"Who knows what you have spoken in the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all your life seems to shrink?"~ Grima Wormtongue ~The Two Towers (film version) So many of us are right there with Grima's slithering words to Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. We're lying up at night, … Continue reading Yesterday’s Grief :: Reflections From A Coffee Shop Conversation
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Springtime Reflections
"Wrong will be right when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more;When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,And when he shakes his mane, we shall have Spring again." ~ CS Lewis ~The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe Saturday, I watched my neighbours unearth their … Continue reading Springtime Reflections
What Running Track Taught Me
"Though my training for this event is physical and mental, may it also serve to shape Christlike qualities in my spirit--yielding a greater fortitude, endurance, faith, focus, discipline, and intentionality in the ways I live my life in Your service and for Your glory, O God."~ "A Liturgy For Competitors" by Douglas McKelvey I woke … Continue reading What Running Track Taught Me
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