I’ve stood by many frozen things in the winters of my life. I’ve walked and skated across ponds and small lakes, frozen deep and hard by the cold days and the icy winds of the north country. I’ve stood on banks piled taller than I with snow, and looked down and seen the beauty of the sun’s first or last rays hitting the jewels of ice and turning them into a sight that made me feel richer for having seen it. And down under the snow and surrounded by ice, in the silence of the countryside, the sound of water-music still sings as it travels to the sea.
Archive | January, 2011
“Come! Follow Me!”
Did anyone else herald the dawn of the new year with trepidation – and, even, fear?
Everyone I know is celebrating the beginning of a new year with confidence and enthusiasm. Even excitement. And I’m struggling to celebrate at all. Fear grips my heart and twists my stomach when I think of the unknown of the days and weeks and months between now and the end of the year…
Looking Back
As I paused the other day, I found myself thanking God for the ways He is working in my oh-so-human heart, pruning in some painful ways. In the midst of the pruning, it is difficult to see the benefits or to hold onto the hope of new blossoms. But sometimes we get a glimpse of a new bud–and to our amazement, we find ourselves thankful for the pruning…
Epiphany
It’s Epiphany today: the feast of the three kings, the three sages, the three very wise men. They arrived late on the scene — some say two years — when Jesus was no longer described as a baby, but a young child; staying not in a stable, but a house. The point is: they showed…
Twelfth Night Post Card
We’ve been engrossed in the mince pie cookies and gingerbread men…not to mention the Christmas snow that frosted our Dixieland!
But I wanted to be sure to wish you the most abundantly blessed of New Years.
When Winds Blow
When the wind of my emotions blows, and threatens to develop into a fierce storm, help me to lean firmly upon your Word and toss my feelings aside. As that pang of rage rises, teach me to be still, to submit and then to release…
