Slow, Sit, Ponder, Pause

Slow, Sit, Ponder, Pause

May we slow, sit, ponder and pause. May we rely on Him Friday, trust Him on Saturday and celebrate Him on Sunday. And when the week begins and we forget, when the things stack up and the thoughts of Him slip our minds, may we look again to the cross, remember the...
The In Between of Easter

The In Between of Easter

We can breathe easy on Friday because we know Sunday is coming and all will be well. But on that long-ago Saturday? When the world was dark and tears never stopped flowing, mixing with the blood poured? As they longed to go to the tomb but weren’t able, as they...
Branches and Flags

Branches and Flags

On Sunday people waved palm branches. High up in the air, swaying back and forth. Crowded streets on a Sunday, a crowded life on All The Days, and some days I wave the branches and cry “Hosannah!” … and others I’m too busy, too worn down and worn out to even...
Going.

Going.

I couldn’t tell you what I had for breakfast yesterday (come to think of it, I don’t think I had breakfast, but that’s beside the point), but I can tell you where I want to be a week, three months, or five years from now. I’m a planner. I...
The Circle

The Circle

Hours before meeting a former-witch doctor and hearing , I found myself crying in the middle of I-don’t-know-where. In that moment, I saw heaven in a way I had only ever imagined. The beauty of it was more than I could put into words and as I stumbled through a...