Enjoy

Enjoy..."to take delight or pleasure in" (Oxford Dictionary). Sometimes I move too quickly and forget to enjoy the moment, or the season. There is so much I enjoy  that sometimes I take it all in, and forget to actually enjoy it. This year seems to be filled with sacred echoes to slow down and enjoy …

Memory

Memory... My memory can be very poor, especially when it comes to my childhood. My dad sent a DVD to me of an award banquet. My husband kindly asked me details like what was the award for? I did not even remember being there. I clearly was, my grandma and parents were also there, it …

Practice

Practice... My first thought when I see the word practice is a sign I had up in my classroom when I taught junior high English.  It said, "perfect practice makes perfect." If you are practicing spelling a word incorrectly over and over, then that will be what you know. Perfect feels like such a taskmaster …

Test

Test..."But test and prove all things [until you can recognize] what is good; [to that] hold fast." (I Thessalonians 5:22 (AMPC) The Oxford Dictionary defines test as a verb, "taking measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice." In Kingdom living it involves testing …

Better

Better... How many times do we want things to be better, or we want to be better, or do better, but that is not really our greatest need. Sometimes we pray and want God to make things better, to fix what we deem is wrong, but as we look at Jesus as He walked on …

Accept

Accept... I have a beautiful friend who accepted a gift from God that most of us would not see as a gift. To be honest I fought accepting it and thrashed about on her behalf. Instead of resignation to a life threatening illness, or anger, or helplessness, or passiveness my friend's acceptance of cancer in …

Wait

Wait... wait, wait, wait... sigh... wait your turn, wait for me, wait until later, take a seat and wait, wait until the light changes, wait, wait, wait. To be perfectly honest, I am not good at waiting. I totally get little kids and their impatience when they are told to wait for something. It always …

Different

Different... I had the privilege of attending a Twenty-One Pilots concert with my son. I have enjoyed their music throughout the last few years, but the concert was another level of experiencing their music. The fans stood out to me. They were so familiar. They reminded me of those kids I see at school when …

Need

Need... I need to write, I need to read, I need some sleep, I need some tea, I need some chocolate, I need a vacation, I need a plan, I need to clean, I need... I need... I need... I need a change in perspective more than I need anything else. I need time with …

Sense

Sense... Fives senses... I am so thankful we get to sense the world through more than one. I am thankful for the gift of five senses. When my kids were growing up every season, or holiday we tried to stimulate the different senses. I would burn different candles depending on the time of year, we …