Image by jah~ off n on via Flickr The sky blushed with soft shades of rose, clouds softly rolling in darkening the sun A heart that was heavy lifted as emotions floated on the wind, I exhaled and the sky blushed. Soft droplets of rain falling gently from the folds of lavender robes as a [...]
The Gift of Written Language
January 19, 2010 By 9 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I attended a missions conference last week and the guest speaker was an Engineer serving as a Bible translator. As a lover of words and people, I was rapt with attention as he shared stories of both. To translate a language, you must have an alphabet, the building block of the written [...]
Thankful Reflection and Learning
November 23, 2009 By 21 Comments
Image via Wikipedia In the US we will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. Already, things are slowing down a bit as people travel to spend time with their families or hunker down to get everything done in this three day work week. I like this time of year. It is a quiet time for reflecting and [...]
140 Characters from Darkness to Light
November 2, 2009 By 21 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Regret clings to my soul like cobwebs in a dusty attic. It seems that all that is left of me are memories of what was as hope drains from my heart leaving me empty and lifeless. With head bowed and shoulders intent on greeting each other in sorrow, I sigh deeply and [...]
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