writing when inspired about the often overlooked
stories, not reflections
Dear Family, I am going to include this in our family memoir. Maybe those reading this here on my blog will also enjoy learning more about these things that make it easier for me to sit down, put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard as I tell you my story. “A practice is an…
An Open Letter to My Family on Why I Write Psalm 78:1-8 a Loose Paraphrase (Scripture in Bold Italic) Listen to me, hear what I am saying. I am going to tell you stories and will share things I have heard and know, things that my ancestors told me. I do not want to hide…
Sitting here at the 10:15 service on Easter morning, the last in the Easter Week Celebration at our church (Life on the Vine Christian Community), I feel like I’ve lost Easter again this year. I put on a spring dress this morning, green for new life. It’s the least I can do. I have a…
A number of years ago, I attended a Worship Arts Conference. In one of the workshops, we discussed the importance of leaders being worshipers, not simply singers /players of songs.. Our role is to lead and draw others into worship. And to lead others, we must first of all be worshipers ourselves. One of the…