Lisa Livezey

What did it take to overlay this entire chapel with gold?

Over the inside doorway, a wooden sign hangs — carved by the family patriarch

I had stopped believing that a plane would ever return to our pond.

The entire area danced softly with a brilliance and attractiveness all its own

What we couldn’t see with human eyes, God knew all along.

When together we face Christ, we find ourselves drawn into a deeper communion than we could ever create on our own.

How easy it can be to focus on the minor annoyances that invade our lives

My own heart at day's end was full to overflowing with an inner joy — a wonderful feeling that is hard to verbalize.

That path isn't an option and time is thrusting me forward into a new walk.

Could the aroma of one single flower really envelop an entire room?

No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but You working such deeds for those who wait for him. — Isaiah 64:4 NAB Feeling left high and dry? Does it seem like everyone around you has already set sail while you're still on dry land? Can't see a way beyond your current spot? Or perhaps you've been praying about something for years and see no change. Stay resolute. Pray for wisdom and seek ways to do good things in your "stuck" place. Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly.

Do we make an effort to purposefully close out the day with our eyes on the Lord?

No individual brick commands attention, but instead is part of a way that is leading somewhere.

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, we give a wave of gratitude both to our brave predecessors and current laborers

Living in community is beautiful, but also requires being in one another's space.

Did he not make them one, with flesh and spirit? —Malachi 2:15 NAB Together at the beginning with fanfare. Together at the end with loving care. Today we see two deeply meaningful “marriage markers,” but the latter has more depth — after sixty years together. Every day, we make small decisions to grow towards our spouse or move further away. Moving towards often means putting the other person first, which means placing ourselves second. My husband and I recently had our marri

Kindle a flame of sacred love On the mean altar of my heart. — Charles Wesley, 1762

I choose to be content where He has placed me

Sometimes God provides a simple, effective solution to the stubborn stains in our lives.

[Elijah] said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” Then he said, “Go again seven times.” And the seventh time the youth reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” — I Kings 18:43-44 NAB The younger brother was sure that something good lay on the horizon. He spoke about it from the heart, wanting his loved ones to share in God's beauty. His sister caught a glimpse and then pointe