Author Archives: mlcoffice

“Night and day, day and night, Let incense arise”. (David Brymer) This morning I didn’t really want to go to church. It’s snowing again, a wet, sleety March snow which chills my winter weary bones. Additionally, it is Daylight Saving … Continue reading →

Morning has broken Like the first morning; Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird. The blackbirds have returned! I heard them singing in the trees earlier as I took my morning walk. Their songs fill me with joy because they … Continue reading →

I couldn’t help myself. The rack of primroses set outside of Fred Meyer was too pretty to resist. We’d just driven to Boise on ice packed roads. The day was grey and dismal, the clouds overhanging the city locked in … Continue reading →

I’ve recently come back from a week long retreat at St. Gertrude’s Monastery in Cottonwood. When possible, I give myself this gift in January after the holiday craziness.   Regretfully, I couldn’t go last year because other commitments pulled me away … Continue reading →

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5 Now that I am no longer involved with the food bank and Heartland Hunger business,  I’ve received an unexpected gift – the gift of time. … Continue reading →

And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him. Matthew 2:11 As we get back to normal  after the holidays, it’s a good idea to reflect on Christmas’ “spirit of giving” which so dominated the last months. … Continue reading →

 Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3 It’s been well over a week since I officially resigned from Heartland Hunger & Resource Center, aka, the food bank. As of January 1st , I’m no … Continue reading →

I am the Lord… It’s been very  cold in the mornings. Today before the sun was fully awake, the thermometer on the deck read -8 degrees. That’s cold! But the scenery is an exquisite  study in white  on black. Snow … Continue reading →

Today I am  inspired to something I’ve not done for a very long time: write a poem. I am offering it as praise to the Lord for all His beauteous and wondrous works in Creation. Grandeur I walk in grandeur. … Continue reading →

The Christmas holiday is over. Christmas lights are untangled; ornaments and decorations are put away into storage. Packages under the tree are gone. Fir trees dropping needles will soon end up in land fills. The months long focus of  Christmas … Continue reading →