He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen. Job 37:11-13 This is my comfort… Continue reading Whether for correction or for his land or for love…
Wednesday Snow
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Bulletin Board (for home)
I had been wanting a big bulletin board for a while, but hadn't been able to find one that I thought was both cute AND big enough for serious office work. Over the Christmas break, I came across a $7 bulletin board at Goodwill that seemed to fit the bill. It was big enough: 21… Continue reading Bulletin Board (for home)
My Lord, I Did Not Choose You
Tonight, as I was "goofing off on the piano", I came across another hymn that I had never heard before: My Lord, I Did Not Choose You. The words are beautiful and true, so I wanted to share them here: My Lord, I did not choose You, For that could never be; My heart would… Continue reading My Lord, I Did Not Choose You
After Christmas
After enjoying my hot chocolate, it seemed like a good time to pack away the Christmas decorations. Following family tradition, most of the Christmas tree ornaments are gifts from other people, or tokens to remember the year. I thought about the people over the years who'd given me the ornaments and remembered the events and… Continue reading After Christmas
Hot Chocolate
When cold weather hits, one of the things I miss the most is hot chocolate. Six years ago, I found out that I was lactose intolerant, which meant good-bye to many things I liked -- including hot chocolate packets. Or hot chocolate from a restaurant. I'd tried making hot chocolate from scratch before... with almost… Continue reading Hot Chocolate
Snow Day
Sunday, 10 pm Monday, 8 am The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? ~J.B. Priestley
New Year
From Valley of Vision (a book of Puritan Prayers): O Lord, Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed in thy presence, in thy service, to thy glory. Give me a grace that precedes, follows, guides, sustains, sanctifies, aids every hour, that I may not be one moment apart from thee,… Continue reading New Year
As I was unpacking…
I moved down to the South in July, but I still have not unpacked all of my boxes from the move (mostly papers). This two-week break from teaching seemed as good a time as any to finish unpacking. Tonight, while I was going through a box of papers, I came across a sheet of paper… Continue reading As I was unpacking…
Here is Love…
They were waiting for the greatest love of all -- a love promised from the beginning, a love that resounded through the prophets, and their own people's history. They were waiting for the promised Savior who would show a blind world the grace of a forgiving Father, perfect love in reconciliation, and the truth that sets free...
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