Blog with Deb
IN ABSENTIA
Yep, I'm the one who's still writing Christmas cards in March, the one, who even though I love to write, still struggles with sitting down and looking at the blank computer screen, or putting pen to paper to keep in touch with those near and dear. What to write, I...
A HOLY MOMENT
On Monday evening, our community experienced what I believe was a holy moment. We gathered together to mourn the loss of a six-year-old child, and to express our love and support to the family. The tragedy is incomprehensible as they have barely experienced healing...
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
My husband Randy celebrated his --drum roll, please--56th birthday a couple of weeks ago! As they say in Alcoholics Anonymous, that's a "belly button" birthday. His sobriety birthday is coming up on 9 years--a miraculous, joyous occasion that has made the celebration...
God is Still in Control
I'm in my fleecy bathrobe this morning--my favorite part of Saturday morning. Just having quiet time with the Lord, time to think and pray. I love not having to race out the door for work. I look outside at the beauty of early spring. Seeing green grass, buds on lilac...
Sunday’s Coming!
Who can forget Tony Campolo's incredibly powerful message from a number of years ago, It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming! Just in case you've never heard it, Tony Campolo, a pastor and university professor, recounted a sermon preached by an African American pastor who...
Finding the Straight Path
One of the first scripture verses I memorized was Proverbs 3:5,6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."I memorized those words out of necessity when I...
HOME Winter is definitely still with us. Snow has been falling since early this morning, and with gray skies, it looks like we could be in for an all day snow. (A nice change from the dirty winter-tired layers of melting gray stuff we've looked at for weeks now.) It's...
A TASTE OF HEAVEN Last Thursday night, the Methow Valley where I live in N. Central Washington hosted the Harlem Gospel Choir. I wish you could have joined me in The Barn, our community auditorium for this amazing evening. All I could think of was "this is just a...
Waiting on God Waiting has always been one of my least favorite activities. Mostly because waiting is just waiting and doesn't require any specific action. You simply have to wait. It seems easier when you can do something specific to encourage the desired result. You...
LET US GIVE THANKS! After a several month hiatus, I'm back to report on all the latest developments here in our small, rural town. Winter is setting in, and the main mountain pass that links us to the western Washington world (mainly Seattle) has closed for the...