It has been a little while since I have blogged. I’ve been either too tired, too busy, or too uninspired. Anyway, I was reminded of this quotation from Edith Wharton today, always a favorite one of mine, so I made a meme out of it. That got me thinking about how often my own desire and willingness to live as Wharton’s words suggest.
With the reminder that when I write, I’m talking to myself allow me to begin. Right up front we are reminded that being unafraid of change is step one. Change?! Unafraid of change?! Oh sure, many of us will say we are fine with it… that’s generally the case as long as it is a change of our own choosing. Any change that chooses us? Not quite so easy to like that kind of change. That goes for change that comes forth as challenge in both large ways and small, as well as the less obvious invitations to grow. You know, like the promptings of the Holy Spirit? Those kinds of changes… are they so welcomed? Not always.
Having said all of that, I have long believed the words of a little wallet card that came into my possession in the mid-90’s. It read said, “Change always comes bearing gifts.” The moment I read those words, I immediately hated them. Yet, something in them caught my attention, the slightest little tug Continue reading
There Will Be Bread 
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