One time I heard a varsity volleyball coach tell a group of girls before tryouts, that he would "put them in positions where they could not succeed in order to see how they would respond." that has always stuck with me in particular when I am failing. It is good to remember that failure doesn't … Continue reading is there any value to failure
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Humanity’s Holy Thirst
Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Does God need to be reminded that human’s thirst? This seems like such a silly question, and yet its valid because over and over again we see desperate people petitioning an omniscient God. Is the human need of thirst more important or apparent to our dehydrated lips and sunbaked … Continue reading Humanity’s Holy Thirst
The ache of lonely
Luke 10:38-42 It was Martha who welcomed Jesus into her home. ‘Lord do you not care …my sister has left me to serve alone…’ I hear loneliness in Martha’s plea to the Lord. Typically, this verse is interpreted to juxtapose busy preparations with quiet learning to teach a lesson about work with faith. however, when … Continue reading The ache of lonely
Thanksgiving a Heart Condition
Thanksgiving begins in the heart not at the table. Thanksgiving looks different in 2020. Chronicles offers us a slightly overused but true verse, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD. God’s word never ceases to reveal new thoughts to my thirsty spirit even the overused verses when we seek, we shall find. As … Continue reading Thanksgiving a Heart Condition
My Burka
I wonder if each and every one of us has a version of a burka in life? The thing that we put on before going outside that keeps us hidden and obscure from the world. I saw a woman today getting out of the passenger side of a small SUV. She had on a burka-like … Continue reading My Burka
Send Some love
Dear friend, Send someone you are thinking about a card. It doesn’t have to be complicated, keep it simple and send it out. There are ways other than screens to keep in touch with the people who mean a lot to us. God was the very first Writer and he sent words to man from … Continue reading Send Some love
Live Free or Die
Why are we still taking extreme precautions for a virus that we know 90% of the population is recovering from? In a utopian society people would manage the world "perfectly". We don’t live in Utopia. At the end of every nonfictional day we go to bed flawed, imperfect and broken individuals. Humanity is capable of … Continue reading Live Free or Die
Clothe Me in Eternity
After a hard rain, the world around me seems greener, healthier, newer somehow. The most delicate spiderweb intact, the tiniest tomato plant upright, flower stems unbroken, leaves unfallen. , how does life hang on after such heaviness? I don't know. But it does, birds nests remain nestled loosely in tall branches without nails or glue. … Continue reading Clothe Me in Eternity
Our Father
I believe all peoples , from every nation are created in the image of One God therefore all are an equal reflection of that One God. “Hear o Israel the lord our God the lord is one.” It is only when we deny the one true God as Creator that we begin to lose sight … Continue reading Our Father


