September is the month that we remember Labor Day. A day to recognize the accomplishments of the American worker.
I learned in Seminary that being a pastor was a calling, a vocation, not a job. Many days, it truly feels like a job! The Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV)
Today, I began a new journey, one that has my heart full!
Some may think it is crazy, but I love porches. Every place I have lived, well almost every place, has had a porch. For me, a porch is a place of rest, comfort, tranquility and prayer. It is a place where I can go and find comfort for my heart and soul! I read, pray, take a nap, work on ministry. It is a place I find God!
So when we moved back to NY. I made my husband promise that I would have a porch. Well today, it came true, the porch is complete with windows and screens, furniture, and my treasures from friends.
Do you have a porch?
Do you have a place where you find peace and rest, a place to fill your soul after a long day, a place you can meet with God.
I hope so!
Jesus would either go out in a boat, go to the wilderness, or find a quiet place to talk to his heavenly father!
Find a "porch" and spend some time with God!
Celebrate...Come on Celebrate!
Remember the day you celebrate your birthday...!!!
Let us take time to remember the day freedom came to the world to give us a chance to be free!
Celebrate each day!!!
Each year we celebrate Father's Day. A day that we honor and reflect on the role model we had as a child from the person who was or is our dad. Many of us have great memories, others do not!
BUT
We can all experience the kind and compassionate role model that is given by God who is the Father of all persons!
Pentecost is a time in our lives that the Holy Spirit will bring a freshness to our heart and soul. Pentecost is a time where we can engage with the Holy Spirit to release the things of our past that needs to be put behind us once and for all.
Pentecost is a time where we can call out to God for an infilling of the pockets in our hearts that are not filled with God's love and forgiveness.
Pentecost was the birth of the church, the followers of Jesus gathered together in the upper room, male and female waiting for the fullness of what God had for each as they were being sent into the world to spread the teachings of Jesus.
Pentecost is a time when we open ourselves to what God has for us, to learn, love and grow in the love that only God can provide.
Pentecost, the day of release!
We walk paths every day of our life. Some come in the brightness of light, like the summer sun.
Some come in the cold harshness of winter. 
And, then there are paths that bring forth the bright beautiful colors of Autumn.
Waves are something of beauty. They can be gentle and soft or they can be rough, loud, and dangerous!
There is just something about waves that can make a heart beat softly and bring calming to an anxious soul
OR
waves can create tension, anxiety and fear!
Whatever way you experience waves,
always remember they were created by God. Genesis tells us:
10 "God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good." (NLT)
No matter what you experience when you see waves, God is always present with us, to give joy to a peaceful heart or a calming presence in the midst of strife or anguish.
God told us through the prophet Isaiah:
Chapter 41:10
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Today, let us ponder the waves in our lives, will they bring calmness or fear?
Ask God to reveal Himself to you as you reflect on the waves in your life!
