Genuine Community (book review)

https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08XNDYPSJ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_QK7CHTNFF7MHSX70XMMN One thing the last year and a half and counting has shed light on is our anemic view of community, specifically the church. It revealed how many were satisfied by a good conversation or time of prayer in the halls or in a class. Or just chatter after service with those around them or …

Present (FMF Link Up)

Linking up with http://www.Fiveminutefriday.com The rules are: set a timer and free write for five minutes on word prompt, then share. Present... It is so easy to want to bundle this year up and move on, but there are still minutes and days that need to be lived. There are moments that will be missed if I …

Daybook

Out my Window:  feels like an ocean beach day, breezy, humid, sunny... Enjoying: starry nights, the moon, cut flowers from my garden, my sunflowers are opening up, flowers blooming everywhere, cooler nights, fresh corn Listening to/Watching: I listened to the Holy Post Podcast.   https://www.holypost.com/holy-post-podcast Listening to the second book in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Twin …

Daybook

Out my Window: sun shining through trees, slight breeze, August morning with promises of high heat Enjoying: starry nights, cut flowers from my garden, time by two different lakes this week Listening to/Watching: I listened to the Holy Post Podcast.  There was no interview. https://www.holypost.com/holy-post-podcast This week I finished listening to Enneagram Summer with Annie F. …

Daybook

Out my Window: Crickets chirping, overcast sky, blue jays yelling at one another, hanging plant basket still blooming Enjoying: long walks, cut flowers from my garden, laughter, night sky, pinks and blues of  sunsets, all the varieties of plants and colors in the world, Edy's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream slow churned Listening to/Watching: It was a …

Right (FMF Link Up)

Right... "I just can't get it right," I declared a little too loudly. It slipped out from my subconscious and gave away my inner struggle. I wanted to feel and think rightly about the transition we were about to make. Instead I was anxious and unsettled. I could not make myself think and act "right". …

Daybook

Out my Window: Crickets chirping, humidity and temps rising, sun shining Enjoying: long walks, John Coltrane, reading, cut flowers from my garden Listening to/Watching: I finished Fellowship of the Ring. Debating whether to push ahead through the whole series at once, or to listen to something different in between. I have a few in my …

Daybook

Out my Window: August... warm temperatures, beautiful blue skies, and fluffy white clouds Enjoying: long walks, night sky, cut flowers from my garden, learning about the Enneagram, good corn, fresh watermelon Listening to/Watching: Still haven’t finished Lord of the Rings. Still in podcast mode. Holy Post is part of the weekly playlist. This week was another great interview …

Respect (FMF Link Up)

Respect... This has been an interesting year wrestling through what respect means. In 1 Peter 2:17 it says, "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." Some ladies and I were studying this towards the beginning of all the shutdowns. Peter talks about gentleness and respect a lot. …

Surprised by Beauty

Beauty can't seem to help showing up in places one would least expect it to be. It does not seem to know that an area or situation is beyond beauty. Apparently there is no such thing as beyond beauty. It just can't help itself. The other day I was walking by a trailer that had …