A generous gift from a friend far away… A followed through with thought: “You were on my mind today.” A call from a friend to ask how to pray… Grace, tea, and lemon squares beautifully served on a tray. Thank you, Lord…and thank you D, C, B, and K.
Advent: Behold, the Lord, the Ruler is come. Before you are fooled into believing that I have actually learned Latin well enough to come up with that phrase, let me tell you that it actually comes from a church year/liturgical reading from the time of the Epiphany. Epiphany means “manifestation” and is usually associated with… Read More Adventus: Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus
So, I spoke at church on Sunday about how women shouldn’t speak in church. Well, not exactly, but that infamously controversial verse from 1 Timothy, Chapter 2 was the focal point of Robert’s sermon, along with the qualifications for elders and deacons listed in Chapter 3. He’s been doing a sermon series entitled “Devoted.” He… Read More Not a Man’s Job ~ A Woman’s Reward
Just how many varieties of pumpkins and squash can there be? For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies, My town was also the home of Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost! For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies: We’re surrounded with orchards of various… Read More Autumn Afternoon Awe ~ Part 2
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears… …all nature sings and round me rings, the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, and skies and seas… His hands the wonders wrought. This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols… Read More Autumn Afternoon Awe
There’s always lots going on here, but some weeks are especially full. When I only check my email once a day, go days without so much as glancing at Facebook, and simply cannot touch my blog, I know it’s an especially busy time. And this one’s been filled with both an increase in activities and… Read More Pondering the Treaures in Joy and Sorrow
…is happening around here! A few scenes from the past two Sundays…. And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard from Me; for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many… Read More What The Father Has Promised…
(Since I had just finished reading the book, and had no idea there was an upcoming movie, it felt like the movie was made just for my personal entertainment – literally two weeks after finishing the book! My kids, of course, knew there was a movie coming out. “Silly Mom, let me show you the… Read More Eat, Pray, Love – My Take (My Very Long Take)
Kayla, my ten year old, and I have a little spiral notebook tug-of war going on especially on Sunday mornings. I always have a small spiral notebook in my purse – mostly for my menu planning and grocery lists, but also for those occasions when I need to jot down a phone number or email… Read More Spiral Sermon Interpretation
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands… Read More This Mystery is Great….