Dear Reader:

You know by now how much I love Madeleine L’ Engle’s writings and Story as Truth–The Rock is Higher … is one of my favorites.

She always leaves me with a God Wink and fresh perspective on situations I struggle with daily. One of the hardest lessons for me… where I fall short… is in my judgmental attitude of my dislike… simply put… of mean people. Mean people means to me… people who hurt others with their bias and prejudice against acceptance of diversity… who are simply not kind but self-absorbed-whose value system centers on monetary accumulation and power with little thought given to helping the whole over the chosen few. People who don’t seem to understand the sacredness of life .

After reading an example by Jesus towards His beloved disciples ( as pointed out by L’Engle ) I realize that my judging, in itself, reduces me to a place God didn’t intend for us to travail.

My ” aha” moment came when Madeleine recalled the moment of the first meeting with Jesus’ disciples following His resurrection.

She reminds us ” He did not start the conversation with “Why did you all abandon me? Why weren’t you with me when I needed you the most?”

Instead he said ” Peace be with you.” Not one word of recrimination-but words of peace, comfort, and joy. How powerful was that?

As L’Engle explains… ” When I only see how wrong somebody is, or mistaken they are, then I am blinded to their being children of God, who are just as valued as those who more closely share my same set of values and beliefs.”

Only God can judge us and in the end- only His Judgment matters.

So until tomorrow… As Thanksgiving grows closer… let us remember that our anxiety at the serious global problems confronting us daily … must be tempered with trust in God to see us through these tough times. Let us give thanks to God this Thanksgiving and embrace the peace only God can bring to us.

Today is my favorite day-Winnie the Pooh

… and my favorite day once again because yesterday I left to spend the night with Brooke-impromptu decision-last minute/the best kind… so in Friday’s blog post I will catch you up with the fun!

This little frog helped me out of an embarrassing situation-it is attached to my car keys and has a light inside you can turn on. I was at the drive-through in my car at CVS and getting ready to hand the pharmacist my credit card when I dropped it and it fell under the driver’s seat.

It was dark and raining and I couldn’t find it… a whole line of cars were behind me waiting their turn… suddenly I remembered the frog.. detached it from the car keys and shone the light under the seat! Success!

Can’t God come through at the best times… no doubt with a little chuckle! ?