Distant thunder, getting closer, rumbling in the night No rain yet, nor any wind, no reason for fuss or fright Low, deep grumblings, I should be sleeping Instead a late night watch I am keeping It’s like knowing when a change is near So we carefully turn eye and ear All the signs point one way But […]
When I was in high school, my close friends joked about my being the “queen of the radio”, meaning that whatever was on my mind, seemed to show up in just the right songs on the radio. It got a little weird sometimes, as if I could think of certain song lyrics, and then within […]
I named my blog “Running the Race” in tribute to a favorite Bible verse from the book of Hebrews (ch. 12, v. 1) and also in reference to a lifelong love of running. Literally speaking, running–and with long distances especially–many miles and hours go into building up endurance, power, and speed. This is called “training”, […]
Since I was a young girl, I’ve had occasional dreams having to do with tornadoes. Here’s the general scenario: I’m watching the sky from a window and I spot the oncoming storm. Frantically, I try to warn those around me, usually my family or some friends. Sometimes in the dream, my voice is either muffled […]
V and I knew early on that our dear son was great at memorizing things–facts, books, driving directions–from a very early age. Since he began grade school, part of his weekly curriculum has been recalling and reciting verses from the Bible. He has always been able to recite his verse early in the week for […]
Observing my children with their friends and also considering the friends in my life, I’m wanting to express thankfulness to those who are true friends! True friends Listen as much as they speak Encourage when we are weak True friends Laugh with us till we cry Encourage when life is one long sigh True friends […]
I wrote this about two years ago before I even had begun this blog, but am reposting it here to celebrate the best Valentine’s Day I ever had–and there was no romantic love at all! Seventeen (really, seventeen?) years ago this week, I was a sophomore at Tulane University. A week past Valentine’s Day, and […]
Themes follow me in my reading, my conversations, and what I hear at church. A recent theme has been that of thirst. Our church has been going very thoroughly and captivatingly through Psalm 63. The first verse sets the stage: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, in […]
This morning was the first day all week that Little A and I didn’t have an errand to run or something specific on the schedule. I told her about our lack of plans last night, and she immediately asked with a big, excited grin if we could go to a local indoor bouncy play area. […]
A Haiku for the Palm Tree No icicles here Majestic green fronds, soaring Florida winter I wrote this poem in my head while stopped at a traffic light yesterday. I think I remembered it correctly! I took the picture last week (mid-January) while at the neighborhood pool with my daughter. She loves wearing shorts […]
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