Category: Letter to the Lord
Letters to the Lord: Food, Glorious Food!
The simple joys of being back in France in the summer are many. Today I’m celebrating the FOOD! Next time I’ll show some photos of favorite places in and around Lyon. But for now, Bon Appétit! ELIZABETH MUSSER writes ‘entertainment with a soul’ from her writing chalet—tool shed—outside Lyon, France. Find more about Elizabeth’s novels at http://www.elizabethmusser.com and on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and her … Read More Letters to the Lord: Food, Glorious Food!
Letters to the Lord: Harvard and Home Again
We landed on French soil this past Sunday. And it felt like coming home. In the past 21 months, we’ve only spent six weeks in our adopted country. We’ve, of course, been deep down grateful for extended time in the States to celebrate and to grieve with our beloved family. But we’ve missed France. The two countries are so different. Last week we celebrated … Read More Letters to the Lord: Harvard and Home Again
Letters to the Lord: Wherewithal
A new word has crept into my vocabulary during these past few months: wherewithal. I mean, I knew the word before, but lately I’ve found myself using it on a regular basis, as in: “Lord, I just don’t have the wherewithal to…” I suppose it’s the negative form of what I think life since Covid has been teaching me, something I learned decades ago … Read More Letters to the Lord: Wherewithal
Letters to the Lord: Signing My Life Away
One of the great joys for an author, at least for this author, is meeting my readers in person. I have had the privilege over the past twenty-five years of signing books in bookstores across the Southeast and many other states as well in France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Norway. I’ve also been in churches , conferences, the den of a book club gathering, … Read More Letters to the Lord: Signing My Life Away
Letters to the Lord: Daffodils
Ever since I memorized it in 7th grade, William Wordsworth’s poem about daffodils has delighted me. Often, I found myself quoting lines from it in March as my yard in France would burst with white and yellow beauty. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw … Read More Letters to the Lord: Daffodils
Letters to the Lord: Nurse Jane and Daddy
This is the remembrance I gave at my father’s memorial last Friday. When I was very young, I loved hearing stories about a gentleman rabbit called Uncle Wiggily who had many animal friends and several animal enemies. But he had one friend who was with him in almost every episode, his housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the Muskrat Lady. To be honest, I don’t … Read More Letters to the Lord: Nurse Jane and Daddy
Letters to the Lord: King of the Mountain
I welcome back my dear friend, Julia Kramer, with a thought-provoking post. KING OF THE MOUNTAIN I think I’ve found my motto psalm for 2022! Psalm 131 from the Message Bible: God, I am not trying to rule the roost, I don’t want to be the king of the mountain. I haven´t meddled where I have no business or fantasized grandiose plans. I´ve kept … Read More Letters to the Lord: King of the Mountain
Letters to the Lord: Frederick Buechner’s Definition of Neurotic
I very much appreciate Frederick Buechner’s writing. I’m reading through his book Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABCs of Faith, a collection of definitions. Buechner’s unique prose makes you laugh and cry in the same paragraph and then makes you wince and nod. His definition of neurotic really resonated with me. Perhaps it will resonate with you too. Neurotic: A minister began to … Read More Letters to the Lord: Frederick Buechner’s Definition of Neurotic
Letters to the Lord: When the Lord Intercepted My Life
At the beginning of each new year, I have done a yearly Examen (links at the end of this post)–it’s an ancient practice that involves looking back and looking forward, asking myself questions like: where have I seen God at work in my life? When did I feel his absence? What were the highs of last year? What were the lows? What can I … Read More Letters to the Lord: When the Lord Intercepted My Life
Letters to the Lord: How Majestic Is Your Name In All The Earth!
Dear Friends, It is such a gift and a privilege to share with you all today. I am so grateful to my dear friend, Elizabeth Musser, for her kindness in giving me the opportunity to share once again what’s on my heart right now. In this Christmas season, I am reflecting on the beauty of the seaside and the ocean, as I recently began … Read More Letters to the Lord: How Majestic Is Your Name In All The Earth!
Letters to the Lord: Asking and Receiving
Lord, I asked for a party that I don’t have to give, a party at Christmas, an age-old wish that I used to pronounce in France when I was young and missing Christmas in America. And now I’m older, much older, and living this Christmas season in America and once again asking. And You gave it, just like that, unexpectedly: Our Sunday School had … Read More Letters to the Lord: Asking and Receiving
Letters to the Lord: Roots
I welcome again my dear friend and colleague, Kim Platt, with words of wisdom. Lockdown Notes, April 2021: Roots I talked to Susan today. I told her about all the things happening in my lockdown life. I told her about it being warmer today when I went for a walk. I told her about the zoom prayer meeting I went to where I was … Read More Letters to the Lord: Roots
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