When You Realize Heaven is Here
We had our seatbelts securely fastened, and tray tables in their upright and locked positions when we left. It was before dawn’s first light. We winged our way east — all four of us. I opened the shade of my window to pre-dawn darkness and a thick fog. I thumbed through a Delta Sky magazine, and ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, God Gallery, Heaven Comments (19)------------------------------------------
The God-Colors
The human eye can only respond to color when a light source is present. No light = colorless world. No Light = colorless life. Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness, and You opened the eyes of the color-blind. You color life into souls, onto hearts. You paint love in shades of goldenrod and green, coral ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: God Gallery Comments (19)------------------------------------------
Missing the Miracle of Now
I’m perpetually torn, it seems, between the now and the beyond. I know that this is the day the Lord has made –this very day, right here — but before my bare toes brush the bedroom carpet, my mind shouts: Full steam ahead! Before I take two steps, I am calculating long-term goals, trying to figure ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: A-ha Moments, God Gallery Comments (13)------------------------------------------
How to Know If You’re an Artist (Part II)
We were gathered around the table in the Laity Lodge dining hall when the writer beside me asked us the question: “Do you live a creative life?” I knew what she meant. She was asking how we pursue creativity in days packed with rote and routine, with sudsy sinks, gray cubicles, spreadsheets on the desk, bedsheets tumbling in the dryer. Where is ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: God Gallery, The High Calling Comments (27)------------------------------------------
The Trouble with Beauty Sleep
Is this why it’s called beauty sleep? Because this is what I do: I sleep straight through beauty. My Maker has gone to the effort of decorating the world outside my front door — hanging fog like ornaments, painting masterpiece skies, adorning each small leaf with morning dew. Yet, all I see are the insides of my eyelids. The world trumpets God’s beauty, and ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Beauty Revealed, God Gallery Comments (26)------------------------------------------
JENNIFER @ GETTING DOWN WITH JESUS
