All I’d intended to do was to post this song: This Could Change Everything But then I ran into the movie it was featured in: And the threats against some theaters that were showing it: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6056283227001#sp=show-clips And the book on which that movie was based: Wow. And all I’d intended was to post a song. … Read More
Month: January 2021
Be the Light
I’ve had this theme of light running through my head over the last six months of 2020 and into 2021. For a long time I just considered it an off-shoot of my 2020 Word of the Year–my daily reminder to “shine.” But today I remembered where I was less than a year ago–before we’d ever … Read More
This Week’s Story Starter
“The room my family spent the most time in….”
Song of the Day
Miracles by yet another American Idol finalist!
Miracles
It’s possible to have your heart break and be blessed at the same moment. This was that kind of moment.—Tim Gustafson Even in the worst of times, miracles are born. Ours came early. But the miracles began long before his birth. At age 40, my daughter-in-law had no intention of becoming pregnant. Their marriage was on … Read More
This Week’s Story Starter
“The hardest thing I ever had to do….”
Song of the Day
Good Grace “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” –Jesus (John 14:1)
“Meh”
I’m not into art, nor am I a deep thinker. So I was surprised when something struck me hard as I looked at a picture of a famous painting by Michelangelo. Creation of Adam had never stirred anything in me before. Yet in a flash, the new word I’d heard only in relation to “COVID … Read More
This Week’s Story Starter
“If there’s one thing I hope my children don’t inherit from me….”
Heal Our Nation
For the first time in more than a decade, I had to go church surfing today. I needed to hear from a church that at least spoke to, if not boldly put down, the events of the past week and their instigator. My church was silent, as were so many others. Thankfully, I found just … Read More