Star for the Journey

goodness

  • The Velcro and the Teflon

    Have you ever noticed that burdens seem to stick to us like Velcro, while blessings slide off like they’re coated in Teflon? One unkind comment can camp out in our minds for three weeks, unpack its suitcase, rearrange the furniture, and invite relatives. Meanwhile, ten encouraging words stop by, wave politely, and leave before we’ve…

  • The Way Joy Finds Its Way Home

    Sometimeskindness feels small—a cup of water passed,a door held open,a quiet listeningwhen your own thoughtsare loud. But somewherein the unseen places,your offering slipsinto another heartlike a seed tuckedinto soft earth—hidden, unspectacular,yet already waking. And joy—that patient traveler—circles back in waysyou don’t expect.In lighter breaths,in steadier steps,in the hush that settlesover your soulwhen you realizeyou’ve spent…

  • The Goodness in the Waiting

    (Inspired by Lamentations 3:25 “The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”) The Lord is good—so whispers grace,To those who seek His hidden face.Not rushed by time, nor swayed by fear,His presence waits, so calm, so near. The world demands a hurried pace,Yet blessings bloom in patient…