If I were a poem…

….it would be this one:
The Silken Tent
Robert Frost
She is as in a field a silken tent
At midday when the sunny summer breeze
Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent,
So that in guys it gently sways at ease,
And its supporting central cedar pole,
That is its pinnacle to heavenward
And signifies the sureness of the soul,
Seems to [...]

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What do you worship to?

This quote at Everyday Liturgy got me thinking:
Most of us can no longer fathom worshiping to something without words for long periods of time, works that were written as sacred art.
That is a very good thought and well-stated. It really doesn’t need another long post by me to expound on it! But, of course my emotional [...]

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There are three types of people in the world:

…those who can count
and those who can’t.
(That’s my second favorite bumper sticker ever. But, since I won’t put more than one at a time on my car, I’m posting it here instead of on my bumper.)
Along that lines, there was a funny little interchange between Henry Neufield and a reader who had pointed out that the [...]

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The One Who Sings With Me

An old German proverb runs: “Wer spricht mit mir ist mein Mitmensch; wer singt mit mir ist mein Bruder” (the one who speaks with me is my fellow human; the one who sings with me is my brother).
I read this quote in a weekly email I get from Christianity Today’s Books and Culture.
It connects, in [...]

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Radiating with the Glory of God

I have just been deeply touched by a post on Wide Open Spaces. The author, Charity Singleton, is currently walking through radiation and chemotherapy, and my heart has wept with her as she does so with incredible courage, honesty and trust.
I’d love for you to go there and read the whole post, but since I [...]

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"Like Most Indulgent Treats…

…Cacao Reserve by Hershey’s should be enjoyed in moderation.”
That’s a quote from the back of my therapeutic chocolate purchase from this past weekend. 
I’m wondering, can I put in a request to receive my sorrows and burdens the same way: In Moderation?
I liked this quote off the box, too:
“Taste well-balanced sweet and bitter in this unique dark chocolate [...]

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But God…

Life has certainly been a bit tumultuous over the past couple of weeks. Although there has not really been any resolution or solution to the specific struggles I’m facing, I think things have calmed down enough so that I can start to catch my breath again.
This weekend, I was playing the piano and singing (making [...]

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