Living in the Peace Zone
Our neighborhood is well-lit—motion sensors flicker on whenever someone walks by. It’s a comforting reminder of how light dispels darkness, both literally and spiritually. After the Christmas season time-out, our Women’s Wednesday Night Bible Study is well underway at our church. It gives me so much joy to be in a group of women of…
The last two days I’ve been blogging about “coming clean” in our lives, even to the point of having a heavenly spotlight that reveals the crud inside us. AND, that is opening up the “cover-ups”! That is called intimacy — in-to-me-see! So how can anyone “see into” us with our dreams, hopes and desires unless…
Do you have intimidating people in your life who make you feel a little “less than” when you need a few minutes of their time? After all, they’re busy people and you don’t want to distract them from their project at hand. I have several people like that in my life and to protect the…
This is a photo from our Thanksgiving Pot Luck/Pot Blessings or in the words of a friend, our eat-a-thon meal yesterday. It is amazing how diverse we are in all areas of life, yet we have gratitude, friendship and true concern for each other in common. It’s true — variety is the spice of of…
I am an experienced “Pot Luck” covered-dish toter. I can’t begin to tell you how many covered dishes, salads, main dishes and desserts I have made over the many years of my church-going or friends-celebrating-together life. And less I offend some of my sweet Bible-toting friends with the “luck” part of pot luck, I also…
I’m in my cozy chair all set for my morning devotion and prayer time and I remember the sweetest surprise last weekend. My dear friends, Charles and Sheila Michie, invited several mutual friends over for a pot luck meal. Little did I realize it was a set-up to celebrate my birthday (26th). I was so…