Tag: Hope for the Future

What happens when you dream with God

Last summer I watches my friend’s cat for two weeks in one of my favorite places in Colorado. Normally I would have used all my afternoons and evenings to do everything outdoors that I could – hike, trail ride, go paddle boarding, sit in the hot springs. You get the idea. And yet… I sensed… Continue reading What happens when you dream with God

A fire, the wind, and the Holy

Yesterday I went hiking in an area that had suffered from fires a few years back. To say it was devastating would be too much; to say it was beautiful would be incorrect as well. Sobering and intriguing might be better words? Some trees had been cut down, some still stood, blackened and stripped of… Continue reading A fire, the wind, and the Holy

Being a peacemaker

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” – Jesus, as recorded by Matthew in the sermon on the mount (Matt 5:9) I have read this verse since I became a Christian in college. Although I wasn’t always sure exactly how to do this, I knew that to create peace in… Continue reading Being a peacemaker

Looking into 2023

So here we are Christmas has come and gone, and while the decorations are still up, presents may still be strewn around the tree, and our bodies are still recovering from all the sugary treats, the days on the calendar still flip and life goes on. Tonight we celebrate 2022 taking its place in history.… Continue reading Looking into 2023

A Classic Story Re-Investigated

Whether you grew up in church or not, sometimes reading stories in the Hebrew Scriptures can be confusing, overwhelming, and downright hard to understand. Wars and battles are described in ways that are foreign to our 21st century ears. Who won the battles, and why, is often something that is called out in the passages,… Continue reading A Classic Story Re-Investigated

Lessons from a marathon

Two weeks ago we walked out of church and heard cheering a block or so away. Curious, my husband and I headed down to Pearl Street to see what was going on. Turns out, that day was the first ever “Boulderthon” – the inaugural half and full marathon for Boulder – and we were right… Continue reading Lessons from a marathon

A lesson from high country wildflowers

I am house sitting at a beautiful home this week, and although I am working from here its like a bit of a retreat for me, really. Peaceful, surrounded by mountains, trails near the river to walk, places to ride. I love it. One of my duties (in addition to taking care of the cat)… Continue reading A lesson from high country wildflowers

Can we let them represent?

A friend of mine and her husband do something really cute. Each year, they get one of those small square flip calendars that has one page for each day, showing what day it is to celebrate. Like National Chocolate Chip Cookie day, or National Ballet Day or National Sock Day. Then they do just about… Continue reading Can we let them represent?

Lamenting at Christmas?

I have found myself a bit more somber as of lately, and its been hard to know what to chalk it up to. Sure, 2020 has been interesting, to say the least. I think its more like a culmination of things, between the hard things I have watched our nation go through, the new (but… Continue reading Lamenting at Christmas?