"Be still and know that I am God" is a Bible verse we see and hear often. It's used in meditation, we see it on Instagram captions, and it's beautifully displayed on our walls, adorning the mantle, framed, written in elaborate cursive. Have you ever considered the incredible gift that is "Be still and know… Continue reading when He tells us to be still
Category: Prone to Ponder
walking with God
Walking with God is a really painfully beautiful adventure. Most of the time He does things in ways we never in a million, trillion years would do them. And we shake our fist at Him and squirm around trying to resist. BUT THEN He softens our heart and opens our eyes and gives us a… Continue reading walking with God
a humble heart
I can't get this old woman out of my head. She stands in front of her flattened house, describing to a local news reporter how she survived the impact of Moore, Oklahoma's recent devastating tornado. Minutes into the interview, one of the crew spots her little terrier underneath a crumpled bed frame. "Thank you, God,"… Continue reading a humble heart
when hearts hurt
There is a heaviness in my heart that has been there for days now. It seems that the nation is feeling it--maybe even the entire world has stopped to hang a head down and squeeze eyes shut and let the tears come. It was the horror at Newtown, Connecticut that not long ago cast a… Continue reading when hearts hurt
a heart that beats
It happens to me often. Lying in bed in the dark and quiet, usually at the end of a long day, perfectly still for the first time in hours--it catches my attention. Badum. Badum. Badum. It's my heart. Beating. Steady rhythm and buried. When I look closely, I can see it pulsing underneath the skin.… Continue reading a heart that beats
