Celia A. Miller

I’m joining today with the Five Minute Friday community of writers who write for 5 minutes about a one word prompt. Today’s writing prompt: SHE The town was abuzz with His arrival. Every man, woman and child was alive with nervous anticipation and excitement. Nothing stayed quiet for long in small-towns like Bethany, and the news of the coming King spread like wildfire.  Even her sister grew anxious with the news, as she combed her hair back and wiped the dirt from this morning’s chores from her face. Martha fussed and mumbled something about the Messiah coming to their little town of Bethany as she began preparing the meal that would feed their…

Snow falls on this ordinary Tuesday in April, making today maybe not so ordinary after all. The falling snow casts the world in a muted gray, but I don’t mind. I’m curled up in my favorite writing chair, with my favorite blanket wrapped cozily around me as soft light falls from a nearby lamp.  Today, I’m content.  Yesterday was a different story as the boxes piled high in my dining room seemed to grow with my anxiety.  I felt overwhelmed and outnumbered, defeated and drained.  Overwhelmed by the fact that we’ll be leaving behind the life we’ve built in Warsaw, Indiana, to move in with my parents as we continue…

I’m joining today with the Five Minute Friday community of writers who write for 5 minutes about a one word prompt. Today’s writing prompt: BROKEN I stand there, looking down at my worn and weary hands.  They shake slightly, tired from the journey, and tired of holding so tightly to the object in my hand.  He approaches, presence light and gentle, love seeping out from every pore. He reaches out tenderly, His hands strong and able. He wraps His fingers slowly, carefully, around the circular form of the gadget fixed firmly in my grasp.  It’s ok, Beloved, I’ve got this. Trust me.  His whisper hits a broken place deep inside of…

I’m joining today with the Five Minute Friday community of writers who write for 5 minutes about a one word prompt. Today’s writing prompt: PERMISSION Today, I’m giving myself permission to feel.  Just as David cried out to God in the cave as he hid from Saul, the king of Israel who was hell bent on killing him, I am choosing to let my heart cry out too.  I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before Him my complaint; before Him I tell my trouble. Psalms 142:1-2 David’s outcries throughout the Psalms serve as a great testimony of the…

Last week over on Instagram, I decided to give something new a try. Every morning, beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday, I shared a morning blessing. Each morning blessing consisted of a Bible verse and a few short paragraphs of love-filled truth. I wanted to share these morning blessings on Instagram last week to help us all posture our hearts toward God’s love as we began each day. I know how easy it can be to get lost in the vast sea that is social media! That’s why I wanted to share each morning blessing with you today in a blog post. That way you have them to refer…

What a crazy year it has been, friend.  I’m not sure where you were a year ago today, but I remember Easter week of 2020 very clearly. My husband and I celebrated the risen Savior alone on our couch as we watched our Easter Sunday service through a television screen. We were filled with uncertainty and angst as the word pandemic weighed heavily on our hearts and in our minds. We felt a little sad and a little lonely, not just because we weren’t surrounded by our family and friends on Easter Sunday singing our praises in church. But because we weren’t even given a choice.  I don’t know where…

Waiting can feel like wandering through the wilderness.  It can feel as though you’re locked in a dark room trying desperately to find the light switch, but you keep tripping over your feet and running into blank walls.  At least, that’s what this season of life has felt like for me.  I feel unsettled and anxious, stuck in the middle of my own season of waiting and wanting.  If you weren’t aware, my husband and I have sold our house, and a closing date has been set!! While we’ve been in the process of selling our home, we’ve been looking for a new place to live in the Indianapolis area,…

My morning hadn’t gone according to plan.  I woke up at 6:30 am, opened my bedroom door, and noticed that the hallway’s air was a bit chilly. I didn’t think too much about it as I sauntered down the stairs, debating in my mind whether or not I wanted Chai Tea or Earl Grey. As my feet hit the bottom stair, that’s when I could no longer ignore the arctic chill that had seemed to encompass my living room. My dire suspicions about the furnace were confirmed as the temperature on our thermostat read 51 degrees.  It is always set to precisely 68 degrees.  The best part of this unwanted…

Have you ever put God in a box?  Have you ever, without notice, slowly and accidentally, started to believe that God can only meet you during certain times of the day or specific occasions in your life? Do you think that God is only accessible during your devotional time or when you’re sitting at Church on Sunday? Do you ever believe that to approach His presence, you have to ‘have it all together’? Perhaps you don’t believe these things, and if you feel that way, then I would ask you this question: Does the way you live your life reflect it? A few weeks ago, I announced that my word…