chicken wings - the mystery of belonging, but not

it was left-overs night

but
no one could find the wings
at least forty of them
in a roasting pan
and one by one
the siblings
the teens
didn't know
i checked the condos'
refrigerators
freezers
ovens
an ocean isle mystery.....
i found them
at least forty of them
in a roasting pan
in the cabinet
where the roasting pan belonged
but didn't really
and
aren't we the same?
belonging
as salt to the earth
but
also not belonging,
living out our tent days
pining for perfect
the wings? pitched them into the trash
us? let's pray for saltiness while we
belong....

how about you? any funny stories of late? instances of feeling like you belong but not really?

linking with-

the gypsy mama for five-minute-friday, grace for FYBF, beholding glory for faith-filled friday, cheryl for true vine challenge, barbie for freshly brewed life

on texting and siblings and life

my phone buzzed on the way into
the sanctuary today
i stood on the steps and checked
my younger sister's text
important note -
dad's new wheelchair
doesn't fit on the lift
i have to admit it was
a teensie bit funny
in the what-else kind of way....
this sister takes dad to church every sunday
and i love her
not just for that
but for her servant heart and her hilarity
i have four more siblings
and
they all make me cry -
laughing tears
or
the i-love-them-so-much ones
it was a holy moment
there on the church steps
in the first fall breeze
it was a holy moment
thinking of these
men and women
god gave me for life

how about you? who has god given you for life?

764. in christ alone
765. papers to grade. really.
766. phone time with my girl, the one i mentor
767. running with my sister-in-law in that first fall air
768. a husband who takes care of things like dead chickens:(
769. spending time at the football field
770. talking with former students

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, laura for playdates with god, elaine for miss elaine-ous monday, jen for soli deo gloria shanda for on your heart tuesdays and kat for titus 2 tuesdays

jiggers, shoeless children and a remedy


 

an african child suffering jiggers
(photo credit)

coastal living for one week with my family

(twenty-six of us)
and i counted our shoes
ninety-eight pairs
strewn carelessly about the
living rooms
and
landings
and
bedrooms
but this child pictured?

not one
to protect him from
jiggers
and
infections
and
pain
and
this wrecks me
but

remedy arose in sole hope
and we found ourselves gathered round
empty supper table
cutting shoes
that ugandan seamstresses
will assemble
for
the
children
and this is hope alive


want to know more about hosting your own shoe-cutting party? click here to visit sole hope.

linking with -

jen for god bumps
joy for life:unmasked
grace for FYBF
faith links
beki at the rusted chain for fingerprint friday

michelle for caffeinated randomness

studio jru for sneak peek friday

some kinda good

celebrating thankfuls from the north carolina coast this week!

248. finley family vacations
249. sand
248. water
249. sun
250. cooking for twenty people
251. pimiento cheese
252. ice cream
253. together - twenty of us!
254. walking on the beach with my husband
255. church on the beach
256. riding waves
257. laughing so hard i cry
258. watching soccer with dad
259. sitting with my mom on the beach
260. making a house for my nephew's toys
261. good news texts from my girl, the one i mentor
262. my brother's photos

linking with:

ann for 1000 gifts

jen for soli deo gloria

goodness

dishes stretch from

sink to toaster

turkey and dumplings

crusted in the bowls

and

i don't care

because dirty dishes mean love  

 my sibs trekked up to

my little cabin in the woods

last night

for something new

for something joyful

in typical chaotic

Finley Fashion

we prepared boxes

for children in uganda

my sibs trekked up to

my little cabin in the woods

last night

for something new

for something joyful

and

it was what we needed