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Drawing Out the Sweetness

May 31, 2023 Comments : 2

It is with a soft heart; I end this May 2023. The month of May in Colorado is complex, and although we have cooler nights, and warmer days, in the past, we’ve experienced moments of heavy snow. But there was no heavy snow in May this year. A wonderful thing for gardeners like me—-I theRead More

Thoughts, on the Dawn of Memorial Day, Sunday

May 28, 2023 Leave a Comment

Sunday May 28th, 2023, 4:12 am Having guests for the weekend, I’ve opted to remain home this Sunday morning. Typically, this Memorial Day weekend is often spent alone. And an honored time when supreme rest and thankfulness of those who came before me comes easily. Although I’ve had many topics of interest placed before me,Read More

Door of Hope

April 26, 2023 Comments : 2

“And there I will give her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. And there she shall answer as on the days of her youth, at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.” Hosea 2:15 It has been quite full the last couple of weeks! I amRead More

Lean In

April 5, 2023 Comments : 2

“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 6 v. 4 As I consider the meaning of this week, it is essential to reflect on its significanceRead More

Willful Satisfaction

March 22, 2023 Comments : 2

Although I’m often fascinated with life itself—its ups and downs, generous surprises, vicious behaviors, trying persons or groups, controversies, and wins—whenever the spring season arrives, it gives me an enhanced sense of wonder and joy. Other marvels somewhat surpass my human desire to know why this happens yearly. Then in autumn, I attempt to journalRead More

To Seek and Find Peace

March 1, 2023 Comments : 2

In the daunting thought of so many human-made calamities, one may ask, when will there finally come real peace? We know it’s possible, but how can peace become possible? Most who create upheaval, experience life from a fortunate magnanimity. In addition, there are those who with their tongues throw out woeful sewage—shredding every bit ofRead More

Loving Those Who Test

February 22, 2023 Comments : 2

“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4 vv. 31-32 Little Nehemiah is back home. I miss her dearly. She truly is the most beautiful littleRead More

United Love

February 1, 2023 Comments : 4

It has been my great fortune to take some time away from composing these reflections. Life has been interesting, contentious, and yet gentle. In my professional role, I am often placed within circumstances to observe others, which offers me places to examine myself deeply. Unfortunately, some people take narcissism to a level where most researchRead More

Cultivating Fruitful Spiritual Friendships

January 11, 2023 Comments : 2

  Sweet Nehemiah 🙂 “Oil and perfume make the soul glad, and sweetness of a friendship comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27 v. 9   A new practice of discovery often brings me to books appropriate to read to Nehemiah, my granddaughter. At almost five months old, I must consider texts that offer God’sRead More

A Crowning of the Year

January 4, 2023 Comments : 2

A Snowy January Colorado Day “…but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40 v. 31 Usually, the title of this reflection is more common at the end of aRead More

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