familiarity

  • The Art of Noticing

    I came across the phrase “the art of noticing” recently while reading a post by one of my favorite blogger friends, and that phrase stuck with me throughout the day. (Thanks, Barb!) Noticing. It’s such a gentle word. There is something warm about it. To notice someone is to pause long enough to really see…

  • Beyond the Shadows

    Scripture Focus: “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” — Isaiah 9:2 There is a difference between walking through a dark place and living in one. If the electricity goes out for twenty minutes,…