A question was posed at church yesterday: Where and when have you experienced the movement of the Spirit? My Story… It was Christmas morning and I was sad. I was sad because I felt alone. Yes, I was the only one up…Corinne, the puppies, and the kitties were snuggled in their beds with visions of…
Tag: Holy Spirit
But…I Really Want to Eat It
This morning I got up, stepped on the scale and said, “Why is this happening to me!” I have been very diligent in exercising. Most days I run/walk 5 miles a day. My weekly goal is to do at least 25 miles per week. Since I’ve been on this regime I’ve lost a tad over…
Leaving Our Comfort Zones
Mountains of faith rise from the valleys of failure. –Mart Dehann Don’t hate your failures, learn from them. This looks good on paper, but let’s face it, most of us hate failure. I know I do. I’m pretty tolerant of other people’s failure…it’s mine that I despise. Failure is embarrassing, and what if people laugh…
Remember What I Have Told You
Sometimes it’s just too easy to forget, and the older I get the more this becomes my super-power. I feel confident my friends over fifty can relate…hmmm…unless, of course, they have forgotten how often they forget. It’s true, I walk into a room and forget my reason for being there. I stand blank-eyed, trying to…
Thin the Clutter
The gospel of Matthew opens with the ancestral lineage of Jesus. Most of us just skim over these verses because, lets face it, its pretty boring, but often, there are surprises hidden within the mundane, and they remain unseen unless we are willing the thin the clutter, and look beneath the surface. You may be…