The Napping House (I Don’t Have A War Room)

(Photo Source) For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved;     in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.  Isaiah 30:15 I sat in the little house with the oil lamp lit, computer in place. ...

As A Child (#SmallWonder Link-Up)

In the early morning darkness, I lay my head back on the couch, face lifted, chest wide, shoulders back.  Open.  Prayers rise, unbidden, as coffee cools in my cup.  Decisions, relationships, lift like smoke, ascending from that tense place in my chest...

I Hear a Voice

When fear creeps in, clinging, I hear a voice say, “Open.” When I leave, by well-worn mental paths, the time, the place, the space I’m in, I hear a voice say, “Return.” When I watch the boys on bikes chasing round and round the van in the driveway, when I see my...

God Was Everywhere (#SmallWonder Link-up)

Today I’m happy to share a guest post from Ed Cyzewski.  After reading a copy of his newest book, “Pray, Write, Grow: Cultivating Prayer and Writing Together, I knew he would have something good to share with our community.  Ed practices a...

Canine Prayers

This isn’t our dog, but you get the idea, right? Photo Source. Be still, and know that I am God . . . Psalm 46:10 She’s nestled at my side right now, sleeping with great, heavy sighs, her long legs tucked and curled in a fetal position.  I’m still...
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