Random thoughts on being me
Desert Friends
We’ve just returned from three months in Arizona. The last 10 days there, we ‘boondocked out’ in the desert. In Wyoming we always boondock, and we wanted the benefit of being out and away from everyone so that we could see the night sky and hear the silence of the desert. And it was wonderful. … Continue reading
Understanding the desert
We’ve taken three rides on the desert in this past week. Two were joyful, terrific and one was a bit of a trial, since we were in a wash filled with deep sand and gravel that made the going a bit hard, and we happened to get ourselves kinda-sorta lost for a little while (yes, … Continue reading
Out of My Grasp
Karl and I took an excursion to the Grand Canyon recently, and I just can’t get it off my mind. I know in my brain that I stood at the edge of the rim, and I know that what I was seeing was a canyon about ten miles across and about a mile or so … Continue reading
Colorado River Exploring
There are some days that stand out as lessons on the beauty and care that God provides us. Today was one of those days. We took a boat tour across Lake Havasu and up the Colorado River. I wasn’t sure what to expect or what we’d see, but there wasn’t anything disappointing in what we … Continue reading
Joy and Pain of Discovery
The desert has a formidable, cautionary kind of beauty. The mountains have strong, jagged angles with a hint of threat to them in shape and shadows, and the grey, powdery desert floor combines desolation, a lack of sympathy, and a surprise of shapes and colors. We took a 4-wheeler ride out to see a ghost … Continue reading
Desert Delight
Joy comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Here’s one example of my joy this week: Early Friday morning Karl and I drove out to the desert and found a spot on a ridge above a ‘wash’ to watch about a quarter of a mile section of a 425-mile race. The racers were souped-up … Continue reading
Visions of gingerbread
We are just a few days before Christmas and all through our house Christmas is glinting and chiming and sparkling, and making me merry. I hope you can say the same. I am an absolute stickler for not opening ANY present early, I love staring at the pile of presents under the tree in happy … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
When I was little, I thought Christ was Jesus’ last name. You know, Mary Christ, Joseph Christ, and their son Jesus Christ. Of course, I eventually came to understand that Jesus is the name His mama called Him (ok, yes, it was Joseph, the step-dad who named Him as instructed by the angel). Names like Christ … Continue reading
Why?
In the novel I’m writing right now, the main character experiences something difficult. She is young and laments to her mother, “Why did God let this happen?” Her mother answers her saying, “I think you are asking the wrong question. It isn’t up to us to ask God why. He’s God, and He doesn’t owe … Continue reading
Light of the world
It’s been easy for me in the political and cultural tempest we live in to wonder if God isn’t tired of us. I’ve thought lately that I haven’t seen God’s hand in the workings of America very much in the last months. People seem angrier, more fearful, less loving, and I’ve wondered if God has … Continue reading
