Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings

The child clambers upon my bed,”Wake up, wake up sleepyhead.”I squeeze my eyes tight still wanting to rest.But tiny arms wrap about my legs and in the child’s graspmy weary thoughts are replaced.I take on her smile as she throws her head back to...
The Perfect, Eternal Someday

The Perfect, Eternal Someday

He’s been traveling a challenging road–one shared by more people than we’d care to admit.  And my heart has shattered into a thousand small pieces time and again when I’ve realized I cannot–nor could I ever–protect, rescue, or...

Rain in a Thirsty Land

Shoulders slumped, the Farmer gazed at the cracked earth.  Reaching down he plucked a stalk from the edge of crop.  Nothing.  The hulls were empty…worthless bits of wheat lay scattered across the ground.  The potential for harvest was dim and the Farmer shudder....
People Who Need

People Who Need

  We encounter them everyday–people who need.   “How are you?” we ask breezily–moving on without waiting for the answer hidden behind the flippant response, “Okay.  I’m fine.”  But, the young mother who just walked...