My heart longs. I’m making pancakes for tonight’s Shrove Tuesday celebration, but my soul has moved on. Past the celebration, forward to the thin place where the Holy Spirit draws near as breath. Tomorrow, black ash will mark me. An outward sign on my forehead of an inward condition of my heart. I welcome Lent always, but this year I’ve…
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God is My Refuge {a new daily devotional from Kathy Howard}
A week or so before Christmas a book arrived on my doorstep. I probably shouldn’t admit that Amazon orders are as frequent as home cooked supper around here, near daily. Even though I’ve come to expect both, some books, like dinners, are more memorable than others. I knew God is My Refuge would become a favorite book even before I…
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