“Teach us to pray…” Interesting question from Jesus's followers. I figured if anyone knew how to pray, the disciples would know. Actually, I would have assumed people in Palestine would be asking THEM about prayer. What a great question to ask God. Volumes of books have been written about prayer. Luke records more about Jesus and prayer than any other Gospel. According to Michael Card’s commentary on Luke, “…nothing in Luke happens apart from prayer.” Good reminder for me. Je

First things first, take the dog out to pee. And then…coffee, a book, paper and pen, the couch, and a snuggly pup next to me each morning. The most predictable part of my day. Every day, Monday through Sunday. And you couldn’t pay me to give it up. There is a rhythm that awakens me to the hope of a new, clean slate, setting me up to look and listen. I don’t always feel it that strongly. Honestly, I'm not always that conscious of it. But that’s the beauty of living life with i

Writers!! HELP!!...don't you have empathy? Don't you know exactly what I mean when I say there are SO MANY WORDS for SO MANY THOUGHTS that they jam up and backlog in your brain?? Don't you feel the constipation in your soul? I would value advise from writers, or anyone for that matter! PLEASE, my friends....Here is all I could squeak out today: I’m pregnant with words. I feel their heartbeat and movement. I listen for them. How many? Many, so many words, and they can’t find a