"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." --Matthew 11:28, 29 O, how great Thy lovingkindness, vaster, broader than the sea! O,…
(silk and) purple: small and glad, day 8
Once upon a time I was twelve years old and my family attended a homeschooling conference in preparation for which I had to memorize Proverbs 31:10-31 in the King James Version. I don’t remember learning too much at the conference, but I’ve always been grateful to have memorized that passage in the rich old English:…
Five Minute Friday: celebrate
An apt word, this weekend, as it's a celebrating weekend: a wedding shower tomorrow, my first official event as bride-to-be. There are all kinds of good reasons to celebrate weddings, but there are a few things we keep in view in the midst of the celebration: Marriage isn't eternal: it's lifelong, Lord willing, but it's…
execute justice
"In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: 'The LORD is our…
Between Blue Rocks 