Weekend Reflection: Wait

Cadence, Waiting to Dig In to Lala and Auntie’s Birthday Cake. February, 2014.  13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see  the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 (NASB) Shhh. It’s […]


When We Went Down to the River to Pray

[From the archives. I’m on my way back to the river today.] And Talk. And Sing. And Eat. And Rest. Sunday night, late, my dear husband picked me up at LAX. He even parked the car and came inside to meet me at the baggage claim, which I  claim as a love offering. So how was […]


Weekend Reflection: Hopeful Waiting

Filled with Hope, We Wait for Love.  Advent begins tomorrow. We prepare to celebrate the day when Love put on flesh and came to walk among us.  Shalom. 6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will […]


Lipstick Time

Elaine, Me, Mom. May, 1984. Speeding at a Standstill A few weeks ago, I left on a Thursday evening to meet my daughter. On my way out the door, I slipped a lipstick into my purse. She’d left the tube of Viva Glam in my car the last time I’d seen her and I had […]


Sabbatical

Moonrise. Point Arena, California. February, 2011. It’s Kind of Dark In Here And it’s a little noisy, too. Lately, things just haven’t been quite, well, right around here. I’ve got this little problem with pride, see, and with preconceived ideas about what is, and how things happen, and wellness. So it took me a long, long […]