Category: good for the soul

I don’t remember when I put this sweet little snippet on my bulletin board. I’m sure there was this moment of thinking “this is good” or “one day I’ll need this.”

My eyes dart past this message every time I sit at my desk. It’s eye-level and directly above the spot where I write but has been there so long forgotten that it was as if I’d seen it for the first time today, and I was delighted.

This is good, I thought. In fact, it’s just what I needed today.

I’m feeling a bit like this broken sand dollar that I found on my morning walk. I’ve been at the mercy of the changing tides, hoping for the day when I’m made whole again in the presence of our Lord.

It’s been lent, for sure. I haven’t been able to get a handle on it, on myself, on all the things I know to be good for my soul. And yet, I trudge on. Perhaps, like the sand dollar, I should let myself be carried onto the beach and into the sun.

It’ll be ok.

John * VickyandAustin * Christy * Jonathan * myparents * mysiblingsandplusses * theniecesandnephews * cousinsauntsanduncles * therestofthefamily * friendsnearandfar * frenemies * acquaintancesandrandompeople * everybodyelse * Otisandhisilk * coffee * chocolate * brandnewjournals * emptypages * filledpages * textmessages * phonecalls * books * silence * theocean * thebay * crabbycrabs * storms * goodmovies * music * GeorgeStrait * sunrises * fullmoons * fog * flowers * myMarygarden * mowingthelawn * warmfluffytowels * angelusbellsinthemorning * laughter * walksonthebeach * sunsets * airconditioning * awarmbreeze * birdsong * alligatorsandsnakes * pizza* cinnamonrolls * sippingwhiskey * brunchaftermass * cozyblankets * fire *candles * didIsaycoffee? * playingcards * agoodandmercifulGodfromwhomallthisgoodcomes. Amen.