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No, don’t get any ideas – I don’t qualify for federal Social Security – yet!  🙂 But we all, however, are under the influence of social-security every day of our lives.  Whether we believe in social media, social circles or anti-social attitudes, we are social beings wired with the need for community/belonging/connectedness.  We need toContinue reading “Social Security”

Faced with a tough situation?  In over your head?Don’t fake it until you make it! FAITH it until you make it!  🙂 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”I Corinthians 16:13

What if your stillness is caused by a delayed flight – again!?Or a summer sickness imprisoning you in your bed?Or in a holding pattern waiting to hear news from the doctor…or the bank? In Psalm 23 the Psalmist begins with, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” That doesn’t sound frantic or frustrated, does it?  ItContinue reading “Be Still”

I hope you enjoyed some refreshmentS this weekend:  Nice cold beverages and savory and sweet treats! But I really hope you were able to enjoy some refreshmenT this past weekend:Hot days!Cool nights!Rugged mountains!Crashing waves!Peaceful kayaks on the lake!Fast motorbikes!Quiet books on the porch!Loud gatherings of family and friends!Sweet days at home!Awesome adventures away from home! MostContinue reading “Refreshment”

Which of these is your favorite:Strawberries?Raspberries?Blueberries? As I look forward to this fruit season I am reminded of the discipline required to grow a healthy garden:  the soil, the seeds, the water, the money (!), the effort, the time….and then….the fruit!  🙂 Until….the weedsthe thornsthe birds But yet….the fruit! And so it is with following Jesus: theContinue reading “Berry Season”

I recently experienced God’s spite. Not the kind of spite you are thinking of, though.  Not a mean spirited intent to harm, but God moving in mighty ways DESPITE my shortcomings!  God becoming real to people IN SPITE OF my doubt and fear!  Glory Hallelujah! The humble posture of prayer can move mighty mountains!  It’sContinue reading “Spite”

Made you look!  🙂 Yes – the word ‘notice’ commands a second look – but how often do we NOT even notice all that is going on around us?  What does it take to notice a 1/2″ toad like my grandson?  Or a beautiful sunset in your same old backyard? Or the sound of your favorite person’sContinue reading “NOTICE!”

Herding catsRelying on the weather forecastGardening with deer and bunnies watching…. All futile:  pointless, ineffective, unprofitable Those examples are so easy to label as futile, although we keep trying to accomplish them…..but I’m not one to try and tell a cat to do anything! The easy ones don’t trip me up (as often) as the more subtleContinue reading “Futile”

All at that same time:  Stay, Be and Go! 1.  Many times in Scripture God tells us to NOT be moved:“But none of these things move me” Acts 20:24“Stand firm” Galatians 5:1“Cease striving” Psalm 46:10 2.  But yet, God WANTS you to be moved:“a time to weep and a time to laugh” Ecclesiastes 3:4″Rejoice withContinue reading “Move!  Or Don’t Move!”

Jesus very clearly gives us the answer.  We don’t need words!  We don’t a t-shirt!  We don’t even need a cross necklace! “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”John 13:35 What if you lost the ability to speak?  How would people know you are a follower ofContinue reading “No Words”