Take Joy, My King, in What You Hear
Ah… love songs. Love songs to our babies. Love songs to our spouses. Love songs that linger in the kitchen while we stir soup or fold laundry. Songs that carry memories like perfume — one note and suddenly we’re back in a moment we thought we’d forgotten. And then there are the love songs we…
Heart and Soul
Did you ever play that old 1938 piano tune “Heart and Soul”? Two people, one piano, laughing their way through a duet. Simple. Joyful. In sync. It turns out, that’s how hearts are meant to work, too. It’s still Heart Month — and I’m loving one heart in particular — my dear husband’s. He’s had…
Learning to Lead AND Follow
It all started one Wednesday night at our church’s weekly family dinner. We overheard two couples chatting about their next dance class. We leaned in closer to hear more! Turns out, several couples from our church gather for a meal and then dive into dance classes. Take that a “dance-step” further – we jumped into…
The Rhythms of Love and Grace
Back to the Senate Judiciary’s display of optimism and negativism during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings. If I were describing it in musical terms, I’d speak to rhythm and tempos. Lots of crescendos (increasing in volume and speed) and lots of staccatos (where each sound is short and disconnected – like the sound of…
Is it a Heart Condition or a Condition of the Heart?
Sitting quietly, I noticed I could hear my heart beating. Thump, thump, thump – perfect rhythm, but loud and clear. I told my eye doctor and my family practitioner about it and both advised me to see a cardiologist – just to be sure there wasn’t something out of order. Now, mind you – I’m…
Predictable or Unpredictable
Ever since my grandson, Payton (now 18), was just a little guy he’s loved playing the piano. It started with my husband who could play anything but loved Christian music and jazz. “Little” Payton jumped on the piano bench to plunk out notes while Papa played. The first song Papa taught him was “Chopsticks”. He…
Forward…..MARCH!
In honor of this month of MARCH, and in honor of our service men and women who, on our behalf, are MARCHING to the beat of the love of their country, my word for today is MARCH. It’s MARCH 4th — the only day of the year that can also be a sentence — MARCH…
The Rhythms of Life and How They Ebb and Flow
Life is interesting, isn’t it? We go through different stages of life in what seems like a blink of an eye. After my sweetheart left for his heavenly assignment, the sweet rhythm of God’s grace and love had steady flow that kept me wrapped up in such peace and security. I had my family, church,…
Going With the Flow When It’s Slow
Yesterday, Alexia and I left Austin early to beat the morning traffic. As we took to the highway, I said “At least it isn’t raining…..”. Famous last words, because no sooner than I said those words, it started to mist but we were still on time to make it to Waco by 8:20 am and…
What’s Your Rhythm?
Rhythm — a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. This morning I woke up, looked at the clock and first words out of my mouth were, “Thank you, Lord, for getting my sleep rhythm back to normal.” For me, that is a regular, repeated pattern of at least 6 or 7 hours of…