Smile on the Horizon

A couple days ago my hyper-responsible older daughter burst inside yelling, “MOM! There’s a cow in the yard, and the baby is trying to go outside!” I peeked out the door and saw neither hide nor hair of cow. What I did see was the most marvelous light from the sunset… the kind of light that keeps reminding me, “You’re home.” I cajoled my distraught daughter into standing in the light for me. (Click here to read more or leave a comment... Read More

September 18 – I John 4:7

I woke up in a fun way this morning, with the words of a song (slightly rewritten)going through my head — “My Love just wrote me a lettah.” and I realized my Love has written me a “Lettah,” and it was waiting on the table in the computer room for me to read. I got up, sat at the table, and listened. I John. Ok. 4. Ok. 7. I John 4:7 Dear Friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows... Read More

September 17 – Proverbs 15:28

Proverbs 15:28 Amp The mind of the [uncompromisingly] righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. How many times I’ve wished afterwards that I had studied how to answer! Your brother and mine both seem to have that — they pause and think before they answer. Rather than being distracting to me as the listener, it makes me feel like they really care about how they answer me. So why do I have problems with doing it myself? Habit,... Read More