haiku: faith

faith weathers the storm of injustice, knowing God will even the score

Healing Leaves

Today is the first full day of Sukkot. I love this Jewish holiday–the time when the family builds a “sukkah” or tent with branches on top and lives in it for eight days. It’s like camping. What child doesn’t love to sleep outside under the stars?

Security

Fountain in Deidesheim, Germany I just read a blog on the growing uneasiness concerning the–not “state of the union”–rather the state of the world. It was written by a woman in New Zealand, who wakes up at night with a sense of emergency. Times are unstable. People are committing suicide because of the loss of their fortunes or…

‘I Come to the Garden Alone’

I have beautiful memories of singing this old hymn as a child in my home church, with the lights low, a great settling of peace, and sensing the sweetness of the presence of God sweeping the sanctuary. King David wrote in the book of Psalm that God resides with those who praise Him. Any place…

Memories of Europe…

We had such a great time on our recent trip to Europe… I keep going over the scenes and experiences in my mind. Relationships are just too precious for words.

White Bean and Kale Soup

I just finished the pot of white bean and kale soup that I made a couple of days ago. It got better each day!