Two friends of mine have experienced death lately. One lost her father, the other her husband. As I’ve been praying for them, I’ve been revisiting the process of grieving. Of death and life. “I will hold on to the hand of my Savior, And I will hold on with all my might, I will hold loosely to things that are fleeting, And hold onto Jesus, I will hold onto Jesus […] Read More
I don’t know. Why don’t I blog? Too busy? That’s just an excuse. If I really wanted to do it, I’d make the time for it. It requires too much thought and processing? Perhaps. Sometimes my thoughts and emotions seem like scattered pieces across my mind. It takes time and effort to sit down and process and bring those thoughts together. I feel a lot of frustration about some things. […] Read More
I’ve had lots of thoughts running around my head in the past couple of weeks: thoughts on grieving and death (two different people that I know experienced the death of a loved one within a a few days of each other) – I’ve experienced death firsthand and had to walk that road of grieving – I’ve been re-thinking through all that thoughts on lies that people believe that keep them […] Read More
VERSE: The sky may be starless, The night may be moonless, But deep in my heart there’s a glow. For deep in my heart I know that you love me. You love me because you told me so. CHORUS: Love letters straight from your heart Keep us so near while apart. I’m not alone in the night When I can have all the love you write. I memorize ev’ry line, […] Read More
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just finished listening to The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (book on CD). It’s really got me thinking about our society. This book was first published in 1898. What strikes me is Wells’ commentary on humanity. It feels more like the story (aliens invading England) is a ‘prop’ in which to study human society. Who is man? What defines us a human? The writing seems so […] Read More
Just read this this morning… 2 Kings 6:18-19 (New Living Translation) 18 As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.” So the Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. 19 Then Elisha went out and told them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.” […] Read More
Yesterday, I took the kids for a long walk along the river. We headed down to the River Landing, walked all along the Meewasin trail to Kinsmen Park and back home again. All in all, we were out and about for 3 1/2 hours. While my children hardly even got rosy cheeks, I turned into a lobster, so I’m suffering today, but it was a lot of fun! Here’s some […] Read More
My heart is a fortress. Within its bowels are kept my darkest thoughts; within its battlements my pain, my agony, my guilt. Hard as rock, impenetrable. No one enters and nothing escapes. I stand outside and am numb. I feel nothing. A hard heart, believing that nothing will touch me here, safe inside my fortress. A deceived heart, feeling all […] Read More
“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.” – Lloyd Alexander The above quote is part of the author’s note to the book The Book of Three, the first book in the Chronicles of Prydain. For those of you who have […] Read More
Well, no, not really. It’s just that my hubby said I should blog because I haven’t blogged in a while. Sorry, no incredibly profound thoughts rattling around here. Here’s a blip into my life: tired, so very tired – work is taking a lot out of me, but after March it should slow down a bit I’m taking holidays the first week of April so I’m looking forward to trying […] Read More