When You See a Bit of Heaven
My one-way ticket tells me where I’m going, and I’ve got an internal GPS to help me get there. But it all looks so fuzzy up ahead. And where is Heaven anyway? Maybe the Good Lord knows my heart couldn’t handle it if He showed it all at once. So he gives us enchanting glimpses, in ... Pin It Share Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, Heaven Comments (29)------------------------------------------
These Boots Are Made For …
I sit alone in my car, in a parking stall outside the farm-supply store. I will find out the doctor’s answer in 30 minutes. I lean my head back, close my eyes and ask the question out loud: “Lord, what am I supposed to learn from this? What’s the take-away here?” I breathe in deep, ... Pin It Share Continue Reading.... Posted in: God-Bumps & God-Incidences, Heaven Comments (56)------------------------------------------
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 It Share Continue Reading.... Posted in: Eyes Toward Home, God Gallery, Heaven Comments (18)------------------------------------------
Why I Don’t Want to “Rest in Peace”
Can you do me a favor, my friend? If I die before you, can you make sure they don’t put the letters RIP on my gravestone? Can you ask the preacher not to say the words: “May she rest in peace?” Yes, I plan to go to Heaven, and no, I don’t want to ... Pin It Share Continue Reading.... Posted in: Heaven, Rest Comments (42)------------------------------------------
Through A Glass, Darkly
She’s looking out the car window, up at a sky drifting all gray and fuzzy. She sees right through to the holy. She’s seeking, always seeking, past the clouds, when I’m frozen in the fog. I wonder what it will be like, my daughter says. What? I ask. “Heaven.” I turn on my blinker to change lanes and reach ... Pin It Share Continue Reading.... Posted in: Heaven Comments (25)------------------------------------------
JENNIFER @ GETTING DOWN WITH JESUS
