Random thoughts on being me
Pancake Love
I love pancakes. Two circles of doughy, warmness fill my belly and satisfy me like no other breakfast. I like them slathered with melted butter and sprinkled generously with white sugar. (Syrup makes them soggy and, well, the taste of maple – yuck.) When we go out for breakfast, I order crepes or omelets or … Continue reading
Hope
Gardening is a lesson in hope. What we had on our property, before the hurricanes precipitated our horrid landslide, was a verdant green slope of rainforest. Thanks to Maria and what we had to do afterwards, much of that expanse of property was converted into an ugly slash of rock, debris, and concrete. It has … Continue reading
Mother’s Gifts
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. I love Mother’s Day, well, really, I love May. May is a little like my own personal Christmas – one that’s all about me – since this sweet month brings blooming flowers, Mother’s Day and my birthday. I get awakening gardens, presents and flowers, cards and calls and texts. I … Continue reading
Sufficient Grace
I’ve been thinking this week a lot about the verse in 2 Corinthians 12:9 where God says to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” It seems to me that there are a lot of ways to absorb this verse, and from where I’m sitting this moment, … Continue reading
Signs of Progress
There’s something so satisfying about weeding the garden. When you start, there’s a problem. When you finish, everything is neat, tidy and pristine. It’s the same with cleaning. Start – dirt and mess. Finish- shiny and smelling good. Painting is a joyous task. Start with ugly, end with glossy. Being able to see the fruit … Continue reading
Too Many to Count
I’m counting my blessings, so I really don’t have time to blog today. There are so many of them. Amidst a continuing parade of wrinkles and hurdles, this week has reminded me how loved I am both from heaven and from earth. Last week, our dear friend Greg and his son Cade came to our … Continue reading
Finding Glory
One of the gifts that God gave me is my imagination. I’ve shared before that I had imaginary friends as a child, and I’ve always written stories in my head. Often, I’ve imagined heaven as a place where creation is perfect and unfallen (which I am pretty sure I can’t adequately imagine!) and I’ve visualized … Continue reading
Martha or Mary?
I have a love-hate relationship with the story of Martha and Mary in Luke 10. I love Jesus’ sense of humor and his patience as he speaks to Martha. I can picture her, red faced, hair a mess, apron dirty, ticked off. I can see Mary, nails perfect, clean outfit, totally relaxed sitting near … Continue reading
February! Yay!
It’s February! Five months since two cat 5 hurricanes blew through. Five months filled with stress and worry about recovery and repair, rebuilding and revising our plans. Five months of tired, haggard faces around us, navigating downed trees, pot holes, and lines. Five months that included generator noise and darkness, terrible cell service and … Continue reading
We are known by our fruit
I recently had a conversation with someone close to me who claimed that the Hope of Salvation was simply a “carrot on a stick” used to entice us to live a righteous life. The rest of that argument was that doing good and making right choices with the promise of eternity in mind was … Continue reading
