All afternoon, I’ve been singing it. “Make me a channel of your peace…“ It’s always been a favorite, and today? Well, wow. Fitting. I watched the events this afternoon, fingers flying on Skype with a group of dear friends. Protestant friends, every last one of ‘em. “White smoke!” “Lights!” “Oooo, check out the band!” “He [...]
Ugh. Stupid phone. That’s what I was thinking as it rang in the kitchen, me “trapped” in the recliner, two rooms away, with a nursing/dozing baby girl. I’m not even sure why I got up, disrupting her sleep and my peace. I usually don’t. Everyone else was playing outside, enjoying a sunshine-y spring-like afternoon, as [...]
For two years now we’ve prayed for relief from the drought. We’ve prayed for a real winter. We’ve prayed for snow, rain, ice, any kind of moisture. Every Sunday a prayer for rain is added to the intercessory prayers. Last week Tuesday we were cheering on the home team at our last regular-season basketball game [...]
This quote from my Guideposts magazine struck me the other night. I don’t aspire to be rich and famous. Really. And I’m certain that many of you don’t, either. “do everything they ever dreamed of?” I’m not sure I even know what that would be! But it would be nice if things were a little [...]
Last night as I stared her down in my bed, past my new 10:00 Lenten bed time, her eyes bright, her voice squealing excitement, I had to laugh. An hour and a half later, with the coaxing of a pacifier and a back rub, she finally tired of hands and knees rocking and our late [...]
