High hopes. Dreams. Plans. I always have them. Within the last day, someone commented with a laugh, "well, you have a lot of dreams, don't you..." Yep. Yep, I do. Remember all those baby plants I had such high hopes for? What the rabbits didn't ravage, what the bugs didn't bother, what disease didn't demolish … Continue reading garden ponderings
“Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round and pluck blackberries.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning A few weeks ago, teaching from Luke 14: 25-35, my pastor shared this quote, and it stopped me in my tracks. He said, … Continue reading holy ground
The flour is being measured and the oven preheated. In that space, my heart finally gets quiet. My phone set to airplane mode. The recipe I follow is open face on the counter, no internet necessary. You know, the old fashion way. I grate frozen butter. My mind lands on this thought: God orders the … Continue reading butter curls & biscuits
Wait. Slow down. I need to hear that again. I press rewind and re-listen. Life words softly spoken in the air and they are reaching my heart. I hear Emily Freeman say again, "I used to think maturity would mean I would stop engaging in bad habits, destructive patterns, and all of those things I … Continue reading grace & returning
"But, first, remember, remember, remember..." C.S. Lewis Remembrance. I recently listened to reflections Christy Nockels shared on her podcast, The Glorious in the Mundane Podcast. (A little side note....follow this podcast and listen to it often. Let the rich truths discussed, sink in deep.) Nockles points out that often in scripture, God calls us to a … Continue reading the work of remembrance
