by Lynn Jackson | May 17, 2023 | Discouragement, Heavenly Father, Perspective, Prayer, Suffering
Three miles or 30 minutes, that was my goal for the morning. The sun was unusually bright as it streamed in through the high gymnasium windows. The glare was blinding, I could hardly read the clock on the wall, but I knew it was within the 11 o’clock hour. The...
by Lynn Jackson | Mar 8, 2023 | Love, Prayer, Relationship
This is what a group of 4 to 8 year olds answered when asked, “What does love mean?” “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that you name is safe in their mouth.” Billy-age 4 “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of...
by Lynn Jackson | Sep 6, 2022 | Cynicism, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Joy, Looking, Perspective, Prayer, Relationship, Trust
Cat In The Hat Theology We have a cascading rock water fountain on our back porch. It’s only 2 feet high but it brings me so much pleasure! I even leave it on when I am in the house, so I can hear the water trickle. It refreshes my soul! There is something about...
by Lynn Jackson | Jun 29, 2021 | Battle, Fear, Prayer, Singing
It was a lovely spring day spent with our grandchildren. I suggested we put the hammocks up in the crab apple tree that is down the hill, by the tall bamboo grass. They looked at me with sober faces and wide eyes as they quietly said, “No Mimi. There are foxes in...
by Lynn Jackson | Apr 27, 2021 | Cynicism, Discouragement, Heavenly Father, Joy, Prayer
I love envisioning being part of God’s vineyard. Imagining our Father God the loving, caring master gardener, Jesus The Vine and we, God’s children the branches. (see John 15) In light of that, when I read Psalm 102:4 “My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I...
by Lynn Jackson | Jan 22, 2021 | Heavenly Father, Looking, Perspective, Prayer, Relationship, Trust
Night. That dark place that begins at sunset and endures until sunrise. Night is the darkest time. And it can feel like it will never end. I remember camping as a single young woman. Leaving my tent in the middle of the night to find the campground rest room was...
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