“It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in 'em," said Captain Jim." L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams Dickon Sowerby and The Secret Garden. Hercule Poirot and his vegetable mallows. Have you ever noticed that literary gardeners are often just short of supernatural? In scripture,… Continue reading 3 truths learned in the 2020 garden
Category: spiritual life
A house in order
“I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.” Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher Our home sits in a neighborhood in which the average age of dwellings is about 100 years. People in some places of the world might not think a thing of such… Continue reading A house in order
Is 2020 too big for God?
Big world problems? Bigger God! "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Romans 15:13 KJV Is 2020 too big for God? No. And, here's why I know this. Picture it: Early 1970s California. Hippies so… Continue reading Is 2020 too big for God?
When the script flips
One day, you're jetting willy nilly through the grocery store. The next, you're wearing a mask and gloves, stopping for a temperature check on the way into the store and following directional arrows on the floor while you search for a single roll of toilet paper. One day, you're hoping the world is better than… Continue reading When the script flips
Forrest Gumping my way through life
In the waning hours of Mother's Day, I was sprawled on our couch watching Forrest Gump with our teen daughters and the dog. An entire generation has passed since the last time I saw this 1994 movie. I don't know if it's middle age or concern with the fact my daughters will soon be facing… Continue reading Forrest Gumping my way through life
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 