From a blog I follow. This Ted Talk spoke to my heart in many ways. Thought I would share it with you. Originally posted on Sometimes Care Giving Stinks. Even unexpected good news can bowl us over. Melissa was surprised when I proposed to her. She remembers it as one of the few times she was at a loss for words. And then I saw t.

Come, she bade him with a warm smile and shining eyes, now is the time to put your mind at ease. May you drink deep of the soothing draught of friendship, warmed by the flame of fair words and sweetened by the spirit of music. For it is here, around the glow of the Gathering Fire that we meet to share both story and song. Adventures of a Traveling Writer.

I could see we were on a rutted road, just different enough from the orange of the sand to be noticed, with fewer big rocks and only one or two random spiny plants. This had to be the middle of nowhere. Were we even allowed to be out here? A roadrunner dodged us and sped off into the drifting cloud of dust our tires threw into the wind. God bless this house, Tag whispered.

My hope does not dangle on a string. Each December I try to listen to God for a word that will shape my upcoming year. I pray for a word that will challenge me to grow in many ways. However, this wishful thinking type of hope is far off from the biblical meaning of Hope. In Hebrews we read that,. Stay tuned for our story, becau.