No one should take a trip without a little something called Blessing Bingo. Dearest friend Krista made these cards for us, keeping us alert to all that God would do in our midst during our travels. Sherry Didi, Ali Didi, and I have enjoyed chatting about the squares we’ve been…
My taste buds long for something I’ve never eaten. They scream for satisfaction. All I have to offer them is the local fare; it calms the stomach but doesn’t fool the tongue. C. S. Lewis said, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 6 Within all of creation there is potential for beauty and chaos. We only have to look within ourselves to see these two forces at work. Nature illustrates it daily, with its wind that can either make the tree branches shimmer…
Have you noticed the arrival of sarcastic banter as the primary mode of conversation? I see it in my own words—and rooted in my attitudes—more than I would like. Such banter can be light, even humorous. My tolerance is waning though. Too much of it makes my stomach sour. I…
Several years ago, I thumbed through a book on stimulation overload. I vaguely remember a section being dedicated to our senses being hyperstimulated by the noise we face today. For whatever reason at the time, I did not purchase the book, but I now wish that I had! It’s been…
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