Ever wonder how ordinary things got their names? Me too. Last night as I was washing my hair, I got to thinking about the word Shampoo. I repeated it over and over and it sounded weirder and weirder each time. It comes from the Hindi language of India.

We typically talk about the grace of Jesus with warmth and gratitude. And I do feel those things from time to time. But 2017 was a year where his grace haunted me more than anything else. To be persistently and disturbingly present. Would be the object of grace that would offend me. Jesus froze the Civil War in its tracks and began a new Civil War, this time in the heart of Dursley. How could he choose a side? No one had the audacity to l.

Run, Momma, run! Run, Momma, run! Yet, in spite of all the love and attention in the world, all the material things she needs for life and then some, and security and safety in her current surroundings, she ran the first opportunity she got. Life can feel like this.

If Pipi Longstockings Had 5 Kids, And A Blog. But every good thing has its season. I am now writing over at Five in the Forest. And I would love for you to visit! Follow The Platypus Directive on WordPress. It May Have Been Awesome. I Have No Idea How To Decorate A Tree.

A man I admire told me there are many. Benefits to letting the world fall apart. He said this sitting in his own ruins. With a ashen smile on his broken face. Although I have known him for years. It was hard to tell in that moment whether. He was trying to convince me or himself. He said from now on you can call me Job,. The man God bet on who then lost it all. We let silence take a seat between us because.

This cookbook is from Williams-Sonoma called Vegetable of the Day. Mushrooms with Garlic Butter and Pine Nuts. 3 cloves garlic, minced.

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Dont know how to use tags. But this time, it was hell. It was everything I had hoped for. It lasted for a moment. Maybe it is the right time to tell you this. I never eat before .

Speculations, Stanzas, and other Sayings. Asleep will get you through the day. Asleep will get you through the years. Asleep will let you get through life. Awake means feelings, questions, and concerns. Willing to make mistakes and learn. Life awake is harder,. But it can be more fun. You can hear God again. You can laugh and love.

Live life, stop philosophizing. But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and He answered me from His holy hill. I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! My hope is built on nothing less.