Shammah Ministries
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."
Proverbs 4:23
If you’ve read my profile page (see the “About” tab), you’ll know there were many things I wanted to be when I grew up. The most elegant of dancers was one of them. In fact, I’d say it held a spot near the top of my childhood list. Alas, something went woefully wrong with that […]
Wayne and I’ve been surrounded lately by family in ways that haven’t occurred since…well, ever. We’ve hit that ‘sandwich’ place in life where we have aging parents in front of us and a bundle of two foot high energy toddling along behind us. In the span of a week, we steadied our 13-month old grandson as […]
Tonight as I write, I have one goal. I’d like to be the ‘Alfie’ in your life for as many minutes as it takes to read this blog post. In the 70’s a black singer named Dionne Warwick asked this most poignant question in lyrical form with her throaty alto voice. Though the song never […]
Have you heard any internal mooing lately? You know, the kind of utterances that are founded on fiction and rationalization, but because you’ve stated them so long, they must be fact? If we’re human, there’s not one among us that can righteously say we have no sacred cows tromping through our thoughts, leaving muddy hoof […]
I saw an ad the other day that simply said, “Secondhand smoke kills.” Of course it was talking about smokers and those nearby who inhale the lingering leftovers. Since I don’t smoke (or chew or hang out with girls who do!) my thinking landed on a different plane, transported back to Old Testament times. In […]
A letter to my father…A letter to my Father… Dear Daddy, Dear Abba, Fifty-four years ago this month of June you and Mother conceived me; and my life began in her womb. From eternity, you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13) Though your choice would […]
Everyone can benefit from a vacation. Counting the days to ‘V’ day is like checking off little square carrots on the calendar. The thought of silencing the alarm clock for more than a weekend is enough to kick in the after-burners for everything that must be done before hanging up our “gone fishing” sign. But […]
Welcome to the next installment of “what’s clogging up my wellspring??” I think you’ll find tonight’s topic less than penetrating…which happens to be the problem. Deflective hearts are everywhere. Think of a location – workplace, church, marketplace, dinner table, in bed next to your dearly beloved, and bingo! My guess (well-founded on the basis of […]
When was the last time you considered trying something new? Fifteen months ago I had the privilege of meeting someone pivotal to my life and I’ve been in race car mode since then. That someone is my life coach. In the beginning of my engagement with her, she had the audacity to take me at […]
During a few moments of quiet reflection in our church service two weeks ago, I was wondering about the blog post I would be writing that Sunday evening (see “Small Beginnings” July 11 post). Wondering as in “what am I going to write about this week?” with the appropriate edge of whine that comes with […]