When my son returned from a deployment that was at the same time risky and monotonous he was looking for adventure. He has a ready-made group in his family so he extended an invite to join him on a white-water rafting trip. In the latter part of the summer weeks away, all of this sounded fun. In the dipping 50F temperatures of an early fall, this felt like risky business. The week before the trip…
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Tuesday, September 22 marks the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere. The signs are evident where I live if I take the time to notice and take it in. Temperatures dropping, light fading, leaves turning. My Meanderings today are focused on finding the joy in this change and this season, no matter where this finds you. I have been on a small joy quest and pray if you move slowly through some of…
2 CommentsI’ve been feeling exhausted. Worn out from what I thought would just be a short detour. Now it appears to be the new road on a long and tiring cross-country journey. Can you relate? The pandemic appears to be just one of the destinations along the way. Where do we find rescue when the road outstretches our resources? “Lest we despair, God has given us “a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT) and to…
2 CommentsWatching home movies from the late 90s I could see the 5 and 7-year-old swooping over the 3-year-old and rip at the gift in his hands all for the cause of “helping” the younger sibling open his gift. And what do I hear the younger me say? “Let your brother open his own gift.” What does it mean to let another open their own gift? I am pretty aware of what it is not. It…
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Leave a CommentWhat does it take to move you to action? Maybe you are an activator. You hate to wait. Before all the words are spoken your feet are heading out the door making it happen. Perhaps you are more wired to deliberate by fully considering every angle to every obstacle before choosing to act. No matter your wiring for action this pandemic season for many feels like a halt. A delay to dreams and plans. I…
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