A couple of weeks ago I had signed up to participate in an Instagram writing challenge with a group I joined last year, Hope Writers. I love it when they give the writing challenges because they use one-word prompts, throw out a few ideas, and challenge us to get our writing juices flowing — and […]
A slippery slope
Most of us know how that sentence ends: “Time flies when you’re having fun.” But sometimes it’s not that you are having fun, per se. It’s more like life has restarted in high gear. Ever since Israel began opening up again at the end of March, just before Passover, life has moved into high gear. […]
God-given Ignorance
I don’t recall why, but I had a sudden desire to reread Ecclesiastes 3, a chapter made famous when by Pete Seeger’s music in the 1960s (wow, I’ve dated myself!). I was using a new translation, which I do every now and then to help me come back to the text with a fresh mind… […]
Longing for something fresh
As you now know, I was participating in a writing challenge. One of the words I was given was “Fresh”. My mind jumped to so many things when I rolled that word around in my brain. I had just finished cooking a fresh pot of home-made vegetable soup. I love the smell. But there are […]
Rhythms of Life
One of the words I was given for a writing challenge that I participated in was “Rhythm.” At first I had no idea what to say about this word, and then, for some reason, I was reminded of God’s promise to Noah after the flood, shown in the picture heading this post (if you are […]