Moments are fleeting Time runs away How do I save right now A pen won’t write fast enough My memory fades How do I save right now I fall down on my knees Asking the questions How do I save right now

The children played in the sandbox. In this box, they learned about the boundaries of where they were allowed to go. Space was limited and they had to share the resource of sand, so they minimized their dreams for what they wanted to build. In time the children grew to be adults. Some learned to [...]

How may I serve you? Friends who love me, have given me news clippings for how I can make this talent work for me. I adore them and how they look out for my own interests. Each time I read about what I can do to generate profits, I come to the same conclusion. The [...]

“But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”…I appreciate the truth shared from others around me. I understand what they are speaking. The honesty of heart is refreshing. They aren’t trying to conform to anyone’s idea of what they must believe. This is what I consider to be “good soil”. They are asking questions [...]

A question had been upon my heart about what I am meant to be doing. A word given to me was clear about being in a place of rest. Sometimes I don’t know what that looks like, so I inventoried three days of my week so far. I sat on a rock overlooking my city, [...]

A long while back, I spent an evening in San Francisco enjoying the bay. It was a night of cafés, jazz music and fireworks. At the end of the evening I was drawn into an event of showmanship and temptation. A man trained in the art of cons entertained us with shiny baubles to invest [...]

Flipping my hood up over my hair, I made the short walk in the rain to the open rooms. I entered quietly, not making eye contact. All I wanted was to be alone in the presence of the Lord, even while amongst His people. I set my things down and found a far corner to [...]

I stood over the storm drain just in case. Waves of nausea came and went. I could feel my cheeks continually flush as my body tried to adjust. Over and over I’d left the car to breathe fresh air as my mouth began to water indicatively. Cigarette butts littered the ground and I let my [...]

I have loved you in all of your pain I have loved you during seasons of rain And I want so much more from you Than you can give, and so I wait I have loved you in all of my pain I have loved you in my seasons of rain And I won’t ask [...]

Jesus often pursued finding a quiet place to be alone. Even when He took His most trusted disciples to stay nearby, He’d still seek a solo place to pray. When I remember that, I feel quite fine about my own pursuit for quiet places. Mat 26:36  Then Jesus came with them to a place called [...]