Missing Persons, Suspects, and Convicts

July 8, 2011 By

 My Distinguishing Mark (Written in Dermatographia). July, 2011. Distinguishing Marks Driving home the other day I passed police activity at the side of the road. A squad car blocked the bicycle lane, its lights spinning round like an amped-up lighthouse, as the officer spoke to the driver of a compact car with a fat tailpipe […]


Filed Under: Christ, God's omnipotence, grace, mercy, Romans 8, sacrifice, salvation, seek, separation

Two Steaks and a Side of Redemption

November 11, 2009 By

A Little Girl’s InsistenceThree years ago today, Rich (who is now my husband) and I went on our “first date.” He took me to a steakhouse. We were seated at a nice quiet booth in the corner. In the adjacent booth, a young family was enjoying dinner. The little girl, who was preciously beautiful and […]


Filed Under: blessings, forgiveness, God's omnipotence, Romans 8

Jesus Gave me Socks

June 27, 2009 By

Heroes at Cook’s Corner. October 22, 2007. Crisis and Inconvenience: A Lesson in Pridefulness and Dependence We invited Rich’s parents to join us for dinner on Sunday, October 21, 2007. We passed a splendid afternoon together. Fifteen minutes after they left our home, Rich’s dad phoned us to say that he had spotted smoke while […]


Filed Under: blessings, crisis, evacuation, fatigue, God's omnipotence, hotel, Romans 8, Saddleback Church, Santiago fire

What is Godspotting, Anyway?

June 26, 2009 By

Godspotting Defined My husband, Rich, one of my greatest blessings, reviewed my debut post and suggested that it might be helpful to explain what I mean by Godspotting. He’s a tremendous “second pair of eyes” for me. First, a note about what it’s not: Godspotting isn’t God’s presence in our lives; it’s our awareness of […]


Filed Under: blessings, God's omnipotence, pastor, Rio Linda, Romans 8, Stan K. Niemi
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