I’ve never wondered til now… Was the pier just being built as I sat perched up there on that pier post? Or had it aged out and been blown away by a hurricane long before we arrived there that day on vacation? I don’t remember actually [...]
I have a wind chime hanging from the rafters of my deck. It’s the usual, twine, a bell, and a bright red cardinal. He is stone, of course, painted with a garish red paint, the typical cardinal markings in black. A few feet away, three red, [...]
At the Transfiguration It was as if Jesus said, “Now I will remove my humanity and show you my…Reality. This is Who I Am…This is Me. ” How slowly Earth-Time must have dragged by for God in the Flesh. All of His Splendor crammed into a [...]
After nights and nights of cloud-filled skies, it’s about time. Tonight the sky is finally clear and filled from horizon to horizon with stars, like a great, universe-filled snow globe. The clouds are all tucked away at last. It’s like the stars are applauding our patience [...]
Alone... ...is a word I’m well acquainted with, as are many of you who will someday read this. It’s not the same as lonely. Although loneliness can certainly arise from it. Being alone is also not the same. The arrival of people may fill the gap [...]
Sometimes when I wake up, my heart that lives in my brain has already been plotting the day ahead without me. Thoughts that don’t belong are filling it like a turned on faucet with a broken handle. They splash and flood, filling my cup so nothing [...]
You, God, are the One who knows my heart. You live there. You see me as I really am. You built that Place, that Holy Space where my dreams abide. You carefully crafted them and nurtured them and fed them. There are so many questions I [...]
Things are tough here, Father. We go through sicknesses and deaths. We see pain in relationships, pain in decisions, pain when we open our eyes at first light. We know it’s coming. Every moment of the day, someone is crying out the “Why?” and the “Why [...]
What have I been savoring lately? Well, today is my 70th birthday. I’ve been sitting on the deck this morning savoring Gods goodness and His care for me all these years. As I think back thru my life I can hear His works roll thru my [...]
The Sound of Trains Maybe it doesn’t catch your breath the same way it catches mine. When it’s late, all is quiet, I’m lying in bed... the songs of crickets and tree frogs drift through my window. It’s open because it’s fall, the air is fresh [...]