a planted life | learning to love
First I want to confess, I'm a coward by nature. I, like Pilate, avoid conflict, washing my hands of decisions that might cost me peace. Without the reigns of the Spirit of Jesus in my life, I would trot off down the path of keeping peace, shutting my mouth. I would disguise my passivity, hoping... Continue Reading →
Summer break is over. The kids begin their first full week of school tomorrow. The first day of school was Wednesday last week. Made for a nice testing of the waters before the full fledged dive in this week. I've had much on my mind. Heavy things. Hard things. I can't speak it. I can't write... Continue Reading →
Today after church we began our annual road trip to "Oregon"... We always say that but really it's initially a road trip to Redding, CA where my sister lives. Eventually we get to Oregon.In the past, I'd wake the kids early in the morning, load them in the car, and we make it closer to... Continue Reading →
I get myopic real easy. Especially when I'm in pain. I need to go to church once a week if for no other reason than to get my head pulled out of the proverbial sand and aimed higher than Tuesday!I've used up the 9 volt battery in my Tens 3000 which has effectively taken me... Continue Reading →
" 'Tis not that I did choose Thee,For Lord, that could not be;This heart would still refuse Thee,Hadst Thou not chosen me...My heart owns none before Thee,For Thy rich grace I thirst;This knowing, if I love Thee,Thou must have loved me first."Oh can you hear my heart!? I love You Jesus, but only because You... Continue Reading →
Have you heard of this, Whale Wars? It's a new series on Animal Planet. I watched a piece of it the other day and here's what angered me. Here's a group of people who obviously are passionate about saving the lives of a creature God made... whales. They take great risks and go to great... Continue Reading →
Cultivating Faithfulness 