Flight Status

Departing Dallas at 46 degrees. Crossing the border into Mexico at 72 degrees. My month long visit ended and these cowboy boots are ready for walking on cobblestones again. Enjoyed wearing many cozy layers that have been tucked away. My flip flops and tank tops will once again become my style. March 20th last night…

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.  

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…

Unspeakable Joy

Hush, listen, for a whisper—have you heard? Trails leading, His voice calling, His absolute Love —spell binding. Calmness stills, His Presence engulfs… Consumes, and completely submerges the soul that delights in His drowning. The world is silenced, alas we stand in awe! Elated, taken up into the eternal, beauty beyond words. Tranquilized to stillness in…

Little Boxes of Conformity

Little Boxes made of Ticky Tacky!  Society is made up of left and right, black and white and both sides seem to like placing us all in little boxes. We are careful about what we say, where we go, and who we associate with, but we are all easily cataloged. Those who strike out against…

Poetic Times

A Wishing Well – a place to muse in the garden, a place to toss our hope for things to come. Our choice is to hang onto the hope we have, and to the faith we have been given by the only trustworthy Source. Truth is certain, eternity is sure. We live in Poetic Times.…