In preparation for springtime, it is time to clean the flower beds and prepare the seedlings for planting in just a few short weeks. While on an “inspection” walk through the gardens, to my amazement many flowers and shrubs are budding and blooming early. The warm weather is waking them up from their winter nap!
Sometimes we expect God to rescue us, to make our troubles stop and go away, [and] to make our lives what we want them to be. But the truth is we need God more than we need to be rescued. We need to draw closer to Him in our storm than to be taken out of the storm.
Have you ever considered that the Berlin Wall fell without bloodshed?
In life, as in photography, we develop some of our most treasured friendships when we are willing to get “up close and personal” with others and build relationships that are more than just a casual encounter. Are you willing to take the risk?
I have a mix of friends from every walk of life. I appreciate what I learn from each one. Sometimes I discover what “to do” and other times, it is what “not to do!” Our choice is in the depth of the relationship and how vulnerable we allow ourselves to be with other people.
On a lazy summer day years ago, I glanced out the window to where a little blond-headed girl was sitting on the front porch steps sharing her popsicle with an old yellow cat. She was eating from one side while the cat ate from the other side. They were almost to the middle and would soon be nose to nose! I intervened!
I am thankful my mother took the time to journal her life, passions, and heartfelt prayers. Because of what she wrote, I have insight of days and moments that otherwise would be lost to me. In her willingness to express herself through her journals, she continues to inspire and motivate me. And there are days as I read her prayers, I feel as if her hand gently brushes across my brow as it did when I was a little girl.