So teach us to number our days so that we can present to Thee a heart of wisdom. Psalms 90:12
Palmer Park is a 200-acre park in the middle of my city of Colorado Springs. It is popular with mountain bikers, hikers, and dog owners. There are miles of trails and I have hiked here frequently for 22 years. On a busy cloudy weekend, parking was unavailable close to one of my favorite trails, so we drove … Continue reading New Old Paths
The Pikes Peak Greenway trail meanders up and down hills from the Edmondson Trailhead on Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs, north to the Air Force Academy. Beautiful homes are hidden along Monument Creek or in bluffs above the train tracks on the Pikes Peak Greenway trail. One home even had hoodoos in their backyard decoration. We … Continue reading Hailing Rattlesnakes
Psalms 128:2 “You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.” (NIV) Guilin, China is a small city by China standards with only 1 million people and after Beijing and Xian, it felt quiet and empty. The Li and Peach Blossom Rivers converge with four lakes and we are greeted with stifling … Continue reading Guilin Cave, Pearls, River and Luck
Psalms 37:11 “But the humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.” Humility is not only the opposite of pride, it is a unique acceptance of God’s gifts whatever they are. We see ourselves as so very important and yet when we look up on a clear night, we see our … Continue reading Humility amid Prosperity
“Thou has given her ‘her’ heart’s desire and Thou has not withheld the request of ‘her’ lips.” Paraphrase Psalm 21:2 “And He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 What does it mean to have desire? Appetite, wants, wishes, cravings? A deep longing that is placed in your heart? Wishes for … Continue reading Heart’s Desire
“For I know the plans You have for me. Plans to give me a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 You know the TV show that talks about the women and girls who had babies but did not know they were pregnant? I met one. In Darmstadt, near Evansville. Indiana. She had already been a … Continue reading Unbelievable Story from Darmstadt Inn, Southern Indiana
“and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, [and] his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself. ” I Kings 2:3 … Continue reading Facing the Sun/Son
I can’t breathe well because of the climb at 9,000 feet. Tension has also caused shallow breathing. If you start your day, everyday with God, you will feel Him. Promise. Show me your safe harbor? But where were you when my childhood story was being written? When my sins bled into my life, where were … Continue reading Potter’s Inn at Aspen Ridge: The Cleft of the Rock, Confession, Adoration
A silent retreat. A necessary escape from our crazy world. Stillness. No human voices. Birds and flowers beckon me to the next bench. Not a hike to achieve a goal, but a prayer walk. Peace as the salve for grief. Wind in the Aspens that are still green. Listen. What do you want? Do you … Continue reading Potter’s Inn at Aspen Ridge Prayer Walk : Preparation, Contemplation, Ascent
