At the intersection of God's Grace & life's grit: where CHANGE happens!
The prompt is “still”. (I thought of this slant before I saw the prize!) START Be still. Nothing was further from my experience as a child than this word! I was very fidgety. I could not sit still. I was always moving…something. I chewed my nails…wiggled my feet…shifted in my chair…and talked incessantly. (It was [...]
Often, one of the benefits of getting together on Sundays as believers is for the encouragement of one another. Today I was encouraged by the example of someone. He has no idea he did of course! I know a little of his story, not much, but I’ll tell you what I know. Since I had [...]
Often, when I’m writing posts on relationships, I get stuck. I’ve had one I’ve been working on for awhile now. I keep getting on rabbit trails that I can’t get off of and I think the post has just been too big…you know, like a meal that leaves you WAY too uncomfortable at the end! [...]
I am full! (at the end of a meal) You are full of it! (yes, it is a cleaned up version of other expressions, but still…) I am full of love/joy/grief… The gas tank is full. (and the wallet is empty!) Sometimes full means something wonderful and happy. Sometimes something uncomfortable. Sometimes something that can’t [...]
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I have been married to Ron for 44+years. He retired for the second time from the pastorate four years ago and in January 2013 will be part-time on a pastoral staff again. He is my dearest friend and the one who has helped me laugh for years!
With age, the grace of God has become very meaningful: that He demonstrated it to me, particularly on the cross when He paid the blood sacrifice required for my sin. And that He enables me to pass that grace on to others as I learn to forgive.
Join me as I share how the invasion of God's grace into the everyday grittiness of my life is transforming the drudgery, grit and sometimes even downright crap into something beautiful for His glory and delight!
