Today, all of nature got the memo that spring has officially begun. At least that's how it is here in Texas. The day was awash with blue skies, a breeze, new grass the once a year lime to kelly green color, trees with baby tender leaves. I saw all these flowers with only buds. I have to wait… Continue reading On My Walk…
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A Soul on Tiptoe
Writer Sarah Young often captures my imagination with just a few words. In a recent devotional in her new book, Jesus Always, she writes of a soul on tiptoe as it looks up to God in hope. On tiptoe is the posture I'd like to adopt. Our eight month old grandson has learned to pull up to… Continue reading A Soul on Tiptoe
A Bucket of Skunks
I was loading my car early in the morning to head home from my daughter's house to mine, readying myself for the five-hour drive, when I saw it. Actually, the smell of it came before the seeing. It stopped me in my tracks, a bucket of dead skunks. Okay, it was a bucket of two dead skunks but… Continue reading A Bucket of Skunks
Yoga, Babies and Marriage
When the year turned new, I adopted a word for the year. It is the word "new". The purpose of having a word is to increase one's focus. So I've been trying to be alert to all things new. I've also been trying to embrace new experiences and trying to learn new things. So far,… Continue reading Yoga, Babies and Marriage
The Grace of Holy Tears
When I was just six years old, my grandfather, my beloved Paw Paw, took his life and so my journey with grief began. I didn't know how to grieve and as you can imagine, my family was upside down. I held it in and made sure I was well-behaved and responsible. Meanwhile, I looked for my Paw Paw everywhere,… Continue reading The Grace of Holy Tears
