I knew that I had neglected my blog...I had even thought about just abandoning it. But just today I received an e-mail that really caught my attention. A wonderful reader of my weekly article in the Asheville Citizen Times remarked that she had found my blog and would continue to read the devotions posted there. This encouraged me to at least check up on the blog and see if it was still there. It was...and told me that I hadn't posted since Jan. I am ashamed!!!
What makes me be so neglectful of things I can do that are so important to other people? Busyness? distractions? forgetfulness? All of those things, maybe. I have had a prayer meeting about not letting that sense of neglect leak over into my spiritual life and damage my relationship with Jesus. Lord, may I allow myself to be drawn closer and closer to you. So close that I would have to be intentional about pulling away.
In the meantime I will do better with the blog. So for the ones who actually check it I will promise to update more regularly.

Montana Cemetery near where we stayed on our mission trip summer of 2012.