Daily Musings
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That you may believe
My mother used to get frustrated with me for asking too many questions. She said that in her day, parents spoke and children listened, no questions asked. And there I was, wanting reasons, proof, and evidence. She took it as defiance. Fast forward to grown-up me and that desire has never gone away. I still
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The turtle
I am not a warrior by profession, but I am a warrior in Christ. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” -1 Timothy 6:12 We may claim to be peace-loving and non-violent, but
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Divine Appointments
We are blessed by the companionship we are allowed with others. It is a privilege we do not always stop to appreciate. When I take a closer look at the people present in my life, I find they fall into three categories. Blessings — These are the ones who are always there for me: lifting
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Wild game for breakfast
I could write a book about my dogs, but a blog will have to suffice for today. Yesterday was eventful. My Australian Cattle dog decided to veer away from me and get into something, as he always does. But when he hears my voice, he comes running back. Same as always, he wandered off and
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Your will, My Action
‘Blessed is the man who listens to me,Watching daily at my gates,Waiting at the posts of my doors.’ -Proverbs 8:34 God speaks to us continuously, primarily through Scripture and during prayer. He lays things on our hearts and nudges us to follow. We can choose to listen or ignore. This morning, I finally responded to
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What happened to PotatoHead?
I am itching to share every detail of what I am witnessing right now, but to protect those involved, I will keep this intentionally vague. Someone I know, let’s call him PotatoHead, is going through an extraordinarily difficult season. From the outside, it looks bleak and heartbreaking: the kind of situation that makes you want
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The cat got him
I remember pestering my parents to rescue a baby bird that had shown up on our balcony, flopping around helplessly. It was close to bedtime, but I fussed until they tracked down a wire basket with a lid, hung it as high as they could, and tucked him inside. Then I remembered — the bird
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What happened after that?
I remember one of the first rom-com movies I watched with my mother. In retrospect, it was a sappy movie loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. I was learning about romance and the magic of falling in love. At the end of the movie, the leading pair stand at the edge of a cliff, not
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In a secular world
I just got back from a wonderful time with old friends — and “wonderful” might be an understatement. It was a blast. But somewhere between the laughter and the catching up, something else became impossible to ignore: we have grown into vastly different people, despite starting from the same place. So what happens when an
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Pray & Wait
The best gift you can give another person is to pray for them. And the greatest prayer of all is asking God to change their heart from stone to flesh. Having God in our lives is the most fulfilling thing there is — not because of what we receive, though His goodness is abundant, but