"Let me give you a new command: Love one another.  In the same way I loved you, you love one another." - John 13 It was one of those really long days of parenting a three year old little girl and a one year old little boy.  To this day I cannot even tell you … Continue reading LENT Day 26 – Love →

After he said these things, Jesus became visibly upset, and then he told them why. - John 13 As I write this, it's quiet in my house.  It's raining outside. I'm listening to my daughter strum on her ukulele down the hall.  It's a somber day as our governor has just issued us a shelter in … Continue reading LENT Day 25 – Sadness →

So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other's feet.  I've laid down a pattern for you.  What I've done, you do. - John 13 In 2015 my husband and I took a mission trip to Haiti.  I learned a lot while I was there but more than … Continue reading LENT Day 24 – Blessing →

I am the Light that has come into the world so that all who believe in me won't have to stay any longer in the dark. - John 12 I don't sleep well.  I feel like I have never slept well.  I have a smart watch and track my sleep.  There are some days when it … Continue reading LENT Day 23 – Darkness →

In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life.  But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal.  - John 12 I like the transition from winter to spring where I live.  It's a time when the snow melts, … Continue reading LENT Day 22 – New Life →

Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name! Yes!  The King of Israel! - John 12 Worship doesn't always mean going in to a church and sitting in a pew.  Worship can happen anywhere, at any time.  During this time of a pandemic we are all learning how to worship in a new way. … Continue reading LENT Day 21 – Worship →

Mary came in with a jar of very expensive aromatic oils, anointed and massaged Jesus' feet, and then wiped them with her hair. - John 12 When I was young my grandma had cancer.  She lived in a different state from my mom and two of her sister's.  For reasons I'm unaware of, she was to do … Continue reading LENT Day 20 – Hospitality →

So Jesus no longer went out in public among the Jews.  He withdrew into the country bordering the desert to a town called Ephraim and secluded himself there with his disciples.  - John 11 (The Man Who Creates God-Signs) There seems to be no better example of living in a wilderness than right now.  It … Continue reading LENT Day 19 – Wilderness →

Then he shouted, "Lazarus, come out!"  And he came out, a cadaver, wrapped from head to tow, and with a kerchief over his face. - John 11 My son was born just shy of 16 years ago.  I was on bedrest with him from 21 weeks to 36 weeks because of contractions.  About a week … Continue reading LENT Day 18 – Wonder →

I and the Father are one heart and mind. - John 10 My son was in fifth grade when he got into some serious trouble at school.  He learned the hard way how important it is to think before you act.  His class had gone to choir where there was a substitute teacher.  While there, … Continue reading LENT Day 17 – Think →