Tag Archives: intimacy

We Know Each Other

Posted on January 24, 2018 by rstaples2013

I knew I would be walking on Holy Ground as I prepared a brief Memorial Service for my friend who has just learned that her daughter has taken her life. There is no such thing as routine circumstances for the … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Promise

Posted on September 8, 2016 by rstaples2013

Last night a friend asked me why I don’t write anymore. I didn’t have an answer, at least one that I wanted to confess. She said she missed reading my posts. I promised her I would write today. I asked … Continue reading →

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I’m so Glad it’s You

Posted on January 2, 2016 by rstaples2013

Years ago I had a good friend who was dying of leukemia. She lived nearby so I would often walk to her house, ring the doorbell, but let myself in. Her response, in the later months, would often be, “I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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God’s Interesting Intimacy

Posted on May 19, 2015 by rstaples2013

I have long been aware that God speaks to me in a myriad of ways. I love them all, but am especially intrigued by the times when He answers my heart cry with a melody. Usually, it is a song … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t call for any Reason

Posted on June 7, 2014 by rstaples2013

My phone rang. As I picked it up I recognized the caller as my nephew. The physical distance between us prohibits meeting for coffee. I said “hello” and he responded with “hello”. This was followed by silence. I asked how … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Encountering a New Friend

Posted on September 13, 2013 by jroesler728

 Most of us remember our best friend from childhood. It is common to be asked for this name as a security question when setting up an Internet account.  I have not seen a security question that asks for the name … Continue reading →

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We Need to Live More at Home

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jroesler728

“We need to live more at home” is a phrase-borrowed from Amy Carmichael’s devotional book, Edges of His Ways, dated November 9. She talks about God being our home and begins a poem with “Home of our hearts…” I wonder … Continue reading →

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