Obvious Mercy

A Conversation with God 8/25/16 Me:  Well God, I woke up this morning to three big piles and a puddle.  Had to steam mop the floors-of which- I finished the living room, kitchen, dining room, and hallway-ALL- before 7:30 this morning! God:  Some days are definitely better than others, but… Me:  Yeah, and some nights are…

A Seed of Faith

A Conversation with God 8/24/16 Me:  Hello God.  Are you there?  Are you really there? God:          (silence) Me:  Do you, really, hear me, or are my words like dandelion seeds, dangling in the air? God:  (silence) Me:  God? God: (silence) Me:  Do you hear when I pray? God:  (silence) Me:  You…

A Quiet Place

A Conversation with God 8/18/16 Me:  God, my world is too noisy…sometimes I just want to go to the moon! God:  You don’t have to go all the way to the moon…just rest in your quiet place, it’s always waiting for you. Me:  I would but I don’t know the way. God:  Well, that’s the…

Outside Looking In

A Conversation with God 8/16/16   Me:  God, I’ve been thinking about those who’ve shunned me.  Sometimes I feel all alone.  I feel their world is going on without me, and I’m on the outside looking in.  I have this visual of a dirtied hungry child, hands and nose pressed to a store’s window, watching shoppers…

Depression Really Sucks

A Conversation with God 8/13/2016 God:  God morning Lisa. Me:  Good morning Lord. God:  How are you feeling today? Me:  Well, Lord…you know I’ve this “depression” thing going on and sometimes it’s almost more than I can bare.  Depression really sucks… God:  So, are you depressed today? Me:  Not so much today…although I do awake…

Yes Lord…but…I’m Gay

A Conversation with God 8/11/2016   Me:  God, as I tarried in your garden, I heard the words of a verse that has given me comfort for many years. God:  And what words are they, my child? Me:  They go something like this… “…everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and those who come…

Maybe the Third Cup’s the Charm!

A Conversation with God 8/10/2016 Me:  Good morning, Lord. God:  Good morning, Lisa.  How are you feeling today? Me:  Well, I’m on my second cup of coffee so I’m feeling better.  I was a bit stressed at first. God:  Tell me about it. Me:  Well, Gracie woke me up at 3 am needing to pee…which…

Celebrate Life with Kindness

A Conversation with God 8/9/2016 Me:  Lord, the cicadas sure have been loud this year. God:  Yes they have…and do you know why? Me:  No, Lord.  Why? God:  Well, you see, in 1999, a brood of cicadas hatched and burrowed beneath the ground to feast upon root tissue.  It took 17 years but finally they…

The Luxury of His Power

A Conversation with God 8/8/2016   Me:  God, I’m so tired of looking fat.   God:  Talk to me about it. Me:  Well, most of the time I feel okay about it and then I catch a reflection of myself in a mirror or a store-front glass…I see myself as others must see me… and then,…

Upon Dragonfly Wings

A Conversation with God 8/6/2016 Me:  Good morning, Lord. God:  Good morning, Lisa.  Did you sleep well? Me:  Yes, Lord…thank you for watching me through the night. God:  I’ll never leave you.  For just as I told Moses and my children many years ago, “I am the eternal God and I will be your refuge and…