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Own Time. #write31days

"I don't want to get to the end of the day and wonder where it disappeared or find that it waited for me but I never noticed." The prayer for...

You’re a Disappointment. #write31days

Maybe it will always be like this, with life selling You as an irregular or obsolete model or missing pieces. Maybe there will always be days I simply want...

Keep Me Vulnerable. #write31days

“We cannot have a meal together in peace with guns hanging over our shoulders and pistols attached to our belts. When we break bread together we leave our arms...

Hope Does Not. #write31days

Hope does not put us to shame. Hope does not put you to shame. Hope does not put me to shame. My Father - the most High God - is in ultimate...

(sabbath) Little Lamb. #write31days

"He is getting wonderful things ready for me Especially for me Everything I ever dreamed of." It's Sunday, and I'm savoring the prayers of others today - and sharing them with you...

Keep My Hands Open. #write31days

Father God, please correct my vision. Please help me to see Your eternity in light of my frailty. Please use everything You have provided me to Your purpose. Help...

No More. #write31days

I wonder if some of the tears will be of amazement, of awe. The way a starving soul cries when carried into a feast, or a deaf person cries...

If Not for You. #write31days

And even when temptation taps its bony finger that looks so much like my own bony finger - trying to get my attention - my cry should be "if...

Remembering What’s Good (in me).

While the busy days have been for meaningful things - Micah 6:8 sorts of justice and mercy things - I've become neglectful in gratitude. So I am posting the...

Where Laughter Has Lived

Age is such a tricky beast when culture defines beauty as what used to be. The reality of my five decades is that a lot of good and hard...

There’s the Issue of Race. Mine.

Don't be afraid to read the words: "I believe change needs to happen. My soul rages when I read the headlines. And I cheer when justice is served and when...

Inviting Silence.

This season of my life is a good season that I don’t take for granted. I advocate for the vulnerable in this world and help folks with branding and continue...
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