Musings and Marvelings on my Jesus Journey

  I am marveling at  The Great Confectioner   Cherry tomatoes. A delicious late summer treat. Fresh, sweet, so good to eat! Like candy! Nature's candy:) Have you ever studied a fruit tray? Probably not. What is there to study, right? Just dig in to the fresh, wholesome, sweet deliciousness! But next time you have a chance, let the beauty of the bright variable colors, the various delectable flavors and the multiple textures delight you!  I remember being on a church work team. In the kitchen. Every morning we prepared large fruit trays laden with a variety of tasty, healthy, fresh produce. And I remember thinking about our Creator! He created fruit for us to enjoy! The colors and flavors, oh so pleasing! Vegetable trays. They too are worthy of praising God! Fields of flowers. Colorful, varied, intricate, lovely. Thank you loving Creator! Oh the ways of our Creator From the magnificent beauty of a grand mountain range, to the intricate shape and flavor of a strawberry. From the sere

  I am musing about.... Being a Wannabe Who do you wannabe? What do you wannabe? Last evening something fun happened. I was out on our patio sitting at the table, strumming along on my guitar (for my enjoyment only...nothing too amazing for sure!) All of a sudden a fast winged small creature buzzed by me and started partaking of the nectar from the petunias in the pot on the table before me. What? Was it a hummingbird? It looked like one. Kind of. Then again it looked like a large moth. That looked like a hummingbird. I wished I had my camera more handy. So then I did the next obvious thing. I googled it. How fascinating! Seems I had the "rare treat" of spotting a "hummingbird moth"  The article I read called this insect a hummingbird "wannabe". For some reason, it made me start thinking about being a wannabe vs being comfortable with who we are. Honestly, these posts are stretching me a bit. I am "putting myself out there". It makes me wonder ho

 It is time for a more light-hearted post... I am marveling at ... CLICK! I love my "camera". I mean my phone. I often slip and call it my camera. Oh did you see that adorable smirk on the baby? Click. Look at those gorgeous flowers! Click. Can I have your recipe? Click. Thanks. Oh. my. Those mountains!!  Absolutely breathtaking. Click. Click. Click. I love seeing my folks with their great grands. Click. Loved staying at this place. Click. So fun to be together again. Click. That signage is so interesting. Click. I wonder if this wall art would work in that room? Click. The insurance adjuster can't get out till tomorrow to survey the damage. Click. This meal looks amazing! Click. Oh, look, isn't it cute the way those two are playing together?! Click. I don't ever want to forget this day! Click. Does this look good on me? Let me see what my sis says. Click. Can you believe that is her up there on stage?! Click. How much does this cost? Click. Too funny! Click. I am

I am musing.... about walking hand in hand. Our unshakable God is shaking up the world. He loves us and He wants our attention. Today we have a big, crazy, confused, beautiful world facing some pretty big stuff. I know. It has happened before. There have been wars, plagues, famines, floods, nuclear threats, riots, unrest, holocausts, genocides, civil turmoil and economic collapse. And more. We live in a very fallen world. Yet I have spoken to many Sr. citizens; after all I work in a nursing home. I have also questioned neighbors and elderly friends and family. They all agree. They have never seen anything like this before. The global involvement and ramifications also make it unique. I feel very blessed in so many ways. Blessed by the beauty of the days in our quiet, peaceful town, precious interactions (though not quite as frequent lately) with dear family and friends, a job that I love (but one that has definitely become more complicated and challenging in some ways), ministry opport