Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

  • Sunday’s Sayings: Choose love over hate

    Post Views = 2671 “I’m going to be brave for the both of us and choose love over hate. I gave you some of my love. And in return I’m taking back some of your darkness. Our darkness. You are a part of me. And I’m a part of you whether you like it or…

  • Thursday’s Thankfulness

    Post Views = 2522 ~snippets of parsley, basil, oregano, chives, thyme, and mint gathered from my deck and added to the latest dish simmering on the stovetop ~fresh haircuts, new-to-me clothes, new books, new classes, new students…all giving me renewed energy and vigor ~grass still needing to be mown, flowers still wanting to be picked,…

  • Saturday’s Sayings: A Dusty God

    Post Views = 2159 “God declares that he is not too good, not too proud, for my dustiness.” (Daniel J. Stulac) God gets dirty. He’s never “holier-than-thou. He gets right into the mess, works alongside, stirring up the dust and the dirt. He doesn’t keep himself clean and set apart. His clothes get just as…

  • Thursday’s Thankfulness

    Post Views = 1851 ~The long days of summer that are slowly shortening, each one being cropped a smidgen more and blurred around the edges ~The slow days of summer with their fluidity morphing into something much more firm and structured and productive ~The bright bold days of summer wrapping themselves in cloudiness and comfort…

  • Saturday’s Saying

    Post Views = 2579“Avoid dividing the world into “us” and “them.” If you do, you will harden your heart. There are not two worlds, one in God’s hands and the other one not. There are not two species of people either, one totally under God’s rule and the other completely outside of it.” (Christoph Friedrich…

  • Thursday’s Thankfulness

    Post Views = 2376 Psalm 42:7-8 (The Voice) 7 In the roar of Your waterfalls,     ancient depths surge, calling out to the deep. All Your waves break over me;     am I drowning? 8 Yet in the light of day, the Eternal shows me His love.     When night settles in and all is dark, He keeps me company—…

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