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Thus Saith The Lord

I don't think I've been one who freely throws around the phrase "The Lord said to me....". But the other day, I heard him as clear as...

Sherry

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Affiliations

Everywhere I look I see people standing in and stating their alignment with their version of righteousness... people supporting BLM (for...

Sherry

Jul 19, 20202 min read

The Currents

I was at the beach last week with my friends and one of the younger gals went out into the water. The waves were pretty big and I was...

Sherry

Jul 11, 20203 min read

Code Words

Generally I have not been the kind of person who has enjoyed studying the book of Revelation. I've been more comfortable with the...

Sherry

Jul 5, 20203 min read

Breath Work

I read something the other day about the revered and unspeakable Hebrew name of God, YHWH. In that language the vowels are kind of...

Sherry

Jun 22, 20203 min read

Reminders

I love, love, love the book of Joshua. It is full of promise and encouragement. Chapter 4 tells the story of God holding back the waters...

Sherry

Jun 17, 20202 min read

Caterpillars

Spring is here. The signs are everywhere but one I've been enjoying lately is the mass wandering about of the caterpillar population. ...

Sherry

Jun 3, 20202 min read

Love. Acceptance. Grace.

I ran across a young dad the other day crossing the 101 with his two little boys, probably 5 and 3 and an infant daughter in a stroller. ...

Sherry

May 20, 20203 min read

Waiting

We are all in a waiting period for our current situation to change and get better. Some of my thoughts while in this space: While we...

Sherry

May 12, 20203 min read

Elevators and Escalators ...a thought for today

Elevate: To raise or lift up to a higher position. To promote, upgrade or advance Escalate: To inflate, intensify or accelerate What...

Sherry

May 3, 20201 min read

Pray. ...and fast!

The morning starts quiet, still and grey. I lay cozy in bed and slowly try to blink myself awake. My heart and mind go to prayer......

Sherry

Apr 29, 20203 min read

DAY 39

So it is the 117th day of the year and about 1/3 of that has been spent in the alternate universe of COVID quarantine. Starting tomorrow...

Sherry

Apr 26, 20202 min read

Outta Control!

Sitting on my bench today, on this 27th day of quarantine I look down at an empty beach. It is peaceful but eerie and the surreal scene...

Sherry

Apr 15, 20203 min read

Strong Force

Doesn't our current reality feel like it has gone a bit off the rails? It seems like everything has changed and it doesn't feel good. I...

Sherry

Apr 8, 20203 min read

Freedom

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery." Galatians...

Sherry

Mar 28, 20202 min read

Dead Wood

Early this year when I was on my walkabout in wine country I had mile after mile of quiet solitude to ponder and reflect. It was...

Sherry

Mar 9, 20202 min read

Live like you want it

My mother in law grew up in WWII in Nurnberg, Germany. The painful story of her early life is woven with a creative, courageous and...

Sherry

Feb 20, 20204 min read

Ugh. (a "working through it" journal entry)

I've been suffering something for a while that I really want to figure out how to let go of. It's First World suffering, not Third World...

Sherry

Feb 14, 20203 min read

Unmet Expectations & Unnatural Grace

It usually happens at some point on my solo trips that I recognize I am at what feels like total peace. I am completely alone, yet have...

Sherry

Feb 5, 20203 min read

BeCause

The Collins online dictionary defines the meaning of the phrase "To put someone on their heels" this way: To put one into a state of...

Sherry

Jan 27, 20201 min read