Creating Space for Beauty

I’ve found that experiencing beauty as a regular part of my day requires cultivating a welcoming space: physical space, such as having a special area to d...

Guested by God

I simply sit at my desk this morning, in silence, pen in hand, paper ready for whatever words might come. My pinched heart stretches and expands and trusts a li...

Lentil Soup for the Body and Spirit

Yesterday as I sniffed and sneezed and shivered from the flu, the thought came to mind: “Surely, I can watch a movie since I can’t focus on anything...

Doing Scales

Every Friday was painful. Literally. Band-aids covered my fingers and the shaking in my voice went to the tips of my toes. Hardly any of the strings rang clearl...

Luke 6:45

(I’m joining with Ann Voscamp’s Walk with Him Wednesday  blogging community and sharing about a scripture verse I’ve memorized.) I’d alw...

Feathered Gratitude

268. Grateful for the little hummers visiting me today. 269. For the little feet. 270. For the amazing wings. 271. For glints of iridescent red. 272. For the Cr...

Thank-Full

Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… 221. The twinfants were born to my dear friends Kimberlee and Doug: Ben and Luke.  After a scary week, my...

Three Weeks of Thanks

Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… “We never know where God hides His pools.  We see a rock, and we cannot guess it is the...