Genesis 2:7New Living Translation (NLT)7 Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.John 20:22New Living Translation (NLT)22 Then he (Jesus) breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit."Inspire comes from a Latin word that means to breathe into, …
Month: September 2011
The Dark Season
This morning when I woke up the clouds were back and I immediately felt downhearted. I realized Fall was fast approaching and with it, the dark season. It's an odd feeling, something I can't quite comprehend, but a feeling I have come to anticipate. I don't seem to be able to prevent it and I don't really …
With My Soul
If I seek you, will I find you,Through the chaos of the day?Though the world would try to hide youWill you lead me in the way?When I'm trembling and I'm humbledAnd my world just falls apart,Though it passes understanding,Will your peace stay in my heart?Though my mind is racing endless,And my thoughts they go astray,Will …
An Ordinary Woman
or·di·nar·y1.of no special quality or interest; commonplace;unexceptional: One novel isbrilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.For the past few years I've been considering what it means to be ordinary. I've even come to accept that, indeed, that is exactly what I am. But yesterday I looked at my statement that I am just ordinary and I asked myself, "Why is it so important that I see myself as ordinary?" And …
Christian Women
After staring this blog, I looked up "blog" on the internet and found some networks of blogs for Christian women. I considered what that would look like if I tried to join one of them. At one time in my life I would have fit neatly into that area, but not so much anymore. I …
Period
Periods indicate the end of a thought. And in like manner my periods indicate the end of inspiration. Just as I begin a project, or get excited about going to the gym, or start eating a well balanced diet - lo and behold my period comes and everything stops. It has taken me every effort to …
Hold My Hand
Hold my hand when I am youngKeep me safe from hurtful thingsFrom racing cars and barking dogsAnd in the night with darkness falling.Hold my hand when I am sweetIn tenderness and playful jestsOn long walks and quiet eveningsAnd just because you are the best.Hold my hand when I am wedIn the good times and the …
Rolling the Ball
You've heard the saying, you've got to "get the ball rolling?" Well, I'm okay at that, it's what comes next: Rolling the ball. So I'm jumping into this blog with both feet, building up momentum to "keep the ball rolling." My Facebook friends will have to forgive me and hopefully they won't tire of me …
Tattooed for Life
On my recent trip to Hawaii to see my daughter get married, my family took a little side trip to get tattoo's. As I watched three of my children subject themselves to the painful pen of the tattoo artist, I contemplated again what I might want permanently etched on my skin. I had thought many times about …
The Far Reaches of Grace 