Tomorrow

Tomorrow

How tomorrow moves I do not know–always coming, never going, and somehow not quite arriving. We long for tomorrow–Tomorrow will be better, we claim–but tomorrow never gets here: One moment we say “tomorrow”; the next, it’s...
Valleys

Valleys

It’s astounding how fast you can go from a mountaintop to a valley. Three days last week my mom and I went to a vineyard and picked grapes. I’m not really a morning person, but I survived. And ya know what? I enjoyed those mornings. The sun was astounding...
In Remembrance. . .

In Remembrance. . .

By the time y’all get this, it’ll be September 11, 2020: the 19th anniversary of 9/11. Across the United States, flags will be lowered; people will remember and grieve. It’ll be talked about on television and the radio, written in newspapers,...
Prayer (Part 3)

Prayer (Part 3)

I meant to write this post earlier, but things have been a bit busy around here. 😕🙂 I did have plenty of time to write on Sunday afternoon/evening, but (obviously) I didn’t. Shame on me. Anyways, enough explanations and excuses! In parts 1 and 2, I wrote about...
Prayer (Part 2)

Prayer (Part 2)

As I wrote about in my last post, prayer is powerful. When we pray, God listens and answers. But why? Why do our prayers matter? Why does God listen and answer? … Your prayers matter to God because you matter to God. … you are his child.Max Lucado,...