Ponderings from the Pond 4: The Voice of God.

Sitting down with the Lord. This time.  Just doesn’t suffice.  So I open the doors.  And am carried outside. Where God speaks best. Armed with camera.  Total abandonment.  And rejoicing in the goodness of God.  Seeing my son returning after nine months on missions. Passing by.  Fire pit.  But God-eyes see it different.  This time.  An […]

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When Deaf Ears Listen Best – And 5 Minutes with God.

My daughter is deaf.  She came to us at three months old. Unable to hear in her right ear. Intermittent loss in her left ear also. Unilateral hearing loss primarily effects her ability to detect and locate sound. It hinders her from hearing other’s speak…..especially when there is any type of background noise. Due to this […]

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God is Still Good!

God is still good….. When noise of pain echos in people’s ears…..and God speaks truth to try to draw them close to Him…but, they refuse to hear…. God is still good! When there is a typhoon on the very same island our son is now staying on… And we haven’t heard from him….. God is still […]

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Joy Unstoppable

Delight in the Lord.                            For there is joy in His presence.                                                       Eternal pleasure at His right hand.                                                                                         A River of Delight flowing from His Magnificence. And yet……we fail to walk in the fullness of His presence.  Many searching for the ticket to salvation.  Yet, turn from the full abundance of His Spirit. Joy not in segments […]

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Rugged Beauty

You brought me flowers today.  With roughened hands…from labors years.  Once manicured. Tended.  Cared for. Now, living sacrifices of surrender… Love put not in words, but acts of service. Gifts of endearment. The hours of hands labor.  Early mornings before sun wakes and the world arises… Hands with worn away layers, callouses from life’s lament. Yet, […]

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