“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.” Psalm 27:5 I’ve known it all my life – God is our refuge. But for some reason yesterday this verse struck me differently. It [...]
The Poetry of Motherhood
Miscellaneous Musings on Mothering, Miracles, and the Music of Life
6
Dec
In light of the big, scary, grown-up world out there… My God is able! Ah, wonderful truth! Say not ‘impossible’; not to my King, Strength of the aged and Guide of the youth; My God is able to do anything! Able to meet, with His infinite power, Any attack; to cause warring to cease; Able [...]
4
Sep
It’s been a long time – a hot, busy, uninspired summer, where I just didn’t have much to say. But yesterday I was musing, not for the first time, on what really makes the difference between poetry and prose. Is it not the unexplained? In prose, at least well-written prose, everything is laid out for [...]
Tags: contentment, peace, poetry, trust
11
Apr
Last night I was meditating on Psalm 23 as I was falling asleep. I didn’t get very far – the phrase “He leadeth me beside the still waters” caught my attention. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but “still waters” always makes me think of calm, peaceful circumstances. Not the wild, raging, storm-waters [...]
Tags: contentment, happiness, peace, trust
12
Jan
I’m beginning to think that I should have named this blog “Lessons from a Baby” instead; who would have guessed I could learn so many? Yesterday we had a lesson in patience – a 2 hour wait in a doctor’s waiting room. (Is that why they call them that?) Paul, of course, was reasonably good [...]
Tags: baby, contentment, happiness, selfishness, trust
21
Nov
What is the trust of a child based on? Is it their own ability to determine trustworthiness? Hmm. Maybe their trust is based on their evaluation of the situation as one that looks manageable. You think? Or perhaps they base their trust on their own goodness – whether they are good enough to trust their [...]
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