Oh way back a long way back I remember listening to Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It's so long ago it the music was on vinyl. Remember that? Vinyl was really cool having a sound that is just a wee bit scratchy and a little sensitive. There is often a reason why memories surface now and again. … Continue reading Patience
And on the 7th day
Genesis 2:2 On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. God does not need to rest. God just is. Being a human I needed to rest. Between my part time job and things here at home I'm spent. … Continue reading And on the 7th day
Speak Lord, Your Servant is Listening
This line from the 1 Samuel 3 has always captured the attention of my heart. Samuel believes he's hearing Eli's voice when in fact it is God calling him. Samuel had every reason to believe that Eli was calling him. Eli called and spoke with him frequently. He knew Eli's voice. But, like so many … Continue reading Speak Lord, Your Servant is Listening
The worst thing that can happen
is that you fail. For the last week or so I've been trying to write a blog on forgiveness. Talk about a "Bang Head Here" week. Just.Not.Happening. Every time I sat to write the words were all wrong. I know deep down that blog will happen, I know not when. I started doodling years ago. … Continue reading The worst thing that can happen
From my Preeeeeeeeciousssssssssssss to My Beloved
When I wrote the title to today's blog post I must admit to being a bit startled. "Why?" you might ask. If you've ever read The Hobbit and/or The Lord of the Rings you'll get the reference to J. R. R Tolkein's character Gollum who appears throughout the books. Gollum is a fascinating character. We … Continue reading From my Preeeeeeeeciousssssssssssss to My Beloved
Patchwork Thinking
You must decide for yourself to whom and when you give access to your interior life. For years, you have permitted others to walk in and out of your life according to their needs and desires. Thus you were no longer master in your own house, and you felt increasingly used. So, too, you quickly … Continue reading Patchwork Thinking
Ponder
Years and years and years ago I made New Years Resolutions. Goals and dreams for the year that somehow in the process lifted my spirit. Setting resolutions is a process of reflecting on life, what I didn't particularly care for and what I liked. The resolutions were often areas that I wanted to change and … Continue reading Ponder
Refiners Fire & Intention
Sometimes a mish mosh of thoughts come together in a way that just seems to work. Well perhaps this is why I piece and quilt, taking unrelated fabric lines from two different companies and setting the challenge of piecing and quilting seems to work for me. Years ago when I regularly attended conferences for work … Continue reading Refiners Fire & Intention
Abiding
About 6 weeks or so before my husband and I married we went on an Engaged Encounter weekend. There are snippets of the weekend, visual memories, thoughts, conversations that live with me. The weekend was rightfully challenging, beautiful and strengthened our commitment to one another. We were one of 5 or 6 couples who celebrated … Continue reading Abiding
On whose shoulders we stand
So a while back I wrote this post on TerifiCreations. It's all about gratitude for those shoulders we stand on. When we stand on the shoulders of another two things happen: 1) we support and 2) we are supported. That support comes in so many ways: words of encouragement, words of empathy, been there done … Continue reading On whose shoulders we stand
A Quilter's Heart 