Goof Off for God

Goofing Off With Carly and Cadence. January, 2011.  Grin and Bear It (The Good News, That Is) For a people who are supposed to have the joy, joy, joy,joy down in our hearts, we sure can be a sour and dour bunch of folks. I thought about that yesterday when I read these words over at […]


Weekend Reflection: Fearless

Cadence, the Brave Explorer. October, 2010. ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10 (NASB) It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes and […]


I’m Taking Back My Tulips!

Relinquishing A Wound Yesterday at the grocery store I dared to admire the tulips. Audaciously waiting just inside the front door, they stood like trollops draped in shades of  Easter candy: babycheek pink, duckling yellow, Lladró lavender. Stems held the blooms erect above their brazen leaves. Not even one proud tulip bowed toward her nourishing soil. Glory, I thought as […]


Weekend Reflection: First

Sunrise On  Ice. Photo by My Talented and Gracious Friend, Bob Coller.  3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1:3-5 […]


Weekend Reflection: New

  17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind. 18 “But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness. Isaiah 65:17-18 (NASB) It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes and tour the stillness.  Start […]