Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty

      Spring Beauty
I awoke this morning to the new month and to this thought — spring is coming! I love the return of blooming things and warmer winds. My winter-weary heart leaps for joy at the thought of baby animals and evening walks. I crave the loosening up of the world, battened down tightly against winter, now unfurling itself by degrees, checking tentatively to see if it’s safe to come out and play.

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Prayer Like Playing Ball

Prayer Like Playing Ball

      Prayer Like Playing Ball
Every year in January, our church does a corporate fast. Everyone is asked to give up some things that please the flesh (think desserts, soda, television, etc.) choosing instead to turn in prayer for ourselves, our community, and our broken world.

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Green Pastures

Green Pastures

      Green Pastures
In the mornings when my sweet hubby puts on his farm coat and heads toward the pasture, our cattle get excited — really excited.

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Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

      Hide and Seek
I yearn to be truly seen. I long to be deeply known. It’s a hardwired desire in the human heart and I am definitely no exception. But…

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Little Miss Eager

Little Miss Eager

      Little Miss Eager
The hungry chicken flies the coop the instant the canvas roof of her pen rolls back. She is eager for her feed and desperately wants to…

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What is Love?

What is Love?

      What is Love?
I know, I know. It’s a big question for one little blog post. And I obviously won’t cover it comprehensively. But there is one aspect of love that I have been thinking about quite a lot lately.

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