“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and striving after the wind.” Ecc. 6:9 My husband found a lightbulb in the yard last week. It is the tenth one we’ve found strewn around the wild edges of our property. They didn’t always lay amongst long… Continue reading Squirrels and Patio Lights: A Lesson in Contentment
Category: Scripture Reading
Something Brief, Something True: He Was Forsaken
As I finish up reading in Matthew this week I have been most blessed and encouraged to see the Lord's love triumph upon the wretched yet wondrous cross. Today I'm participating in Aliens & Pilgrims Something Brief, Something True with this thought: "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until… Continue reading Something Brief, Something True: He Was Forsaken
Glancing Back, Peering Forward
It's December 28, 2023 as I write these words, another year draws to a close. It's been a year of learning, writing, grandbabies, and grace. Lots of grace. This 2023 was my first full year of writing in this space. I have enjoyed it immensely and thank you for taking your time to read here. In case… Continue reading Glancing Back, Peering Forward
The Foot Path
I traveled to Uganda several years ago and while there our short-term missions team visited a few small villages. One day as we walked from one village to another we approached a vast field full of some high-growing crop which stood before us as a sea of green. As we drew closer, one narrow footpath emerged, a trail of beaten-down brown where no life grew, splitting the fertile crop in two. I thought of this Ugandan footpath as I read the parable of the sower recently. Have you heard this lesson taught by Jesus as he sat in a boat on the sea?
Of All the Things, Admire This
As a photographer I notice things, especially pretty things. My eyes perpetually observe, here and there, up and down, in search of objects to admire. My visual sense hungers for things that sparkle and shine, which contrast dark and light, so I find myself constantly on a quest to find details highlighted and delicately magnified,… Continue reading Of All the Things, Admire This
The Light for My Path 