Yesterday I got news that a friend had passed away. Not a close friend, but more than an acquaintance. It is interesting because this morning I am still trying to figure out my reactions. For certain I am happy for him, for I know he was suffering in his battle against cancer. After that suffering [...]
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Over the weekend I started really working in earnest at putting pieces together for a book. And what I really focused on was the sense of wonder that God has created in us. It is this sense that gives me hope. And I have no doubt it is placed there by our Creator. Not only [...] When I wake up in the morning it is usually my intent to spend some time with God by reading His Word. And to share it with you all more days than not. And at the end of the day I try to reflect on the day and my experiences with God. I do MUCH [...] Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence. –Paul Claudel I have a friend who is in the hospital for three days as they try a new experimental medication for his chronic A-Fib. I won’t pretend to understand even part the ramifications of A-fib [...] This morning I was a bit behind in my work and didn’t get the recycling bins out at my usual time. As I’m working away I hear the clinking of glass and make a frantic bee-line for our recycle bins and rush out the door to see the recycling truck at our walkway. Now, I [...] “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (1807-1882) Reading these words really resonated with me this morning. I am my own worst critic for the very reason that Longfellow states: I know what I am capable of. When [...] |
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