A Secret Garden

Yesterday I pulled out my grinder to grind some coffee beans. I set it on the counter in the apartment and noticed a large dispenser bottle of some solution next to a box of baking soda. I figured someone had…

Everybody Loves Cathay

“Always assume that people love you,” said the Lord to me as we walked across the pasture, stepping carefully to not fall prey to the uneven ground trying to catch me off balance.  “Always start from there.” It comes to…

Live Life

“You don’t value life because you don’t live life,” the Lord said to me as I awoke in the middle of the night, finding myself unable to sleep and bored.  He got my attention.  I have often, all throughout my…

No Do-Overs

The sauna – I got it up really hot, really steaming; and then I cried out to the Lord.  I thought of David and was feeling such regret, such sadness that I lost him, that he is gone.  At the…

Hope Pulled Off a Shelf

“It’s been a rough morning,” I say to the Lord. “I can’t seem to find my place. God, I’m mad at you.  I’m mad.  No reason. I just am.” “I know,” he answers. “I knew before you did.” I keep…

The Refreshing

No picnic bench today.  As I entered into worship in my sauna time, I slipped into a natural hot springs with my Lord.  It was in a beautiful setting.  We sat looking at one another, gazing without words.  He reminded…