A Fellow Traveller

 There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. I was driving home from school, tired from a day's work.  My eyes were on the road but I have to admit my thoughts were everywhere but.   Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a flock of birds right on the side of the road.  Why weren't they moving?   Was there something to eat among the gravel stones? The gravel stones were covered with white salt. Whether or not they were tasting that, the stark whiteness  made the vivid colour of the birds stand out even more.  As I drove past, I turned and saw a big fat cardinal.  Going 50 Km meant it was a fleeting look, yet my mind was suddenly engaged.  I don't think I've ever seen that many cardinals all ...

My one word is FULLY..... Full is defined as "completely filled, containing all that can be held, complete, well-supplied", and so much more. I'm choosing the adverb of full because I want to be more fully in the moment, to be more fully there for people, to be more fully engaged with my emotions.....and the list goes on. It's an area that I feel I'm lacking in, so I press on, wanting more fullness in my life. I'm still in the fog, still squinting and peering, yet clinging to the hope in this word: FULLY. We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! 1 Corinthians 13:12

I Have Decided by Mary Oliver I have decided to find myself a home in the mountains, somewhere high up where one learns to live peacefully in the cold and the silence. It's said that in such a place certain revelations may be discovered. That what the spirit reaches for may be eventually felt, if not exactly understood. Slowly, no doubt. I'm not talking about a vacation. Of course, at the same time I mean to stay exactly where I am. Are you following me? Can I go into the new year and have any hope of finding that quiet place of rest? In the busyness of everyday life, can there still be inner peace and rest? That was my search in 2012 and I felt some of it in fleeting moments of self-discovery, even if it was not fully understood. It came with my daily reading of The Daily Message.  I'm going be reading again and this time will blog in community with others to answer the daily two questions . Restoration comes as I choose to release "stuff"...