Making time for God in your life
I have a very active imagination. I know it is a gift but I have found myself misusing it more than once in my life. It is especially difficult during times of challenge. No matter the cause, the stress can Continue reading Reining in my imagination
In 2007, God gave me a very special gift for my birthday. He confirmed that He’d given me healing from rejection and the pain of being divorced. In September, I heard from my sons that their dad (my ex-husband) had had Continue reading Healed from divorce
Writing is hard work. And it is my work. Doing nonfiction is challenging but something I have in progress is even harder: A piece of fiction based on a book of the Bible, the Song of Solomon. Years and years Continue reading Fiction
A recent faux pas on a social media set me to thinking about why I participate in it. I began thinking about the history of communication and how it has changed in my lifetime but especially in my mother’s lifetime. Continue reading Connections
I recently celebrated a birthday and since my mother’s birthday is a week before mine, I’ve been thinking about her even more than usual. She’s always been a great mother and it’s even more wonderful that we’re also friends and Continue reading My selfish prayer
From what you have read, it might seem that the cleft is a place to go to and leave again. But one of the great mysteries of the Christian life is learning how to live in the presence of a Continue reading Living in the Cleft
Are you interested in making a cleft of your own? Here are some ideas on where to start. The first thing to do is ask God where and when He would like to meet with you. Take His counsel first. Continue reading Making your own Cleft
When I was a new believer, I had a simple Bible – no red letters, no commentaries, etc. It was just my Bible and my grandfather’s rocking chair. After I was dressed and ready for work, I would sit down Continue reading Places I made into Clefts
I was blessed when I began searching for the cleft. I was a young married woman, working, and without children. I had time in the morning before I left for work, not long, but enough to establish a habit of Continue reading Making time for the Cleft
The dictionary defines a cleft as an opening made by or as by cleaving; crack, crevice. It is also described as a hollow between two parts. We first see the cleft in scripture in Exodus 33:21 and 22. “Behold, there Continue reading What is the Cleft?