.” Some doors surely look like entryways into dungeons. Some look strange and confusing. But perhaps this is […]
In a Calm
My husband stops every few minutes as he’s reading David McCullough’s new book, The Wright Brothers. He stops to share quotes here and there. The first one is from Wilbur Wright: “No bird soars in a calm.” Yes, without the calm, we soar best.
To the Stars
We’re driving through Kansas, and I learn the state motto: Ad astra per aspera. It means “through hardship to the stars” or, better, “a rough road leads to the stars.” A rough road leads to the stars.
3 Lessons from Ney Bailey
This morning, I listen to Cru staff member Ney Bailey speak from her wisdom accumulated from over 46 years as a missionary with a great faith in God. When she speaks, it’s as if a great light floods into my soul and Jesus expands. Ney–nearly 80 years old–tells us how to bring God into our […]