Tonight, I struggle to write this blog. Why, I ask myself? I know a piece of it is because I have had a hard time putting it into words myself. It has taken a few weeks to even understand exactly what I have feeling … or “wrestling” with, if you will. So what do I… Continue reading A confession
Category: Spirituality
The Gospel and the Sunrise
[Hi all… This weekend I am stuck inside with a bout of food poisoning (ugh) – so pulling one out of the archives that I never posted.] When we first started visiting the church we went to in Illinois, our pastor would ask a question: What if the gospel was meant to be more like… Continue reading The Gospel and the Sunrise
Who does your thinking?
I have this little post-it note sitting on my standing desk beneath my monitor, mainly so that I can see it front and center. Right now, it’s about as close as I am going to get to God hand-writing a note to me… but lately it’s something I have needed to remind myself of more… Continue reading Who does your thinking?
What is freedom?
My new routine in the morning has me up, pets fed and out, by about 5:15 in the morning. Still dark, and pretty cold in the lower level of the house, I then like to curl up in a really fuzzy blanket, hop on the couch, and pray for a bit to start my day.… Continue reading What is freedom?
Pea Soup
Earlier this week, I woke up one morning at 4:30. I had not planned on waking up that early, but I was wide awake – and for some reason I could not wait to get out for a run. It was a cool morning – in the 50’s – and still completely dark, save the… Continue reading Pea Soup
Finding the Life 