>Brightly colored sticky notes are strung along the shelf edges on the hutch above my computer monitor. I'd been having trouble keeping track of all my different projects, so now I write each new project on a sticky note and post it in front of my work area.I just posted the 21st sticky note. It's … Continue reading >Project notes
>Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:4-10
>The Lord continues to impress his truths from Psalm 34 on my mind. This is the Psalm that contains those well-known words: "Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!" (verse 8).Tasting and seeing involves two senses. A valuable writing insight I learned from Jeanette Windle in a seminar she taught at the 2008 … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:4-10
>Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:1-3
>For the last few days, I've been mining riches from Psalm 34 in a meditation marathon.In God's providence, a good friend led a Bible study this week and was struck by several verses that she emailed me: from Psalm 34.And in the votive silence of this morning's early communion with God, his revealed truth filled … Continue reading >Meditation Marathon, Psalm 34:1-3
>Winter, Olympics, and Psalm 33
>Coming out of this morning's votive silence, I could blog about a great overnight "winter getaway" with my husband, the beauty and dedication of Olympic sports, singing a new song, or God's corporate justice and mercy.This winter has been long for everyone, but perhaps especially for someone who makes his living delivering mail on miles … Continue reading >Winter, Olympics, and Psalm 33
>Mourning to Dancing; Morning to Joy
>Psalm 30 is a psalm of David that was sung at the dedication of the temple. Picture the people of Israel, singing this beautiful Psalm written by their beloved King David--who had longed to build the temple and long prepared for its building--but who was no longer with them. The desire of David's heart was … Continue reading >Mourning to Dancing; Morning to Joy
>Light in the Land of the Living
>Psalm 27 is that beautiful Psalm that begins:The LORD is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold of my life:of whom shall I be afraid?Verse 4 says:One thing have I asked of the LORD,that will I seek after;that I may dwell in the house of the LORD,all the days of … Continue reading >Light in the Land of the Living
>Hidden Chai
>For weeks I've been longing for a steaming cup of Bigelow's Vanilla Chai tea.I can't buy it in any local stores, but I ordered some online many months ago. That supply went quickly and all winter I've been thinking how nice it would be to start my day with that aromatic tea. A significant portion … Continue reading >Hidden Chai
>The Last of the First
>Today is the last day of the first month in 2010.Are you calling it "two thousand-ten" or "twenty-ten"? An argument for "twenty-ten" is that we didn't say "one thousand, nine hundred-ninety-nine." But I never heard anyone say "twenty-oh-nine" either. Personally, "twenty-ten" sounds like a shotgun caliber and I'm sticking with "two thousand-ten," but it's really … Continue reading >The Last of the First
>Matthew One leaves home
>He's done it at last! My "book boy" Matthew One has left home! He's off to the windy city to try to find his place in the world.I'm praying that he will pass his spring audition and receive a spot in the cast of next year's publishing show. If you're moved to join in that … Continue reading >Matthew One leaves home
>Treasures from Haiti
>[The following story will appear in the February 10 issue of Christian Renewal.]Treasures from Haitiby Glenda MathesWhen Les and Tracy Fuller’s church offered to begin a prayer initiative in the hope of jump-starting the couple’s stalled adoption process, the Fullers chose January 24 as the start date since that would be the birthday of one … Continue reading >Treasures from Haiti
Glenda Faye Mathes 