“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34). You cannot get more impossible than this. A teenage girl, knowing full well she had never been with a man, wonders how she will not only conceive, but also give birth. No matter doubts she had, she asked this how … Continue reading The Decluttering: Part 5
If we love Jesus, then we don’t need to by shy about how we love Him. When I gather with sisters and brothers in the faith, and together we sing, pray, be still … there are times when I am overwhelmed. Yesterday, as we sang Silent Night, silent tears filled my eyes, to the brim. … Continue reading The Decluttering:Part 4
My to-do list is growing. Though I did errands yesterday, I still have more. Preparing to preach, lead lovely women of God on an imaginary train ride, bake, bless the residents who come regularly to Bible study at Paxton, make party favors, write zillions of cards … all in the next few weeks. I saw … Continue reading The Decluttering: Part 3
When Rocko and I walked this morning at o’dark thirty, His sky was crystal clear. Twinkling stars remained faithful to their given roles. The ever-familiar, Big Dipper, poured heaven toward earth. As I ponder the Magi from the East, I am in awe of this part of our Father’s preparation for the birth of His … Continue reading The Decluttering: Part 2
Prepare Him room🎼 I carry a sadness about Bethlehem, the people there. Not one person had an available room for a very pregnant teenage girl. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. … Continue reading The Decluttering, Part 1
What does retreat mean to you? Jesus retreated by Himself on a regular basis to pray and be with the Father. I thank Jesus for how He blessed me with His presence and comfort this week. Poetry is only born from my soul when I am close enough to feel His breath. At first glance, … Continue reading It is Retreat Season
On His Word, I feast to defeat the beast His name I shall praise to lift myself from dark malaise On my knees, I pray for the devil to flee, my Lord to have His way His will, in it I stumble and walk oh, Jesus, hear me when I call Not I, but You … Continue reading The Battle
Our Jesus reigns over every natural and supernatural domain Our Jesus lives after He atoned the tomb had room because He rose Our Jesus wept when we hurt, we are comforted and kept Our Jesus saves gives us testimony when we follow His Way Our Jesus loves the Word when God breathed the earth the … Continue reading Lord of All
A time for a mother to carry her baby a time for a mother to endure pain, sleeplessness, surgery even … so that her babe may live a time for baby and mom to rest, enfolded together with blessed love from unfamiliar heaven a time for mom to read, clap, sing, dance as her baby … Continue reading There is a Time for Everything
Aren’t we all … A story waiting to be told Born a slate, eternity written by God’s mighty hand. Life unfolds, twists, turns, lifts, bruises and burns. The Author and Finisher of our yet undefined faith has hidden us, as a mama dog snugs her newborn pup Our divine design to come unhindered unsaddled but … Continue reading A Book in Progress
Julie Dibble, Speaker and Author 