Gaining a heart of wisdom
When he was dying of pancreatic cancer, author and New York City pastor Tim Keller made the surprising observation that although cancer was taking its toll on his body, he and his wife, Kathy, would never want to go back to the kind of prayer life or spiritual life he had before the cancer. Knowing… Continue reading You Are Here—Whether You Like It or Not
Here in Midcoast Maine, spring is a transitional season. We all know we're on the way toward something good, but it's sure taking its good old time getting here. And then, blink, and you'll miss it! Whenever I'm in transition, impatience tugs at my coat tails. Neither here nor there yet, I'm tempted to numb… Continue reading Stay in the Present Moment During Your Seasons of Transition
After almost thirty-six years of marriage, my good husband and I agree on most things and are pretty compatible. That's been a gift to both of us. The one area that still stimulates "discussions" between us is our orientation to time. He is firmly planted in the present moment. I am already living in the… Continue reading Living Our Days in the Present—in the Presence of God
Flipping open the pages of my Bible, I turned to the book of Matthew, my scheduled reading for the day, and my entry into the New Testament after months of reading in the Old. This is where I should have picked up my phone and texted my reading partner, Peg, to say, "Hey! We made… Continue reading Stay Present to the Truth Even in Your Grief
Remember when photographs were tangible? Captured on film and then printed on paper? Before the digital age, that's how memories were stored, so I have boxes and boxes full of photo albums and loose, individual pictures that need to be passed on to my sons. In this sorting process, I keep bumping into pictures of… Continue reading Are Your Heart and Your Feet in the Same Place?
Living Our Days 