greaterthansparrows

[Catching up on ideas that were begun but have been in limbo while so much has happened with our move] I heard a talk at Women's Conference some years ago by Patricia Holland that has stuck with me. I have not been able to find it online--wish I could--but I do have notes that prove it happened.  She said that we talk a lot about living righteously so that we can come back to our Father in Heaven, but that our purpose is not just to be with God, but to be like him.  Then she asked the question:  how can we become like God without spending time with him? It's not just keeping the commandments as a to-do list, but taking in his love and his promises and drawing close to our Savior.  Spend real time with him, that we may be changed by it, through deeper prayer, service, pondering, and scripture study. Some thoughts--If our whole goal were just to be in God’s presence again, why would we have left it in the first place? We were already w...

I didn't get back the second day, didn't finish this, did I? From last April.  I just haven't been here, life has been swamped.... Now a second Christmas has passed for Clark ('Fluffy' in her blog writings). So here it is. I miss Kathy Kidd's presence across the country.... How do I begin (humming the music intro in the back of my head)...to tell the story... I had read Paradise Vue and loved it.   I saw Kathy's name at her previous spot and started reading "Circle of Sisters" there and writing in a couple of times; I dared add something personal as an accompanying note the second time because she sent more than the minimal "your post will be included" message. This turned into an ongoing personal correspondence as I followed her to Planet Kathy when she started that blog.   The pic she used  as my first follower   Kathy was the impetus for me to start writing, to take the thoughts that always composed themselves i...