I have been digging around lately in myself and finding items I thought I lost and other items I thought I had finally given away as unwanted. Before I could start digging though I had to do something major. I had to open the door to my closet! You should see this space I [...]

Passionate living! What does that mean? Are you in a job? Going about your routines? Perhaps even attending a church? But do you move in passion?

Free Me - Hyperstatic Union Lyrics
I was afraid to let You in
Would I break Your heart again?
So many times before
I could not keep my promises
But You were dying to forgive
You gave Your life for me to live
And now I know it’s time to find out
Who I am in Your eyes, in Your eyes
Come in [...]

“Johnny come lately” is a pretty common cliché. Most of us think about the dude who finally gets to the door just as the party is ready to break up. Just for giggles I looked up the term to see which website would have the number one definition. On Answers.com it was written “Johnny-come-lately [...]

It surprises me at the warmth of our weather in the middle of our winter days. I find myself missing the chill for reasons I can’t understand fully. Perhaps it’s because this is what I have been trained to expect so when it doesn’t happen the way I think it should there is a [...]

“God gives His gifts where He finds the vessel empty enough to receive them.”   C.S. Lewis
As I read this observation I can only anticipate how much He will fill me up. With every outpouring I have to wonder, “am I not yet empty enough”?

What do you do when you find out you are right? Do you go around shouting to the world about it? Your family, your friends, your co-workers? And what if they think you are wrong? Would you stake your livelihood on it? How about the very safety of your person? How far would you, [...]

You ever listen in such a way that you are paying attention? How do I explain this? Hhhmmm…..well I kind of think of the world as white noise so to speak. It’s so busy and loud, it sounds like that snowy channel when you hit the wrong button on the remote. At first it [...]

GRACE and Truth
Thank YOU for the Fire! Thank YOU for the confidence to walk in NEWNESS….
“Oh Lord, please light the fire,
That once burned bright and clean,
Replace the lamp of my first love,
That burns with Holy fear”
A friend whom I love dearly and YOU love more spoke words of significance….

Let the [...]

I was on my knees this weekend looking deep into the hearth of my fireplace. The day was so cold and we hadn’t turned on our central heat lately. The husband was off running an errand. I had built many a fire over the years but for some reason this one seemed off a [...]