Gateways to Joy

This is where my heart is today... pondering on grace. I've been engrossed in reading a families tale—the story that I'm reading starts in Genesis 27 and ends in  Genesis 33:20. My favorite parts: "But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept." Genesis 33:1 And when Jacob says to Esau, "... for I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God..." ~ Genesis 33:10 Grace is the benevolent one isn't she, always giving to those of us who are undeserving. Can you think of some undeserving person in need of your grace today? Perhaps today is the day for you to consider ... maybe even act on it. "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace." ~ Romans 1:16 Special note to we parents:  Lets try not to show favoritism.  There may be a child who you relate to more, one who reminds us of ourselves, or one whose temperamen...

M y heart is sadden as I tap out this post .  This morning about 11:00 AM, my mother called my husband's phone upset.  He gave me the phone and she began—hysterically telling me that something was wrong with my father. "Did you call 911?"   I asked. "I tried, but my phone isn't getting through." "Okay, stay on this phone while I call from my phone."   I told her So I called 911.  When I got the operator on the phone I realized that I am in a different county, so I had to be transferred at least three times. While explaining to the 911 operator what was going on, my mother was giving me the status of what was going on with my father.  "His breathing is slowing down."   "His eyes are rolling in the back of his head."  "He's not breathing." "Why me Lord" I ask?  These are details that I don't care to know or remember.  But this is the place where you have me at this moment.  "Stay ...