a tangled tapestry "The world is a place in which God creates order, but humanity has a tendency to create chaos." ~Rabbi Sacks 🕊 Ever feel beat up by life? Like you're on the merry-go-round and it won't slow down enough to exit? Having the thought, "If one more thing happens..." running through our mind, wondering what we would do? I remember as a mom of young children often just reacting to the cycling sickness, hectic schedule of activities, never-ending decisions of what to make for dinner, and constant barrage of discipline. It was Monday, then in a blink it was Friday. 🕊 Or an even quicker blink, the kids were babies and now they're grown. As a retired grandma, I have a second to breathe and think about what's going on around me. There's still the chaotic events of the world, the cycling of sickness and death, and the decisions to make about how to invest your time, but I think God wants to remind us to breathe during it an...
Google image "The greatest glory in living lies in not never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~Nelson Mandela 🐕 It's raining cats and dogs outside my window right now. Where did that phrase come from anyway? I mean, I would be okay if it rained cats, but dogs ? That's just mean. Unless upon landing their paws turned into marshmallows. Cats would just go on with their barren lives upon landing. 🐈 Is that too vicious? Anyway ... 🐕 Rain turns me into a 'grab a throw and another cup of coffee' kind of person. Somewhere along the lines I made a decision to respond in that way, and I'm glad. I don't want rain to make me grouchy. Yes, it can damper some outdoor plans, but where I live as long as it's raining there won't be fire danger. These past several weeks a lot of spiritual 'rain' fell across our world. It was dark, storms raged between people, and suffering and sadness loomed....