I’ve never been a fan of silence. Starting at age thirteen, maybe younger, I would slide my portable CD player into the waist of my cheer shorts so that I wouldn’t have to mow the lawn in eight hours of silence. I would sing to myself, or recite my next upcoming drama lines, or tellContinue reading “l e n t :: day28_silence”
Tag Archives: Faith
l e n t :: day23_power
No explanation needed. There is power in prayer Your Faith is the key, And God’s good gifts You long to receive Are possible now – – If you will but dare To take Him at His word …and Believe! –Jon Gilbert (From a little gem my beloved grandfather, Richard Ripberger, used to carry around inContinue reading “l e n t :: day23_power”
l e n t :: day18_heal
When I was a younger child, many of my family members were not my biggest fans. They said I was bossy to my other cousins. That I didn’t go with the flow the way children are supposed to. Spoiled, I suppose. An aunt even brought up last week that I was demanding. Over the years,Continue reading “l e n t :: day18_heal”
l e n t :: day17_see
Sometimes I don’t register all that I see. Like these girls and their eyes. Raena’s eyes are a dark brown that can barely be differentiated from the pupil. She has incredible depth and is often hard to understand as she lives in a unique world (plus she sometimes speaks in her own made up language).Continue reading “l e n t :: day17_see”
l e n t :: day14_covenant
My 2nd year college roommate painted this for Jeff and me for our wedding. She had previously done a simple sketch the inspired that painting and that we used on our wedding invitation. It is lovely. We asked her to draw it based on a song called “Closer” by Jars of Clay, specifically the lineContinue reading “l e n t :: day14_covenant”
l e n t :: day13_vision
Before we moved back to Kokomo, I’d forgotten how beautiful Indiana skies could be. Although the lack of sun during Michigan winters didn’t drastically effect my mood, the bright blue in the summer, watching dark clouds bring in a storm, or the articulate night sky has shocked me multiple since we moved back. I didn’tContinue reading “l e n t :: day13_vision”
l e n t :: day11_live
This morning I sat around a sunny table with very dear friends – one taking a journey to open her home, two just settling into new homes, another trying to figure out her next steps to having home, and me soon moving from the temp stay in my parent’s home to a separate home. IContinue reading “l e n t :: day11_live”
l e n t :: day9_refuge
Perhaps my bed would seem an odd refuge as I am an extrovert and am generally rejuvenated via wine, conversation and art. Recently, in a counseling session, I was compared to a lightning bolt. I doubt beds are fond of lightning bolts, due to fire and whatnot. And honestly, I somewhat despise sleep; we haveContinue reading “l e n t :: day9_refuge”
l e n t :: day8_might
One of the daily emails I pop open for morning guidance or encouragement is Christine Caine’s First Things First. It’s generally a short Scripture verse or passed followed by a quick paragraph or so from Christine, a prophet, preacher, and slave-freer. I didn’t get to that email until tonight, after spending all day mulling overContinue reading “l e n t :: day8_might”
l e n t :: day7_go
So much go in life. Plenty articles and stories and studies exist discussing our current culture’s obsession with go-ness: our self-worth built upon the number of full slots in our calendar, or feeling like losers if we are available for a new Friday night plan on Friday afternoon, or assuming that those who only workContinue reading “l e n t :: day7_go”
Magdalene A.R. Mastin 