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United Love

February 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

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

Happy New Year!

December 28, 2022 Comments : 2

“And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” Joshua 5 v. 12   “A part of the host will this year tarry on earth, toRead More

Significant Gifts of the Season

December 21, 2022 Comments : 4

“I wait for the Lord, my soul awaits. And, in His word I hope.”  Psalm 130 v. 5   I ought not to think of uncomfortable feelings. I ought not to be concerned about beliefs. I ought not to worry about my forthcoming thoughts and speech. I ought not to worry about stepping on anyone’sRead More

Faithful Acts of Love

December 14, 2022 Comments : 2

My Daughter’s Vintage Gingerbread Cookies: Eaten and Displayed Throughout the Home “And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew 2 v. 11 Monday December 12th, 2022 4:30 am As I write this noteRead More

Everlasting is the Gift

December 7, 2022 Comments : 6

A simpler advent “What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man, I would do my part; Yet, what can I give Him; give Him my heart.” Christina Rosetti, English Poet. This is part of a poem written inRead More

Love Rest in God

November 30, 2022 Comments : 2

  I take much comfort in watching snow melt from trees. Such as what I do at this moment. This morning shared such coldness—eight degrees in my parts. And the snow accompanied its shivers. It was a morning, which started with a little problem in the basement. And yet with all the localized chaos IRead More

Happiest of Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

To be welcomed as someone who has, in some cases, been considered different based on the caramel color of my skin, my speech, and other characteristics– have offered me many paths of thankfulness. This in its essence captures and delivers upon that urgency to build on a terrific need. A need to share how thankfulRead More

Trusting Obedience

November 16, 2022 Comments : 2

Mountain Road in Belize After Hurricane Lisa Asking to discuss simplicity and God’s grace has never been an arduous task. This reasoning stems from the many life experiences behind me and with me now. The ones that expressed gentleness, those that were blatantly cruel, others transpired by the inconsiderate, the privileged, and the entitled, andRead More

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