Encouragement, whether you’re extending it or receiving it, requires faith. Ability to encourage is contingent on believing that what will be is more than what is now. It takes vision, hope in what is yet unseen. For faith is the stuff of things hoped for, things not visible, things yet to be… If I have […]
I have stones all about the house—stones that remind me of other places and times. Some are pretty and glinting with fool’s gold or the sparkle of quartz. Others have names and dates penciled on their bases. But must are smooth and plain and their origins have been long forgotten. But I do like to […]
Staring into space was lovely this morning. The air was cool, the sky blue, the sun brilliant and I was bushed from raking and digging and hauling compost and wrestling with roots and rubbish. It was a relief to stop, lean on the shovel and stare. But tonight it is tiresome. I sit before a […]
After all the bliss and fuss of the holiday season it is good, essential in fact, to rest awhile, to sleep in a bit, to sit and collect thoughts, to refuel…I find myself not yet ready yet to produce many words. May I offer you instead some passages I’m meditating on… I Samuel 30. David’s […]
I was recently awarded this tag for overcoming a period of gloomy days and regaining equilibrium and good cheer…. As a mom it’s hard to escape notice when life falls flat and your feelings are reflected on your face. I’ve just come through such a time and I guess I didn’t hide it very well. […]