It's all dance for her. She never simply walks ... there's always skipping, twirling, bouncing, leaping. Her life is a dance. For eight years we've spent at least an hour a week in a studio. Hardwood floors, mirrored walls, barres worn down by the hands of countless girls who have practiced positions and form and technique. She's worn tiny little ballet shoes, loud black tap shoes, toe shoes tied up with ribbons ... and most every other kind of dance shoe there is. We've got piles of ... [Read More]
I Was Wrong
"If you don't have time to spend in Bible study every day then your priorities are wrong." It hurts me to type that sentence. Because it is embarrassing to me that I have said it many times to people who didn't need to be admonished, they needed to be heard and encouraged. About two or three years ago, the Lord began showing me the depth of my pride and self-righteousness in the area of daily Bible study. I used to judge people who said they just didn't have time to spend a lot of time ... [Read More]
The Season of Stillness
Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself. ~ Teresa of Avila Spinning around me, the whole world seems to be moving in fast forward. I find myself resisting the pull of that frantic pace. Mornings of slow coffee sipping, afternoons of quiet solitude, and evenings of reading have become my routine. The calendar still beckons with Nutcracker rehearsals, Christmas festival preparations, class parties, and the list that never seems to end. But this year, I'm choosing ... [Read More]
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