Those People

Wondering today…if those people, you know the ones … the ones we have chosen to dislike maybe for no apparent reason, the ones who maybe know more about us than we are comfortable with, the ones who we have trouble truly loving as Jesus wants us to. The ones who, probably unknowingly to them, seemContinueContinue reading “Those People”

One Resolution

All the years we have pursued that which we thought would bring “happiness”; all the years we have pursued our own plans, ambitions and pleasures; all the years we have made our own plans and followed our own ways…if our plans were working so well, would we be so thrilled to get time behind us?ContinueContinue reading “One Resolution”

Imagine Being Mary…

Can you imagine being Mary?  Being the mother of Jesus? When Mary received the news, she only asked one question…How WILL this be since I am a virgin?  Not–this can’t be, how WILL this be.   She didn’t say, but I am not married.  She didn’t say, this is not what I had planned for myContinueContinue reading “Imagine Being Mary…”

Solitude and Scribe

And even when the enemy whispers repeatedly to me that I am alone, that no one understands, that I need to shrink back and withdrawal…and even when my mind recognizes his schemes and his lies, sometimes my heart is still deceived (Jer. 17:9).  This is a raw post, a scribbling of this place I amContinueContinue reading “Solitude and Scribe”

Wise Men Ponderings

I woke up this morning thinking about the wise men. I don’t believe I have ever given them much thought. Without studying, I let my mind ponder and wonder. I thought of their title of “kings” and all that that entails; power, status, authority. I thought of how they temporarily stepped away from life asContinueContinue reading “Wise Men Ponderings”