Author Archives: andshepondered

I’VE GOT THE POWER!…. 9/26/2021 …. Sunday …… Home Communion …

So much of our time is spent striving, working, trying to make a place within our control. It is not a pointless struggle; we can bring hope and encouragement by what we do and say. (Although my attempts at brushing my hair before I started this morning appear to have been quite useless, and thatContinue reading “I’VE GOT THE POWER!…. 9/26/2021 …. Sunday …… Home Communion …”

I STILL FEEL THE WORDS… 9/23/2021 …. Thursday

What words still resonate in your body? Were you told you were precious, precocious, picky, or a pest? Were you told you were a beauty or a brat? So smart or so stupid? Growing and learning or incapable and doomed to be a failure? Those words have power. What words do you find yourself using?Continue reading “I STILL FEEL THE WORDS… 9/23/2021 …. Thursday”

LISTEN CLOSELY AND I WILL TELL YOU A MYSTERY…. 9/22/2021 … Wednesday

One of my favorite grandson stories is from a time when we were visiting in New York City for my son’s graduation ceremonies. Ryan had been overwhelmed by much of the stimulus during the trip, the train, the train station, and we were concerned because we had to take him on the subway that morning.Continue reading “LISTEN CLOSELY AND I WILL TELL YOU A MYSTERY…. 9/22/2021 … Wednesday”

WHERE IS YOUR POWER?… 9/20/2021 … Monday …

I like to post right after I pray so it is fresh on my mind. Lately, I haven’t been able to get it all in. This week the scripture has a theme of power, not power over, but power with. Power with love, with listening, with caring, with the Divinity. Have you ever thought howContinue reading “WHERE IS YOUR POWER?… 9/20/2021 … Monday …”