Where would I look for a house? There were the houses on the hill-houses of the affluent, new and showy. Definitely not there. The houses across the tracks where grandfather had had his grocery store before I was born were sad little three and four room affairs, old, with peeling paint. The voices of my peers whispered that only no-accounts lived ( Read more... )

Wow! What is this God thing? It is just totally beyond my comprehension. When I am connected to God there are actual chemical changes in my body. I can feel them! Right now there is joy bubbling up in me that is almost just impossible to contain. Every cell in my body feels alive and every muscle suffused with energy. I couldn’t feel ( Read more... )

At 9:00 there’s a program ( Read more... )

I would peel back the darkness ( Read more... )

I think being in the Church has got to be one of the most difficult things I've ever done. I'm not a group person. First of all, I'm somewhat eccentric, and I think people don't know quite how to take me. Secondly, I'm a creative person, and "creative" types are not usually received with great joy, as they tend to be non-conforming independent ( Read more... )

I’ve never experienced a springtime quite like this. For the past few days I’ve been sitting out on the deck soaking it up ( Read more... )

What a beautiful day! I love the springtime here. It has been raining for the last three days, and now the azaleas are starting to bloom. The yard is filled with delicate little fairy flowers, and all the ground is covered in bright new green. This is the time of year before dust has dulled the colors and before the monster blade has chopped ( Read more... )

Hmmmm……

It occurred to me that this was Good Friday-the day we choose to remember Christ’s death. The day he carried the crap of all mankind, was rejected by man and God, and died. That we might be made whole. That we might find acceptance before God.

“Take up your cross and follow me.”So I went to church. I didn’t take a bath. My hair was ( Read more... )

eeeeeeeeeeeee…… there is a prayer meeting at noon today. Last night I’d wanted to go to it, but I’m feeling so much anxiety about it today that I’m just immobilized. God, show me what to do. Your ways are perfect.

I went to church last night, and this morning I am filled with dismay ( Read more... )