It should be no surprise that I've decorated for Christmas using the color Blue.My rooms are full of blueyear longand every season.But this year, Blue,INDIGO,has taken on a deeper meaning,as I've looked at the Shepherds,and felt the night watcheslike never before. Are you a blue person? I think there are some of us who choosethe … Continue reading Indigo
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Hands
There it was again, that old familiar wake-up call: a wave of nausea followed by a jolt of pain and then the rush of anxiety. This journey through RA/Fibromyalgia has left me well acquainted with the Night Watches of Anxiety. But this time, a word followed closely on the heels of the normal rush: HANDS, … Continue reading Hands
Stillness
The Stillness of the first Snow ushers in the Pause,The Pause of Advent, When waiting hovers all aroundAnd Mystery calls out to me. Yesterday I read the words of Bonnie Gray, The Faith Barista, again, and remembered my first weeks as a blogger, when she began her #OneWordLent series. Only now, the months have passed, and she invited us … Continue reading Stillness
A Lasting Inheritance
Today would have been my Father's 95th Birthday.Already, he's been gone to Heaven for 20 years,and my Mother joined him there 7 years ago.There are days still, when it feels like I could pick up the phoneand hear their voiceschecking in on my day, and my home here.But their HOME has become so much … Continue reading A Lasting Inheritance
The Joy of Consolation
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.Psalm 94:19, NIV What do you do when your heart tremblesunder a load of anxiety?Do you have a word that soothesor a song that comforts?I have a treasure chest fullthat measures an abundance of JOYjust waiting for me.Sometimes easily forgotten, one simple thoughtcan take me down the paththat will open … Continue reading The Joy of Consolation
In Him We Live and Move and Have our Being
Before I began this Journey into Chronic Illness more than two years ago,I had immersed myself in prayingthe Scriptures,through a Beth Moore book, titled,Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds.I did not see the place that lay before me.But my Lord was making preparation.Even as the pain began increasing,and the Specialist spoke the wordsChronic … Continue reading In Him We Live and Move and Have our Being
Share the Adventure
It's been a different kind of week at my house.My man is home and the espresso is flowing.Not that I mind all of this excess caffeine flowing through my veins. . .After all, even when he's home because he's recouping from theminor surgery that was finally rescheduled (Praise God!) I am seeing that he is still … Continue reading Share the Adventure
Discovering Hope
( In exchange for my review, and being part of the Launch Team for this book, the author provided this book, for me. All opinions expressed are purely my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”) … Continue reading Discovering Hope
I Hear the Prairies Calling
Compass Plant (silphium laciniatum) So what do you do when your prayers are not answered in the way you hoped for? What happens when the healing doesn't come? When the bills continue to pile up? Or when the heartbreak feels like it will never end? I have been walking this path of … Continue reading I Hear the Prairies Calling
The Butterflies
The season of Butterflies . . . I get so excited when the summer heat brings in these fluttering beauties. And usually, my heart starts to remembering ---It was the fall of 1986, and my husband and I were preparing to move our family, (the 2 of us and our 6 year old and 1 … Continue reading The Butterflies
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