Monthly Archives: May 2017
2nd Cup, 5/31/17: LITTLE BOY LOST
“One of the best feelings is knowing that you’re wanted . . .” That’s how the meme began. The rest of it was thoughtful and tastefully stated, but that first phrase stopped me. I kept rereading it. Little Boy Lost From his babyness and boyhood His toddling, impressionable toyhood It seemed no one he loved … Continue reading
100-Word Stroll, 5/31/17: IN THE GAP
“I’d pray more but I don’t know what to pray about.” I get that. Top off your cup and walk with me . . . A long time ago, someone told me, “Pray the news.” Even then, I paid scant heed to regular news, knowing it would all be off the port wing. Yet as … Continue reading
Memorial Day ’17 Musings: GROUND CLUTTER
The first time I sat down at an Air Force surveillance radar console I thought I was seeing things. I was. I saw a lot of things, none of which remotely resembled anything I recognized. It looked to me like someone had laid a flatscreen TV on its back and spilled something on it, every three seconds. The … Continue reading
QTMs, 5/23/17: PARDON ME, BUT YOU’RE YESPASSING
Fill your cup and sit with me for a few minutes . . . Yespassing. You’ve had it happen to you. I suspect it’s been done often enough that you smarted over it. Remember the last time you put your finger in the wrong place on a rosebush? It stung, and the sting lingered. “YESPASSING” It’s an … Continue reading
300-Word Stroll, 5/19/17: I’D BE DELIGHTED IF I KNEW HOW
I hope you read the passages in Psalm 37 and Proverbs 3 I mentioned a few days ago. This will make more sense. Grab your coffee and walk with me . . . 37:4 reads, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” That’s not a BofH credit … Continue reading
QTMs for 5/17/17: NO TIME LIKE NOW.
There is no such thing as wasting Time. We each invest our priceless moments as we’ve decided to do. Once spent, they return back to God’s Timeless Eternity. Time was created from that Eternity to school you and I. It’s our proving ground. As such, we’re never merely wasting it. One way or the other, we’re … Continue reading
2nd Cup for 5/15/17: 3 SURE-FIRE WAYS TO BE SELF-CONTROLLED
The only way to be self-controlled is to choose the right controller. “Okay, wait. Isn’t that double-talk?” Nope, though it sounds like it. You and I were created to follow something or someone. That’s the way God put it – and us – together. “What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that … Continue reading
300-Word Stroll, 5/10/17: 9 THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU GET YOUR GROOVE BACK ON
Coffee. Yeah, it ought to be first. It wasn’t on the list, though. Anyway, grab a refill and walk with me . . . You’ve been down. Life’s stepped on your groove, saddened your spirit. Here’s how to climb back up in that cockpit. Saddle. Seat of a hot Mustang. You get the drift. Today I … Continue reading
2nd Cup for 2/12/17: “OKAY, GOD–WHAT GIVES?”
“Why me, Lord?” If you’ve ever asked that, this is for you. I know, right? Your mind darted back to Kris Kristofferson’s song, too. When it first came out, I confess I had curly-lip. “Lord, help me, Jesus . . .” That was before I came a breath or two from dying a few times. … Continue reading
100-Word Stroll, 5/8/17: YOUR HEART’S LEAKING
Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face . . . but those that flow from the heart and cover the soul. —unknown God sees and knows your tears, my friend, especially when you’re dry-eyed and doing a fair job of hiding them. There are a few intuitive individuals … Continue reading