To Begin With

To love God and neighbor and to trust that that is enough.

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleNovember 14, 2023Theme L, Trusting to Love, Evangelism, Contemplative StanceComment

The Rhythm Master

Who is the Rhythm Master

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleOctober 3, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Water-Born

Desperate as a pail dragging the bottom of a dry well

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleSeptember 26, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Spirit Whispers Love

To honor the journey,

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleSeptember 19, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Grace/Love/Joy

Gifts brought in secret…

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleSeptember 11, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Come With-In

Dear Children,

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleSeptember 6, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Before the Beginning

Before the beginning

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleAugust 30, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Gently Go

What Comes First?

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleAugust 23, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

What Comes First?

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleAugust 16, 2023Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Ordinary Time, Quietness, Theme XLIXComment

Containers

I suspect I will continue to learn lessons from my attempts to grow things. At least I hope I will. I think nature is a great teacher if we can stop and pay attention.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 26, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Rosemary

When we originally put landscaping around the pool that we had saved up to build, the landscaper put in two rosemary bushes.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 19, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Squash

The year I planted cucumbers I had visions of sturdy vines and helping my grandchildren play “hide and seek” for cucumbers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 12, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Cucumbers

The year I planted cucumbers I had visions of sturdy vines and helping my grandchildren play “hide and seek” for cucumbers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 28, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Plant Selection

In my planning for what to grow in our yard here in Texas, I have finally started to crack the code on what to consider.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 27, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Wanna Be

I am a “wanna be” gardener. I say that knowing that I have not turned my black thumb into a green thumb yet, but I am headed in a better direction.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 20, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Making a Connection

Some things seems impossible. Like getting a golden retriever’s hair out of the carpet of a mini van or explaining why.

The Flow of Love

What is the connection between grace, love, pilgrimage, and a tire sitting at the top of a slide?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 23, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Pilgrimage, Grace, God is loveComment

Prevenient Love

Pilgrimage begins with preparation.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 16, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, PilgrimageComment

What Doth Flow

I cry unto heaven, let thy will be done…and heaven answers, “Indeed.”

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 9, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Gun ViolenceComment

The Potential of Grace

The playground on the south side of the church where my children’s violin teacher rents a studio features a corkscrew slide and brightly painted used tires arranged on one end as an obstacle course.