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84 published posts across 2 pages.
May 12, 2026
A marked envelope sat next to the open page, and Romans 8 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
March 22, 2026
Matthew 6 showed up again today, this time with cold coffee on the counter in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
March 17, 2026
James 1 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
October 4, 2025
Matthew 6 showed up again today, this time with a grocery receipt curling near the sink in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
July 28, 2025
John 1 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
July 23, 2025
Psalm 121 showed up again today, this time with wet pavement outside the door in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
December 31, 2024
Ecclesiastes 3 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
December 6, 2024
James 1 showed up again today, this time with cold coffee on the counter in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
December 3, 2024
Psalm 23 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
July 2, 2024
Romans 8 showed up again today, this time with cold coffee on the counter in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
June 27, 2024
James 1 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
May 28, 2024
James 1 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
February 18, 2024
James 1 showed up again today, this time with cold coffee on the counter in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
February 16, 2024
Read Isaiah 40 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
February 11, 2024
Cold coffee sat next to the open page, and Psalm 23 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past i…
January 26, 2024
A chipped mug sat next to the open page, and Isaiah 40 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks pas…
January 11, 2024
Isaiah 40 showed up again today, this time with a grocery receipt curling near the sink in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
December 1, 2023
A folded napkin sat next to the open page, and Proverbs 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
October 7, 2023
Luke 15 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
September 1, 2023
A library receipt sat next to the open page, and Luke 15 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks p…
August 15, 2023
An old pen sat next to the open page, and Romans 8 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past it…
August 14, 2023
A library receipt sat next to the open page, and Proverbs 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walk…
August 12, 2023
Proverbs 3 showed up again today, this time with an old pen on the kitchen table in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
June 10, 2023
A church bulletin sat next to the open page, and John 1 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks pa…
May 21, 2023
Read Matthew 6 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
February 28, 2023
Psalm 23 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
January 8, 2023
Read James 1 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
November 4, 2022
Ecclesiastes 3 showed up again today, this time with an old pen on the kitchen table in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
October 9, 2022
Luke 15 showed up again today, this time with a bus stop bench after rain in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
August 19, 2022
A chipped mug sat next to the open page, and James 1 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past…
July 7, 2022
A church bulletin sat next to the open page, and Luke 15 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks p…
June 30, 2022
Isaiah 40 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
June 23, 2022
A folded napkin sat next to the open page, and Isaiah 40 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks p…
June 2, 2022
James 1 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
May 27, 2022
An old pen sat next to the open page, and Romans 8 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past it…
March 31, 2022
Read Proverbs 3 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
March 17, 2022
Gas-station coffee sat next to the open page, and Ecclesiastes 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only…
March 12, 2022
An old pen sat next to the open page, and James 1 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past it.…
March 4, 2022
A pocket notebook sat next to the open page, and Psalm 121 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
February 14, 2022
An old pen sat next to the open page, and Psalm 121 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past i…
February 12, 2022
A chipped mug sat next to the open page, and Ecclesiastes 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walk…
February 11, 2022
A library receipt sat next to the open page, and James 1 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks p…
December 19, 2021
Psalm 121 showed up again today, this time with cold coffee on the counter in view. No big lesson. I just noticed that the line had more patience than I did.
December 11, 2021
A library receipt sat next to the open page, and Ecclesiastes 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only…
December 5, 2021
Romans 8 was the page I opened to, and I almost closed it too quickly. Some days a familiar line only needs a second chance.
November 30, 2021
Read Romans 8 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
November 29, 2021
Read Psalm 121 while the house was still half-noisy. I did not get far. One sentence was enough to interrupt the mood I was carrying.
November 26, 2021
A pocket notebook sat next to the open page, and Psalm 23 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
November 13, 2021
A marked envelope sat next to the open page, and Matthew 6 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
October 24, 2021
A pocket notebook sat next to the open page, and Romans 8 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
October 23, 2021
Cold coffee sat next to the open page, and Psalm 23 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past i…
September 28, 2021
An old pen sat next to the open page, and Matthew 6 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past i…
August 25, 2021
A chipped mug sat next to the open page, and Isaiah 40 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks pas…
August 21, 2021
A church bulletin sat next to the open page, and Psalm 121 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
August 19, 2021
A church bulletin sat next to the open page, and Isaiah 40 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
August 11, 2021
A folded napkin sat next to the open page, and Romans 8 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks pa…
August 5, 2021
A church bulletin sat next to the open page, and Psalm 121 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks…
July 31, 2021
A folded napkin sat next to the open page, and Luke 15 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks pas…
June 20, 2021
An old pen sat next to the open page, and Matthew 6 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walks past i…
May 9, 2021
A grocery receipt sat next to the open page, and Proverbs 3 did not need much decoration. I read it slowly because I have a bad habit of making familiar words too easy. A verse can become furniture if a person only walk…