Day 27: Listen for HIS Heartbeat

Five years ago today . . . Does your phone or tablet have that app?You know, the one that shows your picturesfrom a previous year,hoping that you will share them all over again?Well, this morning when I saw where I was five years ago today,I heard a whisper from my Lord's heartbeat,"Write about my compassion." And I knew … Continue reading Day 27: Listen for HIS Heartbeat →

Day 26: Does God Listen?

"How can you just pray abouteverything?"I've had many people ask me that over the years. Often times they will followthe first questionwith this thought:"Oh, I could never pray like you do.You must have some special connectionwith God."And both of these questions have beenasked just as often by Jesus-followersas by those not part of the Faith.So … Continue reading Day 26: Does God Listen? →

Day 25: Listen through the Slow and Cold

I love spring flowers.So, when I had a sudden burst of energy this morning,I used up all my allotment of said energyto plant some spring bulbs. And as I strained and struggled with the task that would have been but a minor choreonly a few years ago,I remembered the words that a good friendhad shared with me … Continue reading Day 25: Listen through the Slow and Cold →

Day 24: Listen for Instructions

Have you ever felt that nothing you are doingis making any difference?Perhaps you have felt that you are doing everythingyou know to do,and yet the results have turned outfar below your expectations? Or, what if you are in the place where nothing makes senseand there seems to be nowhereto turn for any answer? You are not alone, … Continue reading Day 24: Listen for Instructions →

Day 23: Glean and Listen Part 3

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV) Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.As promised last week, I have compiled a list of a few Online Christian Communitiesfor those with Chronic Illness. These ministries have blessed mebecause God has created us to be inCOMMUNITYwith each other. We need each … Continue reading Day 23: Glean and Listen Part 3 →

Day 22: Listening for His Protection

As I am rejoicing, and saying"Thank you Father!"for protecting me through this latest round of testing,and the biopsies that are "benign,"I am trusting that He still holds methrough the painful daysand weary ways.And my prayer for you today is that you would feel the arms of Jesusand the brush of Angel Wingssurrounding youand carrying you through every trialand … Continue reading Day 22: Listening for His Protection →

Day 21: Remember as we Listen Part 2

The tractor struggled up the hill,and the farmer tried desperately tomaintain control,but the front end shook and rocked,and before he knew it,he was pinned under the seat of anupside-down deadweight of a machine. His cries for help were heard by the farmwife,who gathered up their young infant son,and placed him in the backseat of their 1940's car, and … Continue reading Day 21: Remember as we Listen Part 2 →

Day 20: Remember as we Listen

It was the day after a biopsy, and I knew I was in for another waiting time,wanting to know the results,wanting to find my strength renewed,wanting to just be done with this questioning.But as I realized that none of those answers would beforthcoming,I also realized that I am really good at pining forThe Good Ole … Continue reading Day 20: Remember as we Listen →

Day 19: The Anointing in the Listening

Post Exertional MalaiseThis is the term for what I lay in bed feeling.It's the "payback" that comes with many auto-immune diseases--24 to 48 hours after the initial stress of something that is beyond the scope of your normal,you should not be surprised if your body has asecondary reaction of painand fatigue,just as you thought you were ready … Continue reading Day 19: The Anointing in the Listening →

Day 18: He confides in us as we Listen

The blankets were warm, and the voices of the nurses chatting in the background were setting me to a place of sleepiness that I had not expected, there in the room of prepping for the biopsy.And then as the Doctor began the procedure, and I felt the needle pricks, my mind was suddenly aware of … Continue reading Day 18: He confides in us as we Listen →