As a parent, one of the things I most appreciate is gratefulness from my daughter. I love to give and provide for her. That is in the DNA of parenting. In fact, I want to give and provide more and more. I love to bless her and see her smile. But an ungrateful heart can…
Category: Faith
Celebrating! Three Posts… Over 4,000 Hits
I just noticed three posts that I wrote a few months ago have a sum of over 4,000 hits. In case you missed them: Light as (is) Art – 2,036 hits since September 19, 2007 Emmanuel God With Us – over 1,033 hits since December 24, 2007 Albert Einstein and Jesus – over 1,004 hits since September 9,…
Knowing God’s Goodness
A very dear friend of mine lost her 12-year-old son in a fire a few years ago. It was heartwrenching, and we all mourned and grieved with the family. About three months after her son’s death, we were in Rome, Italy, for a prayer initiative with a group of people. One morning, we circled up…
haiku: light
light that pierces glass shows the possibility faith quelling evil
Spring Mourning
tenderly remove morning’s frost from spring petals, some still mourn winter During the lifetime of Jesus, the Jews had a unique custom pertaining to the temple in Jerusalem. When entering, the people had to walk in only one direction. They moved up the stairs, through the outer courts, inner sanctuary, and down the stairs to exit, all in the same…
I Am Broken
A sea of Ethiopians sit across from the tables. One by one they come to us, the several nurses that assess their medical needs and direct them to appropriate clinics. In between patients, my eyes scan the faces–the people who wait patiently, almost reverently for free medical help. They cannot afford to pay for…
How Appropriate!
My Christmas cactus is blooming… now that it is Easter. How appropriate! We leave in a few minutes for Ethiopia. See you on the other side of the ocean…
‘The Topaz of Ethiopia Cannot Equal It’
Wisdom is when God touches man to reveal Himself. The revelation of wisdom is Jesus. I am preparing myself for the trip to Ethiopia today. I came across anew these beautiful Scriptures from the book of Job below about how precious wisdom is and how men seek it– not even the topaz of Ethiopia can equal the beauty and…
The Privilege of Adoption
My daughter is in the front row with Ethiopian orphans. We leave in a week for a two-week medical trip to Ethiopia. I certainly have mixed feelings about this trip. In fact, every trip has been hard for me this year. I think a decade plus of mega international traveling has caught up with me. Even…
Gnarled Tree
I am watching the dawn break slowly across the wide expanse of the sky. Navy blue is turning to slate now, with small streaks of light pink and gold. The black silhouette of three barren trees sit against the morning sky. They look especially gnarled, almost ghoulish, against the early dawn.
Bonnie Saul Wilks 