Love Came Down

"Jesus the Christ, born in Bethlehem

A baby born to save the souls of men.

Hallelujah!"

                         -Joy Williams, Here With Us

Unhurried Hands

"Life at its fullest is this

sensitive, detonating sphere,

and it can be carried 

only in the hands of the unhurried."

             - Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

This Moment

"I profane this moment when I don't stay in it.

Be all here; and be holy.

Because the Presence of I Am

always fills the present moment.

And isn't the only way God can come to us

is through the door of this moment?"

                               -Ann Voskamp

tree decorating randomness

"But the biggest mistake I made is this:

I did not live in the moment enough.

I wish I had treasured the doing a little more 

and the getting it done a little less."

                -Anna Quindlen

December Nights

Taking time to be still and enjoy:
cranberry-orange candles, 

hot chocolate made with soy milk,

striped wool socks,

reflecting on the reason for this season

knitting projects, 

an unexpected night at home,

and this song. 

"And He will be our peace." -Micah 5:5

I Won't Forget

"I will remember you.

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by."

            -Sarah Mclachlan, I Will Remember You

I Miss Africa

Tonight, the tears fall..

for my team and for community,

for the children of Bugiri,

for the Africans I met and befriended, 

and for that place I love so dearly.

And as the tears fall,

I can pray only one thing:

"Dear God, please,

Send me back to Africa."