Have you ever wanted to be the star of the show? Ever wanted to be the center of attention? Maybe you’re shy, and that would be like a death-sentence to you. Maybe you’re people-energized and that would be like a dream come true for you. Jonah was the star of the show. He knew it.… Continue reading 23 Star of the Show
22 Stories
When you have a story to tell that’s worth telling, people want to hear it. Jonah’s story was remembered by people of all kinds of faith; Christian, Jew and Islam. There was a tomb that was set up in memory of Jonah and his mission that was blown up by ISIS in July 24, 2014,… Continue reading 22 Stories
21 Where do you Sleep?
My sleep has been a little wonky as of late. Two weeks ago, I was up at 5:30am ready to go, doing devotions, doing laundry and now, it’s 7:30 and I’m dragging myself out of bed. Sometimes stress makes you feel sleepy and sometimes stress gets you wired. What is sleep and God have to… Continue reading 21 Where do you Sleep?
20 Beautiful Contemplation – Don’t go there
Ugh Just one of those days. One of the days where I have some thoughts, not many, but enough. So it’s these thoughts that I am offering for “contemplation” today. The Back Story (Jonah 1:1-3) God spoke to Jonah (whose named Pigeon or Dove) who’s dad’s name means “Truth” (Amittai). God said, “Get up and… Continue reading 20 Beautiful Contemplation – Don’t go there
19 Be at Rest
I was loading my pictures up on a website and it was just taking too long. In the past, I’ve opened other browsers to see if I could upload it three times as fast but that just gummed up the project, overwhelmed the computer and shut everything down. There was 3 things trying to do… Continue reading 19 Be at Rest
18 Dust
Ground in the dirt. Smashed on a rock Splintered beyond recognition. Dust. Is that how you feel? Does your heart feel like there is nothing left and that your heart is falling like wheat to the ground and the rest of your heart is disintegrating like chaff; crumbling and blowing away -nothing but dust in… Continue reading 18 Dust
17 When All You Have is PRAYER
I celebrated my child’s birthday yesterday. She turned 8. It was a bitter-sweet party. We loved going to the pond and eating watermelon and fry-bread on the shore. We loved the giggles from the kids on the floaties but we deeply missed the people in our family who were not able to be there, so… Continue reading 17 When All You Have is PRAYER
16 The Storm
Last night we had a storm that kicked off our hydro for 15 hours. I was looking out of my living room windows to my forest, 30 feet away, and couldn’t see the trees. The wall of rain was impenetrable. The storm continued through the night. It was loud (it seemed to keep thundering just… Continue reading 16 The Storm
15 Will Someone Save me, because I can’t
We all want someone to take action on our behalf. To take up our cause. For someone to notice our pain and do something about it. To be cared for. To not be alone -either in our happiness or in our pain. We all want someone. Me too. The Back Story (1 Kings 19:9-18) The Lord Appears… Continue reading 15 Will Someone Save me, because I can’t
14 Forgotten
Isn’t how when we’ve been involved in something absolutely spectacular that our world kinda crashes down on us afterwards? You’d think that that would be the time to celebrate and enjoy the fruit of our labor, but that’s not always the case. Remember in Blog 12, I mentioned that I had faith when the adoption… Continue reading 14 Forgotten