Stories

Sit and knit while listening

To a story

Swept away into an adventure

In the warmth of my own home

The world passing me by

As the story unfolds in my imagination

Yesterday was Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione

Today may be Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Each story carrying me away

Without ever leaving the house

Musings

Decisions for the future

Make interesting challenges, Lord

As we try to make the best choices

While not knowing what emergencies

Could arise to panic us

Or happy moments emerge

To overflow our hearts with joy

Life has so many mysterious moments

And yet we continue making decisions

As an integral part of living life

Trusting the outcome to You, Lord

Counter Culture

Since a Roman emperor

First became a Christian

The church has set culture

On many fronts

But the culture is now trying

To set the rules for the church

Is it time to remember our roots

When being counter cultural

Was much of what defined us

In the eyes of those around us

Because God's call is to be in the world

But never of it

As we love Him and one another

Paw Prints

The scurry of an animal

Crossing the trail ahead of us in the dark

Leaves us a mystery

What was it?

Once daylight came we found

Paw prints in the snow

Yet the mystery remained

Not a dog or cat

Not a raccoon or squirrel

Do muskrats or groundhogs ever run?

What would their paw prints look like?

Details

Life is funny when it feels

As though it's standing still

Even as details fall into place

For whatever is next

A Quiet Life

A home for two where

Quiet is a frequent companion

Until the television

Is turned on for the evening

Everything is low key with

Two people simply hanging out together

Life in the slow lane seems to

Inspire a vague contentedness

Freeing us to simply

Escape . . . ?

Life in Community

How do we determine life in community?

Where are the lines drawn between the group

And the individual?

Community talk does not give permission

For one person to hijack another's freedom

Throughout history our social constructs

Have swayed back and forth between the two

Somewhere there must be a balance

That allows for the group and the individual

Lord, are You that balance?