I’m in desolation. Maybe you are too. Or maybe you’re not. Maybe you’re in consolation, but you can still use this post to help prepare you for your next desolation. Consolations and desolations are part of the spiritual journey. They go hand in hand, each … Continue readingDesolation: When God Seems Far Away
“Be still.” Really? I have so much to do, places to go. Again, “be still.” Through a number of places and people, God has been telling me to “be still” this year. I am notorious for being late. My family of origin is usually running … Continue readingBe Still
A while back I was looking for a quote to reflect the gloominess of winter. Life had been difficult, I had made some hard decisions, and to be honest, I just wanted to find a quote that would sum up the despair I was feeling. … Continue readingThe Quietest Month in the Garden
I settled down in my worn out wingback chair in the thin winter sunlight with our fourteen-month old, who wanted to nurse himself to sleep. Usually, another child with “Mom’s nursing and can’t move” radar sidles up to me with a book to read, a … Continue readingMarvelous Things
I have been an avid horseman* for as long as I can remember. After turning her back on me for a moment as a toddler, my mother found me surrounded by half a dozen large horses in the pasture. Later, I got my own pony and … Continue readingTransitions