A Rose Sings

Listen closely to the sound of a rose opening. Welcome the ministry of melody, of its gentleness. Take nothing with you, go alone, and be attentive to what God reveals as a bud opens.   Getting to a quiet place takes focus.  

Quilted Quiet

Under the blankets we snuggle and drift off to sleep in the quiet. My grandma Isa Mae Jenkins used a peddle Singer Sewing machine to make hundreds of quilts over the years. We each received heirloom quilts which featured flannel patches of the pajamas she created for us. My sister Mary got that gene as…

Crunchy Leaves

Fall arrives on September 23, but alas, I was able to rumble with the squirrels and stomp in fallen, crackling oak leaves in Texas today. We are soon entering Spring and tucking away our comfy jams and sweaters. The buds are blooming, we may be sneezing, but we all enjoy change, and the colors of…

Soul Rest

Most people consider that they only get rest when they sleep, but our mind is busy even while we snore. Dreams are made of thoughts that are tucked in filing cabinets within our mind. To give our souls a rest, we not only cease working, planning, or worrying, but what is essential for soul rest…

Lucky Day

What is the history behind the lucky four leaf clover? Uncovering the fact or fancy was like finding the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Scholars all agree that the belief of luck is full of make believe. March 17th is a mixture of history and folklore. The luck of finding a…

Margin Notes

A Saint Patrick’s day lyric written by a man named Mr. Green. At midnight a letter to the Lord was written, the composer did not know where to mail it, so he tucked it in his Bible. He sweetly whispered to have baby skin replace the callosed skin of his heart. Oh how this world…

Binge Watch

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? The Chosen – Inhale what God exhaled – When in doubt pull your Bible out. When you open your Bible, God opens your heart. The Bible is the bread that feeds.

Shrink Club

We get stoked and trust that this way of eating is it! We sweetly tweet all that is working, and we are silent when the scale breaks. Lets talk about faith, the kind that you can see. Think about the faith you have when you jump on a plane! We certainly expect to arrive and…

This is Our God

This is Our God – by Phil Wickham 🎶 Remember those walls that we called sin and shame? They were like prisons that we couldn’t escape. But He came, and He died, and He rose…those walls are rubble now. Remember those giants we called death and grave? They were like mountains that stood in our…