I love puzzles. All kinds of puzzles. The challenge of figuring out the answer draws me like a lure on a fishing line. As cooler weather creeps in, I get excited about starting a new jigsaw puzzle. I have been doing them as long as I can remember. For some people, it causes anxiety, but … Continue reading Are You Puzzled by Chaos?
I gazed down, enraptured, at the picture book. The children were trying to bathe Mr. Muggs, but he wasn’t cooperating. Soapy water flew everywhere as he jumped out and began to shake. I loved this book. Many hours had passed perusing it with either my mom or one of my siblings. But this time was … Continue reading Eyes Wide Open
What wakes you up at night? I really want to know, as I gaze out over The moonlit snow. What makes your eyelids pop in the dark of the night? Moths in your brain seeking a path of light? What makes your heart thump-thump, tap-dancing in your chest? A fist of anxious fear stealing your … Continue reading What Wakes You?
Word and Light. Those are the two main descriptors John uses for the Lord in the opening verse of his gospel. THE Word, THE light. It seems inconceivable that the One who created the universe, galaxies, our world, and us, came into it and was not known. Yet, it still happens now. Even as one … Continue reading Word and Light
Lately, I have heard, and read a lot about only women being present at the foot of the cross, and all the men deserting Christ. Satan likes to divide. And he finds easy prey in the battle of the sexes. Oh, how we love to puff ourselves up, by seizing any opportunity to prove women … Continue reading It’s a Trap!
I quickly glanced at my watch to confirm the date was the 16th, and that is what I saw. But it didn’t jibe with my devotional reading for the day. I rechecked my watch, and it read the 17th. Things aren’t always how we first perceive them. I was a nurse for many years. Once, … Continue reading Assumptions
Movement caught my eye among the sticks and leaves nestled high up in the crook of our large Linden tree. Squirrels had built the nest, and I expected to see a black bushy tail twitching about. One emerged, but it had white stripes on it. Confused, I blinked several times. “I think that’s a raccoon!” … Continue reading Invaders
Have you felt betrayed, left behind, forgotten and neglected? Sometimes we have. Or did the person we love make a choice when they weren’t thinking clearly? Did they forget to stop and think of us or not know we cared? Whatever the reason, our feelings take over our brains, and we entertain all kinds of … Continue reading Is There a Chink in Your Armour?
The lush greenery and quiet brought calmness as I deeply inhaled. As I walked with my friend along the path, she pointed out different landmarks and the history of the land we walked. Pausing, she pointed out the high stump of a tree trunk near the shore of the stream that ran through the property. … Continue reading Tangled
Tears filled my eyes as I knelt on the floor in my office, heavy-hearted with frustration and a sense of failure. I had been earnestly praying for something for years, but nothing seemed to have changed. What’s the point, I thought. It seemed hopeless and I wondered if I was not praying right, frequent enough, … Continue reading Glimmers