Prayer
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At the beginning of summer, I thought a red theme would be nice and I picked up two hanging baskets of geraniums for my front porch. The color stood out and they contained ivy vines in them. Needless to say, I didn’t water them as I should and they looked pretty bad. I had resigned
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This past week, I went on a girls trip with my daughters. We did not get a chance to do our traditional family vacation like we usually do in the summers. The kids are adults now, and schedules are harder to make time work for everyone. So, my husband and I came up with an
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I have lately felt the dryness and desolation of being in a barren desert. I imagine myself in a beautiful garden that I am to take care of. I fetch water from a far off well that is deep and as I bring my empty bucket and lower it down, I find that I have
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This past weekend was the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Jesus led the Apostles Peter, James and John up a high mountain. Then a miraculous event happens, Jesus is transfigured before them. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Matthew
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I have been drawn this week into scripture with Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Martha is the woman that stands out to me as I read the living word. As I offer my quiet time to Lectio Divina and pray for the Holy Spirit to come, the verses speak to my soul. They reveal a different
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Prayer is a wondrous thing, it is a connection that runs deep and is vast, like the universe itself. It is hard to comprehend all the intricacies that are within; all the unspoken words, all the unknown hurts, all the hopes and dreams, the deep longings of the human heart, but the Lord knows. That
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Last week I received a visit while I was at work from a kind and generous lady. She brought me a beautiful hand written card and a bag of homemade baked goods from her and her family. When she arrived, I assumed that her gifts were for someone else in the office and not for
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For the first time in awhile I felt happy. It was a feeling deep inside of a joy that spilled out that lingered for awhile. I couldn’t hold onto it and it was gone. This happened a couple of times and I was grateful to feel this happiness instead of the sadness of grief with
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I have been working on decluttering at home, and this week my focus was my bedroom closet. I find myself holding on to many items that I haven’t worn in years. I am embarrassed to say what I thought would be one bag of clothing turned out to be three, and I am talking about
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This summer there is a lack of rainfall where I live. When there is a lack of water, the dry areas become exposed. This has been true for my yard. The yard has a sprinkler system, but it does not reach all the zones. It was not noticeable until this summer because the rain usually
Fears and Tears 