Complacency

I’ve been feeling like a blob of clay lately, rearranged and pushed in ways that are not comfortable. Being comfortable, peace at all times tends to be my motto! This challenge to leave my complacency has happened most of my life and I should be used to it. Yet as I look back I can see that when I resist the potter’s hands life becomes more difficult, painful and unfruitful. The times I have embraced The Potter’s gentle, loving spinning and molding, the baking and glazing I see in myself something wonderful that amazes me! I can see that I have been, am being molded into a vessel that my Father God can use for His glory!

It’s about Him.

There is an arbutus tree outside our window surrounded by wonderful, rainforest, coastal island beauty. I contemplate how we have been so positively led to this place the beginning of a new chapter in our lives and as I face life’s challenges I wonder again:  “Who am I, What am I doing here?”  Then I am reminded of His gentle and surprising response to me when I asked that before: A quiet whisper in my heart, He said: “Find out who I AM, and what I AM doing!”

There are arbutus trees in every corner, along every path in this place living their beauty. Whenever I feel lost and face challenges, I know that like these trees, He is here and I need to seek  Him, El Shaddai, He is here in all His beauty and love. It’s about HIM and what HE is doing!

The dew of Heaven

“When the dew came down…at night, the manna came down with it.” Numbers 11:9

“My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields…” Deu 32:2

This morning I looked out at our field and was noticing the dew glistening on the grass. The sun was shining, everything was sparkling…a glow of green.

Oh Lord, that is you! You envelope us with your refreshing, cleansing, life giving dew (love) from heaven, restoring so that we glow and sparkle with joy!

Jennifer, you were asking me what is heaven like … ah I don’t know exactly …sometimes I long to be there, but this morning, looking out at that field and getting the revelation of His great love for us, I can say, Jennifer, that when you embrace Him and His word , He will put heaven in your heart and give you eyes to see a glimpse of it here on earth!

Spring Blossoms

Spring Blossoms

   On my walk a few days ago I encountered a lot of white … blossoms. I explored new places with the enthusiasm of a little girl. To my great joy I found some white lilacs, some of them now grace my kitchen counter and dining room table. The house is full of their fragrance. I think lilacs are my second most favourite bloom.  A taste of which I acquired when I moved to the city.  Just before I encountered these I caught a glimpse of pink amongst black berry bushes and salal. I looked closer and there was a rhododendrum…gone wild. I just planted a rhodo in my little garden and am waiting for it to bloom. It accompanies for-get-me-nots and fox gloves which I cherish as highlights of my youthful wanderings. While on the beach I came across a branch blooming with white lichen and pretty little flowers growing on mossy rocks. Then a wild apple and pear tree reminded me to return there again this fall. Returning home the dandelions and little white daisies in the lawns danced. The Yellow Arum (Skunk Cabbage) and the pond foliage glorying in the damp.

    These walks remind me of times that I would spend with my dad walking through trails. Like me he enjoys the dandelions in the lawn.  He is very knowledgable about plant and animal life and I would listen with fascination as he told me about things we found. I wish he could be with me on my walks today. I love you, Dad. Instead I walk with my great Father God, who created such an amazing plethora of things along the way: Life’s encounters, tumblings and joys. As He instructs, as I walk and follow,  listen and learn: I will dance like the daisies and the dandelions. Happy Birthday Dad!