Here's a wonderful way to spend your day!
Here's a wonderful way to spend your day!
The Goodness of God and Conditional Belief
Do we believe God is good only when He does what we want? Lately I’ve been pondering this question and the concept of conditional belief. How often my lips whisper, “I know I can trust you,” when my mind conjures, if you give me what I prayed for. In fact, I find the simple trust a child …
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Releasing the Knowing
To live the life of faith, one must release the human compulsion to know, to figure it all out, to select the most secure path, step-by-step. To know how life will unfold in any given situation To know the purpose of every endeavor To reduce the risks at all costs To guarantee success As I …
The Acrylic Painting of Artist Elya Filler
Today I celebrate an artist's recent success. An artist I've had the privilege of watching emerge since she was just a wee thing, my daughter Elya Filler. Elya began creating as far back as I can remember. She would escape into her room and get lost in making tiny books and writing stories about horses. …
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Bone Dry
Have circumstances ever challenged your trust? You find yourself in a battle to believe, as worry wipes away all evidence of grace. I have! READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Silence
“It doesn’t matter if anyone else understands. You do, and that’s all that matters to me.” The words stir my mind; a mind transfixed on silence. Only the refrigerator’s hum fills the still as I’m thinking… What would it be like if I were alone, every evening, in an endless string of solitudes? Silence, the womb …
Unwinding
Is unwinding an important part of abiding? Friday was an incredible day on the Colorado River: Soaking in sun while draped across our boat’s deck Gliding across the glass with the wind in my face Connection with grown up kids Much-needed relaxation Lots of belly laugher READ THE ENTIRE POST...
“Lord, help me to endure my blessings.”
A tiny refrigerator magnet reminds me to be thankful when coffers of heart and home bulge with abundance. The words etched into the middle read, “Lord, help me to endure my blessings.” My mother gave me this magnet as a gift during a particularly busy time of my life. Now the words comfort me as …
Expectations: Motivator or Taskmaster
How do you gauge success? Do you base success on whether you achieved what you thought you could do or by the skills you learned while in pursuit of your goal? If you chose the first, then you probably go through life quite frustrated at times because often what you set out to accomplish doesn’t …
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