Tag: prayer
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Chosen Aloneness
We often do things backward. During Spring Break, many from up north come down to Florida to grab some sunshine and warmth before heading back to the tail end of winter and questionable spring. For our Spring Break, our family headed north to Pennsylvania, where the temperatures were in the 30’s and 40’s. We had…
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Send The Singers In First!
Music is the true rhythm of life. It impacts our minds and thoughts with the melodies that fill us. The author, Victor Hugo, once said, ” Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” The different genres, various singers, the incredible diversity of instruments all combine to…
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Why Gather?
There are many reasons why groups of people gather. For families, it’s holiday celebrations, reunions, tripping over cousins, and gabbing with grandparents. With companies, it’s meetings, conferences, brainstorming sessions, and fun employee interactions. When family merges with company, gatherings tend to be more intimate and honest. Confrontations can be uncomfortable but can draw people into…
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Get Ready–Get Set–Wait
photo courtesy of Filip Mroz on Unsplash When we returned from Arizona, we had five of our grands ready to be embraced by us for two and a half weeks–littles and bigs. Their folks are away, and we were more than willing to step in. One of them, Sydney, is leaving for college soon and…
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Unplug The Stress
photo courtesy of Artem Sapegin on Unsplash My jet-lagged, fogged-over brain woke me at 3:15 a.m. It was confused. Then my anxiety-driven brain ratcheted it up a notch by going into overdrive with all that needs to be done in the next few weeks as we finish with the group of people we’ve had here…
Tip of My Iceberg 