48.

48.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where ...
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no further uneasiness.

no further uneasiness.

(this is a re-post from March 2010. writing about seasons of prayerlessness and forgetting God and started thinking about it.) ...
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an unextraordinary life.

an unextraordinary life.

"Here's what you do," said Elisha. "Go up and down the street and borrow jugs and bowls from all your ...
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decision time. a loving mother's straight-arm? or trust in God?

decision time. a loving mother’s straight-arm? or trust in God?

Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They ...
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tracking the drift.

tracking the drift.

"These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God ...
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consistent intentional solitude.

consistent intentional solitude.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Summer is over. The ...
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this life lesson brought to you for the bargain price of $6.61.

this life lesson brought to you for the bargain price of $6.61.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little ...
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hot pocket relationships.

hot pocket relationships.

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing . . . And ...
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oil and water.  anxiety and faith.

oil and water. anxiety and faith.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any ...
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who of you by worrying . . .

who of you by worrying . . .

Who of you by worrying can add a single day to his life? Luke 12:25 There's something I pray about ...
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pruning produces "much fruit"

pruning produces “much fruit”

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears ...
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freedom to be different.

freedom to be different.

Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest ...
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am I thinner when I'm invisible?

am I thinner when I’m invisible?

I believe my kids will really "see" me when they are parents themselves. For now, I'm going for the highest ...
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a jar & 2 cups of coffee

a jar & 2 cups of coffee

Thanks to my longtime friend, Renee for the following reminder. This is what I was feeling and talking about when ...
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