Posts tagged Contributor
When the Dark Times Come Looking for You
Dec 1st
Oh. You. Darling. Thangs. You know how to encourage this Mama. Thank you for lovin’ on me through your comments to my last post. They made me cry in all the right ways. I shared them with my husband and we are both so grateful for you!
Encouragement like yours is one kind of antidote to every illness. Like a tide rushing in, it immediately soothes. I hopscotch around Isaiah for more encouragement and land on this passage:
“I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places.”
Isaiah 45:3
Scary movies aren’t my friends and I sleep with a light on. I More >
To each her own journey…
Nov 30th
Thinking back on my own journey with God, I see how much I’ve changed. I can look back and remember various lessons I had to learn, how I approached them, the mistakes I made, and the ones I didn’t. I’m certain there were many times that others around me thought, “What’s she doing now? Why is she doing xyz differently this year? Why isn’t she doing xyz like the rest of us?”, etc.
As I look around at friends that are traveling their own road with the Lord, I realize that He convicts each of us differently, at different times, even More >
What Every Bit of Bad News Holds
Nov 29th
Isn’t it interesting how we dread and look forward to something at the same time? This described me earlier as my man and I drove to the neurosurgeon’s office in downtown Colorado Springs. The last two doctor’s appointments delivered ambiguous news, and in my book ambiguous news is bad news. It raises lots and lots of questions. However, this one was supposed to give us answers, and in my book answers are {in one sense} always good news. Even unfavorable answers win over murky uncertainty. The uncertain middle drives me to distraction.
Later on, the doctor manipulates the plastic model spine while More >
Accept the gift already!
Nov 22nd
I was in line at the store last week and I could over hear the ladies behind me arguing over who would pay! “No, I owe you. Remember, you bought my coffee last week,” said one lady. “No, no, that was a my treat, you don’t owe me – let me pay for my stuff today,” replied her friend. And it literally went on until they reached the register.
I was laughing to myself though because I do the exact same thing! I was thinking about how much easier it would be if we’d all just learn to accept a gift! More >
Hug Me Not
Nov 22nd
Her bright smile and exuberant personality rushed toward me with arms outstretched. I braced myself for the inevitable hug. I am hugged every time she sees me coming and going. I am hugged before and after a prayer. I am hugged at the beginning and the end of meetings. Her hugs surround me.The problem you ask?I am NOT a hugger. I do not have a strong desire for physical touch. My first thought is not to squeeze someone in love. Nor is it my second thought. It's not that my parents didn't lovingly embrace me as a child or that my More >
Gratefully His
Nov 21st
Every morning I read from several short devotionals during the quiet morning hours. One that I have grown to love over the years is Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. The entry below drew me in not only because it was about being thankful, but it is also about being positive. Since I’m known as the “Positive Lady” I certainly took notice. Interestingly, this devotional is based on a scripture written by the “Weeping Prophet” Jeremiah. Whether you consider yourself a positive person, or leaning slightly toward the negative, I think you will find strength and joy as you read Spurgeon’s words…
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I Love You More Than Pecan Pie
Nov 21st
Last week was one that had me behind before opening my Irish green eyes on Monday morning. Sick kids, multiple doctor appointments, traveling husband, school projects and makeup homework due~ it all formed a cocktail for crazy. The to-do list flew out the window. But ya know what? In the end, it didn’t matter. The earth wasn’t knocked off its axis and none of us were any worse for the wear.
I’m figuring out all the changed plans and re-arranged to-do’s are life, not interruptions to life. Life is the crazy.
Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for More >
When You Feel the Hot Breath of ‘If Only’
Nov 18th
When I get bad news, sometimes my mind begs to rewind to the previous day before my skippy little world took a tumble. And when I start traveling down that road, it’s only a {short} matter of time before all the ‘if onlys’ want to saddle up and join me.
“If only this had gone that way, we wouldn’t be here.”
“If only we had acted differently, we could have avoided this.”
I’m convinced ‘if onlys’ are the enemy’s henchman. They don’t just saunter along next to me making suggestions. No, they chase me down all the while shouting and condemning til my More >
