I have had the question posed to me often, “So, what are you passionate about? Truly passionate.” Here’s my answer in a photo essay, um if it embeds …..
I love the Lord, I love my family, I love people.Luke 10:27
He answered: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all [...]
Filed under: hobby, life, nature on February 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
Meister Eckhart wrote, “God is at home. We are in the far country.” …
“It (the quote by Eckhart) expressed so simply the way I feel about life on this
earth, and my heart resounded with the truth of it,” recalls Peterson. “I loved
the way it turned my thinking [...]
Filed under: Christianity, life on February 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“I wish there was anyone here childish enough
(or permanent enough, not the slave of his particular and outward age) to
share it with me. Is it that no man makes real friends after he has passed the
undergraduate age? … the question I am asking is why I meet no such men now. Is it that I [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Uncategorized, life, wonder on February 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
I think God is hammering away at an area of my life I haven’t thought about- really focused on- in a long time. The inner life. It’s, um, no big secret that I have a very ….vivid imagination. It’s no secret that my thought life is a world all its own!
In my college days, I [...]
Filed under: Christianity, life on February 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
I fight the urge daily to figure out some rationale for why I do what I do. Why am I choosing to write. What is the purpose? It will never - J.K. Rowlings being an exception and perhaps there are more rarities – make me rich or famous. I seriously doubt large crowds of people [...]
Filed under: hobby, life, writing on February 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
I listened to an audio lecture yesterday about G.K. Chesterton. Alan Watts says that one of the most wonderful character traits of Chesterton was his ability to find utter joy and amazement in the common place. A touch of the divine in what others see every day like a the wonder, curiosity, and exploration of [...]
Filed under: life, nature, wonder on February 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For Safe Passage, Fellow Sojourners…
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Life
I am like every one else. I am on a quest; I look for Truth. When I get stuck there are a few places I repeatedly go back to in order to get my bearings on my adventures. [...]
Filed under: life on February 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
It is the nature of love to create
The stars in their courses
Leaves in autumn
Or a snowflake’s shape
Uniqueness of Fingerprints
A baby’s warm breath
It is the nature of Love to create
Stained glass windows
Stories or songs
A child with a hand full of clay
An artist and brush
A seamstress and thread
It is the nature of Love to create
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Filed under: Christianity, nature, poetry on February 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Well… wow. I feel like a child on Christmas morning. My best-friend’s husband built this site for me and I am looking at it in amazement. I am wondering exactly what to say with such an astounding canvas to create on. I have wanted an effective way to write for as long as I can [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on February 15th, 2008 | No Comments »