Hope & Delusion

Trying to be more faithful about posting, trying to catch up on reading what some of you have to say, trying, trying, trying. Hope and delusion, so often tangled. :)

Sunday Haiku

Ah, but it takes a certain calmness of the soul to hear those whispers, though I heard today in church how God loves to look into the chaos and to set things right. This I know: He is. He loves...

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Bluebonnets and Buzzing Bees!

I was in Houston this past weekend and we were headed to church when I looked alongside the Beltway and noticed this big beautiful field of blooming bluebonnets. There was a group of people out there with shovels. I think they were helping themselves to a few plants. Later in the afternoon I went back and got a few photos for myself. There were a couple of families with young children who came while I was there. They were carrying benches and small kids in hopes of getting some classic "child in the bluebonnet field" shots. I tried to get my (22 year old) son to lie down in the field and let me snap a few photos of him but he (for some strange reason) was not at all interested!

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Not sure where this came from within my head, but part of it was that I was thinking of all the little places in life where things are so true, and yet, there is this other "also" thing which is true, which sometimes seems contradictory.