Oh, Wonderful LORD, You have broken the darkness in my heart, pierced it with Your great and brilliant Joy.  Joy is bright and light and beautiful – this is why it’s so attractive.  Within Joy is Peace – bone strengthening, up-lifting, deep breathing, refreshing Peace.   Within Joy there is Hope.  Hope that looks beyond the morrow and into eternity, Hope […]

“Wholeheartedly fling yourself upon Him”. This always seemed about salvation to me. Oh, I’ve given Jesus my life, but this, there is more…  Today I’m given a vision, the next step in understanding.   Today it looks like a fisherman’s net being cast.  My life, your life, is the net.  I get the image of the net being cast […]

So, this just happened.  Got hit broadside with a life lesson, and right in the midst of it I knew it wasn’t just for me, but also for someone dear to me who’s grappling with grace, and for you.  You too, if you’re reading this, it’s for you. The past few years of life have been, well, […]

Have you ever held a piece of fine crystal?  Or a dandelion puff, or baby bird? Or something so delicate and fragile that is can only be held with purposed hands, cupped gently, held loosely, openly, open lest any pressure of control cause it to be lost. This is the same with some moments of our […]

Sometimes love is unexpected hugs that catch your breath and cast cares and linger and stand in your stead and leave you filled up – sometimes love is bold. Sometimes love is early texts and morning calls reminding you that someone out there remembers, cares and it is balm – sometimes love tender. Sometimes love […]

Springs in the desert.  That’s what you’ve given me LORD.  In this dry and lingering season, You have been so kind, so faithful, to refresh me along the way.  It seems I’ve been here quite a long while, in the midst of this desert place. When I feel I am most alone and weary, I hear You say “I […]