Yoke

Yoke... such a foreign word but it is still there in Matthew as an invitation. "Take my yoke"... take... choice. Sounds like the yoke isn't the choice, but whose yoke is the choice. In the foyer of our church there is a yoke with the verse from Matthew 11, Come to me, all you who …

Daybook *2 week edition

Out my Window: Happy little trees... my hill is dabbed with bright yellow amidst all browns, greens, and, naked trees. Enjoying: Loving the Maples trees! They are gorgeous this year and appear to glow yellow. The beautiful hill and lake views as I drive to work. Surprising gorgeous sunrise after much fog. Listening to:  Finished …

Daybook

(Two week edition: due to time away at a music festival last week.) Out my Window: Last week we stayed in our friends' RV on their property and woke to beautiful sunrises. This week the crescent moon has caught my eye out my window. Enjoying: change of pace, meeting new people, fun with friends, making …

Bears its Fruit in Season

The first year of growing sunflowers from seed was surprising to me. I had no idea how long it took to bear that magnificent flower. The green was nice, but no flowers for what felt like forever. Being the black thumb that I am, I thought it was my fault, but according to my gardening …

Enough Light

Maneuvering in the dark is very uncomfortable to me. Even with a flashlight, darkness feels unsettling because of that control thing, I cannot see what else is out there. One time I was on a ten day "outward bound" type hike, and one of our leaders made us turn off our flashlights and just wait …

Holding on

The tag line for this blog is making sense and nonsense out of life. Today was heavy on trying to make sense of life. It has been a few weeks of heavy hearted events in people's lives around me. Lots of prayers and aching hearts, mine included. Today after sharing in another heartbreaking grief, I …

Race Lessons

For me running, or in my case schlogging, is a spiritual discipline. It seems to be when I am able to "be still" and know He is God. And yes, I see the irony of it, but thankfully God is not legalistic about this. I see better, and many times I feel like God gives …

Leaning in

I have been prone to avoidance when it comes to pain. Well, more like ignoring, pretending it is not there, or giving enough space so I do not have to deal with it. When my parents got divorced, I was married and lived out of town, so I did not go home. Problem solved. Only …

Fifth Grade Health Class (Girls Only)

Not sure if it was just my school, but in fifth grade the girls went in one classroom with the lady teacher, and the boys went the other way with the male teacher. I am not sure what the boys discussed. When we reconvened they seemed to have played games or something, while the young …

Toxic

Did you know that Oxford Dictionary chooses a word of the year? I was unaware of this tradition until recently when I was driving along with the radio on and the deejay mentioned the word for 2018 was revealed, and as you might have guessed already, it was "toxic." I started wondering how they got …