I printed out an Isaiah verse in one of my current favorite fonts, which is pupcat. Here’s the alphabet, all 26 letters, in pupcat: It’s nice, isn’t it? Anyway….the verse I printed is technically two, Isaiah 43:18-19, from The Message. Here’s the thing. I’ve been down lately. Focused on the old. Focused on the “why … More brand-new
There were years of my life in which I didn’t believe in devotional books. It wasn’t that I disliked them, per se, I just wasn’t interested in reading and/or utilizing them. I felt the bible, God’s word to his people, was enough. Just read it and don’t bother with someone’s commentary or opinion. Maybe it was … More devotion
There’s the proverbial, One day you wake up and everything is different. For me, it’s more like, One day I drove home and nothing was the same. Tonight no one I’ve shared the house with the last years of my life will come home. I am alone with CJ the beagle. My son is at … More charting the unexpected
Establish the work of our hands. Make our work amount to something. Let us be free to do what we desire to do. Let us do something good. Make us resourceful and established. Let our good ideas come to be. May we enjoy our work and do what we’re gifted to do. Bless our work. … More establishing despite the establishment
I’ve written before about my questions regarding those who enjoy boasting on being [blessed]: blessed beyond. Lately I’ve been in one of those {what about me?} ruts. You know, the {life is not fair to me} feelings? {No one understands. Everyone is self consumed.} {People have their own agenda.} Truthfully, I’m not one to enjoy … More blessed are
My kids had a children’s bible when they were young. It was basically a story book and we read out of it often. Actually, we still have it. I’m not exactly sure why, and if I thought about it long enough and conducted some research I’m sure I’d find out, but we who raise our … More bible stories
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” —Harper Lee It’s a quote from To Kill a Mockingbird. Yet when I read the quote today, I realized it could mean an awfully lot. We want things to happen a certain way. We have an ideal, whether it’s positive or motivated … More What We See and Hear
Upon a Sunny Day 