It's Friday! Happy weekend to all. :-) Once again I'm participating in Five Minute Friday—a free-writing exercise to see where the mind takes me . . . and then linking it up with other courageous souls. You'd think this week's word would take me in a different direction, considering the name of this blog. But it didn't. START For some reason, when I think of “placing” something, it comes with a sense of intentionality, gentleness, perhaps even reverence. Place a ring on a bride’s (or groom’s) finger Place a kiss on the forehead of a sleeping baby. Place a blanket over a squirming toddler. Place a bulb in the garden—with hope of beauty in the ... Keep Reading...
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Seriously, God . . . WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
It was an unexpected question—and one for which I had no immediate answer. Interestingly, the question referred to my quiet time with God. When you're not in "agenda" / get-things-done mode, how does the conversation go? Hmmm . . . You mean when I'm not asking God for something—or checking off a list of praises? When I'm *trying* to be still . . . but my mind is anything but? How does the conversation go THEN? If I'm not talking, am I listening? And if God's not saying anything, what am I doing? And then it came to mind . . . ... Keep Reading...
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TRY: Five Minute Friday
Friday again? So soon? Yep, the weekend is here again . . . and it's time for another 5-minute, free-writing exercise to share at Five Minute Friday. This one challenged me. START What’s tugging on your heart today? What are you thinking you should —could—do but aren’t doing? What’s the next step you could take in your faith journey but are hesitant? What are you afraid of? ... Keep Reading...
