lesson from the mundane. again.

i lost my 
dog

dog

doggie
moses

on wednesday morning

and
even though i was certain
he
was
dead,
tangled in brush or fence,
i searched
one
more
time
on saturday
and
when i found him 
(alive!)
tangled in barbed wire
i was
ridiculously overjoyed
i've never been convinced 
of death
only to be surprised
by life
so i would like to thank the
hillman solid brass round swivel quick snap
(its failure to secure my dog, really)
for
connecting me to the first-followers'
unfathomable
joy
upon finding Jesus
alive
and this lesson from the mundane
is
Easter's
hallelujah

what have you learned of Jesus in the mundane?

linking with kelly, laura, jen, jennifer, barbie, sharita

unfriending the world



me with moses at the animal shelter

in the red letters today james and john, sons of thunder,
caught up to jesus on the dusty road
teacher, we want you to do us a favor
we want to sit in places of honor next to you
the audacity!
the presumption!
petitioning for places of power?
they are certainly friends with the world,
elbowing their way to the top
but am i any different?
asking for recognition in this world?
guide me to a book outline
help me increase my blog traffic
a different james wrote
that friendship with the world
is enmity with god
ouch
but just two verses later
comes the promise
he gives us
more
grace
and so that's what i'll ask -
for more grace
as i seek to
unfriend
the
world

how about you? in what ways or areas are you seeking to unfriend the world?

continuing to count his gifts to 1000 -

581. a new dog!!!! his name is moses, and he is gentle
582. a soon-to-be-finished chicken coop
583. my husband who is building the chicken coop
584. red bud trees and snow bell trees and dogwood trees
585. students stepping into maturity
586. colleagues
587. my girl, the one i mentor, she's persevering
588. my brother, allen, acting as judas in a living last supper
589. a high school baseball game in a minor league stadium
590. my siblings

linking with:

michelle for hear it monday, use it on sunday, ann for 1000 gifts, l.l. for on, in, and around mondays

joan for sharing his beauty, richella for grace imparted, laura for playdates with god

jen for soli deo gloria and shanda for on your heart tuesdays