This time of year has a magical hue, but it can be brutal to one’s inner life. Expectations, build up, performance and the wave of reality crashes… Dreams, hopes, memories, pressure and the boat tips as someone else has a different plan. One can have such hopes and seemingly feel invisible in all the noise.Continue reading “When you feel like Christmas is not for you this year…”
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Prepare Him Room?
Let every heart prepare Him room… There was no room at the inn. There was no room at the inn for the Creator of all universes to be born into the world. There was no room at the inn for the Sustainer of life to break into our darkness in order to rescue usContinue reading “Prepare Him Room?”
When blind hearts see
I hate that thing in us, in me, that thinks we know better than God. The voice that says, “yeah, but I see another angle.” “Just this one time I have it figured out.” “I deserve better.” It gets us in a whole heap of trouble. That trouble becomes the state of our heart healthContinue reading “When blind hearts see”
swirling thoughts
My prayer for today–also the words to a song: ‘Spirit, now living and dwelling within me, keep my eyes fixed ever on Jesus face. Let not the things of this world ever sway me. I’ll run ’til I finish the race…’ These words encapsulate a theme swirling through my head and heart. TheContinue reading “swirling thoughts”
The Art of Coming Alive 