Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Having a hard day, week, month, year? Are you feeling overwhelmed or without hope? Here’s God’s message for you. Believe it. There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn… Read More
Prayers come in all shapes and sizes. Some come out as sobs, others as pleas, and others giving thanks. Sometimes we pray scripture. This declaration of faith prayer is a little of all of these. Kathie Almighty God,I fall to my kneesand pray to the Father,the Creator of everythingin heaven and on earth.You made me,and… Read More
There are visuals that will always be in my brain, and they are of violence. in New York on 9/11in Orem, Utah on 9/10 And all the violence in between in our country and around the world.. And the reactions, as well as the lack of help in situ in other situations, are mind-boggling. Evil… Read More
73 You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.75 I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.76 Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised… Read More
Our youngest grandchild is in 6th grade this year. This is a major shift in what we are called to do when we are covering for their parents. No longer is it diapers, constant oversight, 24-7 attending to needs. That makes it easy to sluff off in the grandparent assignment. But if a teen or… Read More
My favorite writers on thehabit.co are investigating creative nonfiction led by Jonathan Rogers. We read through a well-known essay and evaluate what makes it click. Then we receive a writing prompt to practice one of the methods that was used. The assignment this time was: “in 300 words, paint as full a portrait of a… Read More
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5 (ESV) The phrase “joy is a form of resistance” emphasizes the idea that experiencing and expressing joy can be a powerful act of defiance against adversity, oppression, or despair. It suggests that joy is not… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 