Around the corner…over the hill…over the bridge then I’m Home. In just a few days my house will be filled for the holidays with family. It will be busy, noisy and full of love….a bit like Heaven, I think. By the time everyone leaves I’m liable to be a little tired and grumpy. That happens to folks like […]
There is no one that can see the secret things in my heart, the longings, the joys, the regrets, the acceptance, the pain, the peace. And even I can only see glimpses, when I am brave enough to look. But God sees all of it and He loves me deeply, completely, unconditionally. He doesn’t love […]
“The Purpose Driven Life” has many folks wondering about why they were put on earth. Some days that question is just too big for me. So I have decided to ask myself instead why I was put on earth today. What one or two useful or beautiful things can I do today? If I can […]
Rest is not wasting time. It is a necessary part of getting yourself ready for what comes next. It is the place where ideas and energy gather and brew; the sleeping seed in the dark soil poised for germination.
Even on my days off I find myself making a mental list of everything I want to get done…everything I should get done. I think on the top of that list should be the words: 1. Be still Not for a minute, or a second, but for long enough to get past just catching my […]
“You walk into a restaurant. Your job is to figure out how old the restaurant is but you are not allowed to ask any questions. What can you do?” I ask this question when I am taking groups through the Creative Problem Solving process. I get all kinds of answers, things like; look at the […]
On many days a haze covers the mountains in the distance. They become all gray and shrouded and it is hard to see how beautiful they are. In fact, sometimes the air is so thick I can’t see them at all. But after a thunder storm the air clears and I can see the bright […]
Life is full of wave after wave of challenges. Some splash against us. Some crash against us, and some threaten to sweep us away like giant tsunamis. We can kick and struggle, doing our best not to go under, or we can lie on our backs and…float. Floating is easier when the waves are small. […]
I think that we are all lonely. That even if we have wonderful people to love us, when we are by ourselves for any length of time, we are lonely. I believe God made us that way so that we would always have a longing for Him. Life keeps us pretty busy and when it doesn’t […]
When Caleb was about four, Anna was a toddler and she followed him everywhere. He loved to play with little plastic animals. He was old enough not to put them in his mouth but it was still dangerous for Anna to play with such little toys. So once in a while he’d stand on the […]
On the very hardest days, the days when my circumstances pummel me like debris in a tornado, I have to make a choice. The choice is pretty simple really….I choose to trust God and believe that He loves me or I choose to believe that He can’t possibly love me and allow me to hurt […]
Robin Prince Monroe 