Thoughts in response to Harvey and Irma. Creation, Devastation, Restoration By Kris Baker Loving God, In the beginning, You created the heavens and the earth, light to separate the darkness, sky to divide the waters above and below, and dry land to set apart the lower waters. On the dry land You created flowers and trees with seeds to bear life and fruit. In the sky You placed lights to illumine the darkness and to nourish the seeds of the…
I am on retreat this weekend and am supposed to be “fasting” from technology. I’m not doing terribly well with that. I am addicted to posting my daily photos, and I really don’t want to lose my blogging momentum. I don’t have the time to write a full post today, so I am sharing a daily devotion that I wrote that was published today. ****** Today’s devotional is written by Kris Baker, Order of St Francis & St Clare, at #cohdallas, a United…
Every month, the Capture Your 365 photo prompts include this one – “Where I Stand.” I have pictures of my bare feet, my sock covered feet, my feet in comfy shoes, funky shoes, and dressy shoes. Throughtout these photos I can be seen with my feet curled around the base of my desk chair, propped up on the couch relaxing, standing side by side with the one I love, on rocks and mountains, close to home, and faraway. Each photo…
A year ago today was my dad’s memorial service. The readings, the hymns, and the day for that celebration were all details that I carefully orchestrated. What better day for a memorial service than All Saints Day? As today, November 1, 2015, comes to an end, I have now passed the year mark of life without my dad. Every anniversary date that comes along from now on will no longer be “the first.” I was blessed to have had the…