My Lunch With the Clowns, 2002

August 22, 2012 By

Cadence and Ayden, Clowning Around. January, 2012. A Peculiar Blindness I knew exactly where to find the vendors’ lounge at the Los Angeles County Fair. After all, we’d had a booth there for several years. Sure, we’d moved to a new building this year, but all four exhibit halls were identical, right? Or so I […]


Filed Under: God's omnipotence, grace, gratitude, mistake, mystery, Psalm 119, see, work

Come as You Are!

June 15, 2012 By

Just as You Are. Right Now. Even if Your Sweater is Crooked.  Humbled, not DiscouragedA passage in my Bible struck me as I read it a few days ago. I’ve read this passage before, but on this occasion it leaped off the page. “Don’t wait until you’re ready,” I heard.  I’m sharing the passage here […]


Filed Under: 2 Chronicles 30, dependence, freedom, God's omnipotence, Hezekiah, mystery, obedience, rescue, Romans 5, salvation

Acoustic Vacation

May 23, 2012 By

Sunrise on Oahu’s North Shore. The Incredible Sweetness of Being, Part Nine I unplugged for this vacation. My husband, Rich, and I flew to Hawaii to visit my daughter, Elaine, her husband, Rob, their boys, Cadence and Sawyer, and Little Miss Kidney Bean, due to be born in September. They’re stationed at Pearl Harbor, for now, […]


Filed Under: be, child, clarity, Ecclesiastes 4, Facebook, family, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, home, husband, mystery, oceans, rest, travel, welcome

Tugs We Cannot Name

December 30, 2011 By

Cadence in Lala’s Rocker. 2008.  An Overwhelmed Heart “Do you know what tomorrow is, Cadence?” I asked as I tucked the tiny toddler, not yet two, into the vast queen-size bed in our guest room. He blinked. “Tomorrow is Mother’s Day! And your mommy will be back tomorrow. She’s going to meet us after church and […]


Filed Under: child, Ephesians 1, faith, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, heart, Holy Spirit, mystery, trust

Tugs We Cannot Name

December 30, 2011 By

Cadence in Lala’s Rocker. 2008.  An Overwhelmed Heart “Do you know what tomorrow is, Cadence?” I asked as I tucked the tiny toddler, not yet two, into the vast queen-size bed in our guest room. He blinked. “Tomorrow is Mother’s Day! And your mommy will be back tomorrow. She’s going to meet us after church and […]


Filed Under: child, Ephesians 1, faith, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, heart, Holy Spirit, mystery, trust
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