Three of my favorite devotional authors loved and were loved by children: Amy Carmichael, George MacDonald and Oswald Chambers. They seemed to understand life from a child’s point of view.
I want to be a child forever! Read the rest of this entry »
cold dark earth mound
blankets newly dug grave
beech branches weep
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silence
interrupted Read the rest of this entry »
After living with ALS for 10 years, my sister Diane died in spring 2006. This week I’ve been reading through some of my Houston journal notes. I kept them when I flew to Houston to visit Diane. As I read, I couldn’t help noticing how often Read the rest of this entry »
grass bends at its touch
raptors ride its warm currents
leaves dance in its wake Read the rest of this entry »
Late last week I felt like a dry well. Not sure what I wanted to write next for the blog. I decided Read the rest of this entry »
morning stars glimmer
half-moon hangs in inky sky
daybreak edges in
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What I saw from my den window Tuesday morning, using my binoculars.
Not the chart–the real thing! Read the rest of this entry »
It’s 1988–nearly 27 years ago.
I gave this at a seminary women’s dinner during Women’s History Week.
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When I was growing up, I sought the approval of men.
I thought that if I did things just right,
They wouldn’t mind so much that I was born female.
They wouldn’t treat me the way they treated other women. Read the rest of this entry »
What happened next
When I finished reading my statement, I felt exposed, apprehensive, and relieved that I’d finally put my thoughts together and said them out loud. Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 