Simple Writing Revision: Adjectives that Include Your “Very”
I’ve been teaching a writer how you rarely, if ever, need the word “very.” You don’t need to use it ever again! Almost always, you’ll find an adjective that means the “very” that you want. If you’re coaching a younger writer, you can challenge them to find the word that includes the “very” in it. […]
To See Their Faces
Yesterday, I saw my students’ faces for the first time. We’d been gathering together in masks for our in-person classroom at Penn State, but after the Thanksgiving break, PSU transitioned to all virtual instruction. So when the zoom meeting began, we finally gathered and saw each other. It was a joyful and peculiar experience. So many […]
Waiting for Explanations
I love Hannah Whitall Smith’s words this morning: “The Lord is good, therefore all that He does must be good no matter how it looks. I can wait for His explanations.” Can you imagine the maturity to look at hard circumstances and say that God is still good, no matter what? And can you imagine […]
Completely Whole and Thoroughly Mended
This morning, I remembered the name God gives Himself in Exodus 15:26: The God Who Heals–Jehovah Rapha. I think of all that needs healing around us. In a pandemic, we all pray for physical healing and think about illness every day. We cry out to God as Jehovah Rapha. There’s no better time than now […]
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Generous and Unexpected
I received a generous and unexpected gift in the mail yesterday. Dominique Jordan (http://www.dominiquejordanart.com/) sent me the most beautiful print of Isaiah 40 after reaching out to me with a kind note about my podcast and encouragement she received from the eagle imagery teaching from Guarded by Christ and Isaiah 40. I cannot wait to hang […]
All the Christmas Music
It’s so wonderful to think of all the December traditions: Christmas cookies, Christmas movies, and Christmas music especially. I’ll light the pine-scented candles and drink spiced tea. I’ll sit in a wonderland of lights and decorations. I’ll wrap gifts in festive paper and big bows. I’ll walk in the snow. A new season begins with […]
Warming in the Light
Give Thanks—For He is Good
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. —Psalm 118:1 Consider! We give thanks for God’s goodness and enduring love. Yes!
Thankful Hearts
As you know, I love finding a way to thank God especially during hardship. Essentially, this blog began as a challenge to “give thanks in all circumstances” and find the flair in ordinary living. So I continue. Today, I’m thankful for delicious medjool dates, purring cats, music, and the smell of pine. I’m thankful […]