the Harvester

...within this tapestry of grace...

Oh grant me wisdom from above,
To pray for peace and cling to love,
And teach me humbly to receive
The sun and rain of Your sovereignty.
Each strand of sorrow has a place
Within this tapestry of grace;
So through the trials I choose to say:
"Your perfect will in Your perfect way."

(c) Keith & Kristyn Getty, Hymn: The Perfect Wisdom of Our God

Closer...

"As God pulls me closer to the center of His will, He is only pulling me closer to Him. As I choose to trust Him, again and again and again and again, He promises me that He is changing me into His likeness. And closer to Him? That is the only place I really want to be."
(Katie Davis, 23 year old mother of 13 adopted daughters)

a misfit by choice...

Moving Around Without Losing Your Roots

contextualized "guess who" ;-)

So... you know the whole "guess who" game when a friend runs up behind you and puts their hands over your eyes?? Then commence the minutes of trying to determine by using all your other senses -- who is this person!? Their smell, feel of their hands, sounds, etc.

This afternoon, while leaving from a meeting with a Deaf colleague, a Deaf friend came up behind me and... put their hands over my ears!! Because clearly I need to be able to see the person in front of me who is helping me determine who is behind me... ha ha! Second time this has happened since I arrived, and it just tickles me... Deaf contextualization in action! I love it!

that deep fulfillment and peace...

... of knowing, without question, that you are--in this moment-- right in the very centre of His will for you... in this place, this time, with these people... even in all the messiness of life here on earth. There aren't words....