Our Wonder Room

Trust in the Lord

“Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides for ever.” –Psalm 125:1, The Revised Standard Version Some days those are the only words that I need to hear, so why not start the day off by hearing them. As today unfolds it will bring untold challenges and … Read more

Gentle Whisper

“After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” 1 Kings 19:12 My body is wired, at least up to this point in my life, to be one that is early-to-bed and early-to-rise. Sometimes though that gets thrown way off and I … Read more

We Underestimate

This drafted email has been sitting in my box since Tuesday morning. Not sure exactly why. Then this morning, as I found myself reflecting on the events in the University District down in Seattle yesterday, I found myself thinking about how much more I can do to “turn a life around” as Buscaglia says below. … Read more

Your Happy

“Their happy is too loud.” – Spoke by Rosie in ‘We Bought a Zoo’ On Friday night Lori and I watched ‘We Bought a Zoo.’ One of the things that has stuck with me is that line above, uttered by Rosie early in the movie. It is so easy for me to get bogged down … Read more