by ninja | Find joy today
Sleep came easy. His ticker, having only a few ticks left, relished laying flat, breathing labored, snoring breaths until dreams captured him. As his eyes closed, Peter wondered, would this be it? Would he wake up in heaven? And would God give him a ringside seat to...
by ninja | Find joy today
Peter looked around, squinted, and looked again. No one. He hoped his hearing aid detected every patter of Mildred’s feet. He couldn’t risk getting caught. Not now. He slipped his right hand into his pocket and pulled it out. Funny how a flat, rough square of paper...
by ninja | Find joy today
Pieces of me break off and drop on the page one by one. Jesus, can You use my broken pieces? I want to embrace the breaking, the piece by piece chiseling, though the pounding hurts. Will I be there at the end of me? Will piece upon piece be whittled away so I’m...
by ninja | Find joy today
After a week of feeling yucko, I finally dragged myself out of bed this morning and went for a run. The sun was shining as the honeysuckle scented my huff-and-puff journey. As usual, I prayed. And, thankfully, God spoke back. I shared my desire to be present here in...