What is it about hope that keeps over 1900 followers checking out this blog? Why is hope so important that after almost two years, I am still writing about it? At its core, we cannot live without hope. It is the heartbeat of every future plan, the soul of every small business owner, the reason …
As I walked out of Hen House with my groceries, he was loading his trunk with his own food supply. He smiled, then asked, “Are you from New Mexico?” He pointed toward the tag on my car: “New Mexico — Land of Enchantment.” “No,” I said, “but it’s on my bucket list. I would like …
During three seasons of life, I have struggled with the topic of “Not Enough.” Because I was raised in a perfectionist legalistic culture, it seemed I was never enough for God. Markers of spiritual maturity included how many people we could convince to become Christians and how efficiently we used our spiritual gifts. This focus …
With all the natural disasters we’ve seen in 2017, I’m re-thinking the topic of hope. Not that I have abandoned its importance, but rather thinking how it presents itself and how we react to it. All this reflection has led me to believe hope exists in layers. Layer One: The everyday expression of hope. We …
A few weeks ago, I finished reading “Loud and Clear” – a compilation of columns by Anna Quindlen. She was my favorite journalist for many years – a writer who could force us to think yet remain approachable. With each column, I reminded myself – I should have been a journalist like Anna. I should …
Words pour out of me – a torrent of expression and emotion. Stories, articles, journal rantings, blog posts. Revisions three or four times then a sending of the results to editors, publishers, agents. This is how I process grief, how I find my way through the valley and back to life. Future joy is hidden …
I love to find something that has been discarded and repurpose it. Sometimes it’s a piece of furniture from a dumpster find, a pot made from an old bowl or a scarf that becomes a wall hanging. My repurposing gift probably stems from growing up on a farm and “making do” with whatever we had. DIY …
Perhaps the answer to “When, God, when” is wrapped around the positives of each day. How can we find our destinies within the search?
Can we find some plausible answers for the Why question?
Why would God project a new way to manage time? Is it possible that he’s tweaking the hours of each day?