God, so often do I forget the gift that is my own life. So tangled up am I in daydreams, in places where I believe you are more present. This place I am now is not what I would have asked for, and it's so much easier (and safer and more fulfilling) to fantasize about [...]
In her book, Uninvited, Lysa TerKeurst offers a paraphrase of a popular story in the Gospels: Jesus calming the storms on the fishing boat. The word used to describe the disciples’ disposition is “terrified.” In TerKeurst’s paraphrase, perhaps the most profound piece is her breakdown of that word: tarasso, which means to “set in motion what needs to remain still.” (Uninvited, [...]
A reading chair bathed in sunlight served as my lunchtime perch today. Sitting at the end of the sun’s generous rays, I felt more than just warm. I felt thawed out. I felt relief. I sat cross-legged and visited with a friend, wanting to never get up. I could imagine myself scooting down lower and [...]
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