Feb
1
2022
Posted in Daily Living 4 Comments
We had a dead bat in our basement.
It has happened before.
It happened many years ago in the house we lived in before our current home.
I thought it was a one time thing.
I remember that winter morning.
I woke up and got dressed before the children were awake.
The house was very cold.
Something was wrong.
Dec
21
2021
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Christmas is fast approaching. It is family time. Our new grandbaby is expected to arrive in early January. I want to be available to help my daughter. As God allows, a new Whisper will be published on February 1, 2022. It will be five weeks until we meet again in this quiet space. God is whispering all around you. Be still enough to hear Him. Have a Blessed Christmas with your family and friends.
Dec
18
2021
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On top of my Hoosier cabinet, there are wooden blocks that spell a word.
The word is, BELIEVE.
I thought about those blocks as I was sitting at the kitchen table.
I don’t remember where I even purchased them; they seem to have been around forever.
Believe in what?
What is it you believe in at Christmas time?
The object of your belief tells you a lot about yourself.
The object of your belief tells you a lot about your worldview.
Dec
14
2021
Posted in Christmas, Poetry 2 Comments
I ran out of Christmas cards.
I ordered far too few.
I thought I could just order more.
Seemed right for me to do.
I put items in my shopping cart.
Much less than the time before.
Until I saw the total cost.
The amount was so much more.
Dec
10
2021
Posted in Christmas 6 Comments
I just saw, Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers, last week with a dear friend.
There was much music, which was an unexpected blessing.
However, the simple depiction of Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem was so powerful.
Their humanness, poverty, and their love for one another was so moving.
Mary, with her large pregnant belly, rode sideways on the back of a donkey.
Joseph pulled the donkey along, while talking to his betrothed.
Mary requested to get off the donkey and walk for a bit.
We’re far enough away, she reminded Joseph, as she touched her pregnant belly.
Dec
7
2021
Posted in Faith 4 Comments
It always happened the first weekend of December.
We would hear the sirens in the distance.
The first time I heard them, I thought there was an emergency.
I was assured by a neighbor that the sirens were for a good reason.
We were living in our first house.
We had two daughters; one was a toddler and the other was an infant.
The older one was just the age to appreciate what was happening.
Santa was coming to visit on the back of a firetruck.
Dec
3
2021
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It is a Grandma weekend with all three of my granddaughters here.
Playing Christmas music reminded me of this Whisper from a few years ago.
It was originally published on December 18, 2019.
This is the time of year to listen to Christmas music.
I confess that I begin listening a bit earlier each year.
I used to wait until after Thanksgiving.
I usually stop listening a few days after Christmas.
Nov
30
2021
Posted in Christian Worldview 2 Comments
It was three pairs of sneakers ago.
I went to the town that is our county seat.
I parked and walked to the running store.
I think it’s ironic that, as a walker, I get my sneakers at a running store.
I like to know that I’m getting the right shoe for me.
I appreciate that all the sales people know a lot about running shoes.
They know a lot about the shoes that are best for walking as well.
I like to know that I am fitted properly.
Nov
19
2021
Posted in Worship 4 Comments
This Whisper was originally published in July, 2014. With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought that it needed to be shared again. Whispers of His Movement will be on a short break so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. As God allows, a new Whisper will be published on November 30.
I found myself thinking about a movie.
It is one that I watched with my children, but I haven’t seen in a while.
It still makes me smile every time I think of it.
It is the story of Pollyanna.
Nov
16
2021
Posted in Discipleship 2 Comments
A 5K Walk/Run for Life was scheduled.
It is something I have participated in for many years.
It is wonderful to walk alongside others who stand for the sanctity of life.
It is wonderful to see the community come together.
Rain was in the forecast.
The forecast predicted that light rain would fall during our walk.
I know that I was not the only one praying for the rain to hold off until later in the day.
When I opened the blinds in the morning, I saw only sunshine and brilliant autumn colors.