I read this recently and thought it merited further thought…so here’s my thinking.
“We live under the illusion that if we can acquire complete control, we can understand God, or we can write the great American novel. But the only way we can brush against the hem of the Lord, or hope to be part of [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, poetry, purpose, wonder, writing on April 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Maybe less, maybe more
I am amazed at the line between innocence and arrogance
Perhaps I see what I want to see
Perhaps I want it so much I am just negligent
Relating is like a desert mirage
I believe therefore it is real until I touch
Relating is like a fog
At times thin and frail; it still covers over much
Did [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, poetry, relating well, relationships, writing on April 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Writing to Save the Day
Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant [...]
Filed under: art, writing on April 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ken Gire’s book teaches ways to reflect and meditate on the story of Christ. The living story. It’s more than history. I have been attempting to practice what Gire preached and such vulnerability is a challenge for me. This is a milder glimpse at my attempts. (Yeah, this really is milder! Aren’t you glad I [...]
Filed under: Christianity on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Carolyn Arends, who has impacted my walk in faith a great deal, had an interview on the Debbie Chavez show. The link I am posting should enable anyone who would like to find that interview to be able to when it is posted! If you are the least bit curious about Carolyn, or how [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
The first time I heard this song, Derek Webb was giving his album “Mocking Bird ” away freely. I was really touched by his generosity in that and of course having been a long time fan of Caedmon’s Call and other music that Derek had touched I listened to the album with expectation. It blew [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, life, relationships on April 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Today I spent time with my husband and kids at the Heritage Jubilee. The photos will explain it better than words. It was fun. The real joy in it for me, aside from family time, as usual for me in a crowd, was in people watching. Diallo is [...]
Filed under: Christianity, life on April 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
She is young and lovely. She has a curiosity and drive about life. She’s artistic and intelligent. She sees the world through the camera’s lens. She’s capturing time in snapshots. Moments that are eternal and sacred. Moments many drive by daily and miss. She is a student of the holy in the common place; [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
The house was large and rambling with lots of rooms. It was old and Victorian in it’s hey day. It had a solarium with two macaws as sentinels. There was an ancient Schnauzer on a large pillow by a sunny window.
It was a lovely warm airy home. More than a house, it was a well [...]
Filed under: Christianity, kids, life, relating well, relationships, wonder on April 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s Stogner family fun night. Friday nights are a time where we are just together. I know it won’t always be that way, so I plan to maximize these sacred moments. How did we do it tonight?
First we four …and the dog… ate a nice home cooked meal. Simple, but I pray that meals [...]
Filed under: kids, life, purpose, relating well, relationships on April 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
