Maintaining hope. For me it’s slowing down and appreciating beauty. I see the verdant green hills of Waimea, so steep that it probably takes horses to gather the cattle down to the corrals. It’s when a sheep that normally is afraid of me comes near and just hangs out. Waterfalls truly inspire me. It’s grasping…
What do you do with frustration about your circumstances? Though the sad, angry, or annoyed emotions play havoc with my peace, they don’t need to control my decisions. About 23 adult sheep or baby lambs died in the past three months. There were many different causes for their deaths, and now I’m currently trying to…
God of the stars…of all creation Imagine God in a different way. Seeing and meditating on His creation can cause bad perceptions to change. Why would the creator of the stars care so deeply, yet he does. How do you explain this earth’s existence since our sun has to be the right size, right gravitational…
Letting go of control, especially perfectionism for me is not a one time and done deal. It comes to the forefront when I realize how much I fear mistakes. Certain areas do demand full attention and effort such as driving. My perfectionism came from desiring life to be safe and comfortable. That thinking keeps…
Queens and Kings What is the attraction toward Queen Elizabeth? Or people on a pedestal as a singer, leader and so on that draws thousands of fans. Is it what they represent? Being acknowledged, having no financial lack, having power to change things? Any quest in our lives to grasp power, purpose, superiority yielded to…
Wonder and delight How well do we recognize God’s delight in us? It’s stronger than the parent’s first encounter with their newborn child. Stronger than pleasure of any kind. The God-given emotion of wonder and delight is from being made in His image. As we encounter disappointments, abuse, or fall into sin this truth of…
My love for Oregon has not diminished, this beautiful Foster Lake is one reason why. I’m celebrating 20 years with Youth With A Mission. This blog started in 2018 as a homework assignment for Truth and Transformation. The Lord is leading me restart this blog to encourage you. We all need Him to ignite our…
(Cross culture relationships) This week was so good. I appreciated having both of them and the topic truly impacted me. As I was in the Philippines with a ministry that I knew God called me into, it brought to light two major things. One was I wasn’t rejected by the people who believed that time…
This week of extreme life and death challenges kept our brains and emotions working overtime. Dr. Clem described bioethics as healthcare ethics. These were the areas he focused on this week: Embryo – when life begins Reproductive ethics Abortion Euthanasia Pornography One thought came to me as Dr. Clem described why he believes the…
During this science week, we learned about the dark side of science, and now here’s one area where technology has yet to overcome obstacles. The attempt to grow kidney cells from stem cells ended up with some rouge cells being brain and muscle cells instead. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…