noticing and responding to God in our everyday life
Words. Last week they gushed forth. As if a trap door in a deep well was opened. Flowing with force. Flowing with purpose. Hardly able to contain their excitement at being released. They had stories of sorrow and pain. But in being released into the stream of living water, the daylight shown another side. The […]
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This week we’ve been reflecting on the shorter days of Fall. With that the natural rhythm inviting us to Sabbath rest. One of the main components of Sabbath is feasting. Sharing a meal with family and friends. Remembering God’s provision. Letting in nourishment- for our bodies and souls. My friend Kristi is graciously providing […]
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This week I’ve been feeling “off”. Struggling for words that match my heart’s beat. I have thoughts as to why rumbling around in my head. But for today, God says “Rest”. Will I enter via this Sabbath door I’ve been peeking into? God says “Don’t strive.” Will I trust that a day off on my […]
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Halfway! We have made it halfway through writing and reading everyday in October. Thank you for taking this journey with me. Halfway seems like a good time for reflection. And Sabbath remembering is a practice that makes space for reflection. Longing for moments in our busyness that remind us of who we are. Of who […]
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The earth wobbles on it’s axis. Moving us closer to the sun. And then farther. In October it’s the Southern Hemisphere’s turn to be the favorite. Away we go. The shortening daylights confirm science. We may resist. We may welcome. We can not change it. God’s rhythm of life. Seasons. Revealing the facets and purposes […]
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Another Sunday morning comes And I resume the standing Sabbath Of the woods, where the finest blooms Of time return, and where no path Is worn but wears its makers out At last, and disappears in leaves Of fallen seasons. The tracked rut Fills and levels; here nothing grieves In the risen season. Past life […]
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“Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that […]
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Do you know what it is like to share your heart, the pain, the tender places, your most vulnerable parts? And to wonder how it will go with the one listening? How it is received can shut your heart down, adding layers of protection. Or it can set it free, letting it be the beauty […]
{more}This week I have been sharing the losses on our journey to becoming parents. The fall season of our life. Today I remember the seeds that were planted that grew into our adoption of our son. Venturing in again to a land of unknown outcome. Excitement. Cautiousness. Monthly pictures from his foster mom. Falling more […]
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This week I’ve been sharing our long road to parenting, the most intense fall season of my faith. Monday, our early in our marriage miscarriages. Tuesday, our adoptions that almost were. Today we land on our Seattle years. With a new state, new medical discoveries. New hope. Four more pink lines. Four more attempts of […]
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Walking in this land has become familiar. Searching for an answer to my barrenness. At the crux of each hill Dreams invite, This may be the one. But at the top of the hill No crashes in. Thunder and lightening Clouds grey Sometimes complete darkness. The form No takes is limitless. my own body betraying […]
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She closed the door behind her. My husband and I alone in the ultrasound room. Knowing something wasn’t right. She said the doctor would be in soon. The room suddenly short on air. April 2001. One month before our one year anniversary. If we have seasons of life, of faith that feel like fall. This […]
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And this button if you would like to read last years:
