Wait. Christmas is over, is it not? We’re back to singing other songs, outdated decorations are waiting to be swapped out, family gatherings are history, and it’s time to just settle into plain old winter. Even the New Year’s resolutions are teetering, because – surprise – we’re each still living the same life with theContinue reading “Tidings of Great Joy”
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Anything But Simple
But love your enemies and be kind and do good [doing favors so that someone derives benefit from them] and lend, expecting and hoping for nothing in return but considering nothing as lost and despairing of no one; and then your recompense (your reward) will be great (rich, strong, intense, and abundant), and you will beContinue reading “Anything But Simple”
Simple. Really?
Love. Do good. Bless. Pray for. The list of commands is simple. Simple to write, simple to read, simple to understand. But is it simple to do? Yes! Yes, it is simple to do all of these things for people I admire, adore. People who love me, do good to me, bless me, pray forContinue reading “Simple. Really?”
Blessings
You’ll quickly find that I’m no poet, But if the list wants to rhyme, well then, so be it. Midnight laughter Little girl chatter New shampoo and shiny hair A box of rice krispie treats to share Baby putting herself to sleep My own sleep, restful and deep Scrunched little face sniffing a rose KissesContinue reading “Blessings”
Sometimes Pain
Sometimes pain has words. Loads of words. Words of anguish, confusion, desperation, hurt, hurt, hurt. Even anger. Words that want to come spilling out at every turn. Words yearning for the gift of poetry, to be expressed in lyrical ways unknown by the bland sentence. Sometimes pain has no words. It has only the hugContinue reading “Sometimes Pain”
Toddler Wisdom
1. When encountering a forbidden object, warn yourself with a loud, “No, No, No!” Apparently, Raelynn must hear this word often, because she has quickly latched on to saying, “No!” with the cutest shake of her head. (The problem is when it’s cute at all the wrong times and her mom has a hard timeContinue reading “Toddler Wisdom”
Jesus Loves Me
My 14 month daughter lights up when she hears this song being sung. The only reason for that, of course, is that we have sung it again and again to her from her earliest days. Now it’s become the most recognizable song in her short memory. At a hymn-sing not long ago, the leader gaveContinue reading “Jesus Loves Me”
Pre-blog Musings
I wrote this post some time ago, speaking mostly to myself and partially to you, the potential reader. I realize, though, that as soon as I tap “publish,” and you are here reading this, there will be nothing “pre-” or “potential” about it. Oh well. December 22, 2020 Well. I want to start a blog.Continue reading “Pre-blog Musings”
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