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Splinters

I sat at home after a full night, and though I wanted to fall asleep, my finger throbbed strangely.  What is this that is keeping me up?  C...

I said YES....

.... or rather, something closer to 'I'd be honored!'  We had a wonderful evening last night!  Dinner was at my favorite restaur...

You call me 'Daughter'...

I am starting a Jesse Tree today, regrettably, rather late, but starting nonetheless.  I sense God working in this already, and am excited ...

Blogging for Books

Hello friends... Just an update on a new endeavor I am starting in conjunction with WaterBrook/Multnomah Publishing, out in Colorado Springs...

Waiting and Expecting

      Just discovered a new song that really speaks to me.  You can find it   here .      The Afters really capture something that has been...

Meditations on Thankfulness

I'm posting two of my favorites pieces on gratitude and thankfulness.  They don't require much discussion, but I'm praying that ...

Smiling at the Future...

I don't know if I ever would have been friends with the 'Proverbs 31' woman ...she is too much of an over-achiever for me (and I...

Confessions of a Book Addict, part 2

You've got to get this book ( Permission to Speak Freely ) .  "I'm just saying."  (Who says that?  I think I stole that ph...

Wilbur spins a web?

This past week, while reading Charlotte's Web to my sweet class (and laughing a lot along the way), I found a little lesson nestled insi...

J is for Jesus...and Joyful...

He's always listening.  Jesus, that is.  I spent my 50-minute commute to work this morning listening to the beginning of Francis Chan...

Confessions of a Book Addict, part 1

Hi, my name is Ruth.  I'm a Book Addict.  I've been addicted to books since age 4, when I started counting red and blue fish with Dr...

Waiting for Easter

Some things in life make no sense, like why this man, my love, is so patient with me and persists in relationship, regardless of my imperfec...

Remembering Carl Perry (April 1920--September 2010)

My heart aches today, flitting between the dreary and the divine--an overcast day and an overcast soul, but glory-tipped clouds fill the sky...

Pruning Love

Hello friends... I was reminded this morning of God's love, through pruning, while tidying up my yard (which needed some help!)  There a...

Summer Reading

It's finally summer (well, to be fair, it has been summer for almost a week now)...and my favorite way to celebrate the season is to br...

Letting Go

Every year, as the school year ends, I face the same bittersweet feelings of letting go....letting go of the schedule I have gotten used to....

Faithful = Famous to You

Below is a poem I wrote in 2004, during the start of what I affectionately call my 'quarter-life crisis'....  It captures what God w...

Honoring Pa-Pa

Well, too much time away, and I need to get caught up!  I have so many things inside me that need to get out.  But what I'm writing abou...

Little People

Had lots of time with family and friends over this Easter holiday...hopefully you were able to enjoy that, too.  Isn't it funny how the ...

New wine for new wineskins....

Thank you for stopping by!  If you'd just come in my door, I'd take your coat and offer you some tea, cookies, or a glass of water. ...