I am joining that group again this FridayWriting on a word given (this week “laundry”)We have 5 minutes to writeNo editing allowed.It is a bit hard to publish something I have not read thru again and edited.But here goes;)On laundry and such;) __________________________________________________________ It was on a rooftop in Delhi that I learned about laundryI […]
Jet lag, periwinkle, and thorns;)
Alright my friends, we are needing some prayer for my boy Elliot.He cannot quite get this sleep pattern down.Poor baby is up every day at 3 am ready to seize the day.That looks like high pitched squeals and dances to even the most mellow of melodies I choose to play.So it is a chance for […]
“Ordinary”, 5 Minute Friday
So I am going to try and join a group of writers over at this blog every FridayThey give you one word to write on and you have 5 minutes to write, no editing, etc.I got the idea from my dear friend Michaela who writes like an artist over HEREI think this will be a […]
on MUSIC and LAUGHTER
“MUSIC AND LAUGHTER WILL BE THE BUSINESS OF HEAVEN”- cs lewis Eternal longings root themselves deep in this mama’s heart.For she knows that there are unseen glories far beyond what our finite eyes can behold.For there is glory deeper than we knowThere is a day where every tear will be wipedWhen little boys and little […]
Thoughts from my wandering heart
Adam health update: Keep praying. He is doing a little better. But there are still some signs of questionable infection that are still be looked into. Pray for wisdom for all treating and for his healing. This is disheartening to see him struggling when he has had such a great summer of health. I scribbled […]
CAN I TELL YOU….
Surgery is Friday at 730 AM! “Dear ones… Drum roll please… Money is in! Surgeries are a go;) thank you to each and every one of you who gave. Truly thank you. I mean but if he gave us His son, how will He not also graciously give us All things???” Oh how Abba loves […]
Birds of the air
So it is nearly 11am.We are heading out with our radio flyer wagon in tow to pre op appointments.Adam and Elliot are happy as larks;) And this morning when all I could think of was dollar signs, questions, and worries…I walk outside and saw that happening.I saw that little hummingbird buzzing away in all the […]
Can I Tell You a Story (13)? And show you a VIDEO;)
So February 14th was never an applauded, nor anticipated, day in my calendar yearJust being honest.Let’s just say that it never came with knocks on the door, flowers, the newest 98 degrees song playing, and a dreamy boy taking me out. But it did seem like every other girl I knew certainly had each February […]
On Polluting Shadows and Such
“Train them. Give them sharp eyes And bellies FULL OF LAUGHTER Make them dangerous And when They’ve grown They will […]
A Chance to Share: She Does Justice
So the original post to this can be found HEREI am thankful for this beautiful lady and a chance to share our story via her blog for the month of JulyAny purchases you make from this site today and tomorrow…10% comes to Adam.Hop on over and take a look.And if you are in the mood […]
Can I tell you a story? (take 2)
Because stories, they pulse. What else pulses?Blood. Blood flows thru us and it gives life.And our stories, they pulse.Because, when we see them in the Light…They speak one thingThey speak of a Blood spilt.And when we receive it (the Blood, that is), it makes its way into us.A transfusion, of sorts.And His blood, it transfuses […]
Can I tell you a Story?
Dear readers, You are faithful and I adore each of you. We have seen a handful of specialists over the past few days. To be honest, it is always overwhelming. I do not know if me (Jess) being a nurse and Raja being a doctor makes it easier or harder. Simply […]
Anchors and Puffy Eyes
Dear ones. We are winding down for the day. My eyes feel puffy…as if I have been weeping all the day long. Yet, I have not been weeping all the day long, rest assured. But I just feel so much is going on. And it threatens to dismount me. It threatens to shake my boat. […]
“beautiful for me”
If He cares for the grass of the field, that is here today and gone tomorrow. And if He cares for the birds of the air and provides for them each day. HOW MUCH MORE will He care for us? Indeed, little ones, so much more. I am trying to press that into my little […]
On needing $140,000 more AND being the apple of His eye
It has been one of those mornings that keeps me wanting to praise Him. It was an early morning with Elliot and my parents while Raja and Adam bird slept in. I had time for a run while Elliot fell asleep again. Then, I was instructed to go on a mandatory outing with myself. I […]
Coming up, out of the valley
I have made it a few steps out of the valley, dear ones.The valley of Baca that is.Remember, it means “bitterness”.And I had camped out there for a few days.I was tired and was disappointed.I had expectations of grandeur on our arrival.Those expectations were cruely smited with reality;)Expectations of ease, air conditioning, sleep, and happy […]
Life has loveliness. On the pilgrimage.
Life has loveliness […]
Red curtains
“Didi, it is like those curtains in the temple”she said in innocent wonder. Her 19 year old body masks a little girl just now having eyes open.Just now feeling a freedom to speak.And what beauty she seesWhat beauty she speaks.She does not filter what she says for the approval of man.Her heart just speaks.It criesIt […]
Questions of men. Answers of Him.
September 18, 2011 is our oldest son, Adam’s birthday.It came unexpected, to us.Husband and I were playing badminton on that muggy hot Indian evening.We did not know of the baby that was being born in our rural hospital.That precious baby, whose unformed body had been created by a good God.But, whose unformed body, puzzled us, […]
Lover of the light
When you see a baby born with eyes that cannot close You realize all the intricate detail and necessity of each part of these earthly bodiesWhen that baby becomes your son And your son does not have eyelids You realize that the life of a baby is a life of a person And you KNOW […]
Things as They Are: because it is how He did it
So.I am now writing you from the couch.The windows are openThe curtains are rising and falling with the breeze. Chai is steaming Boys are contentedly playing with one another There are literally 40 monkeys outside They are bending bamboo stalks at angles I did not know possible The bamboo breaking long, thin shadows between falling […]