We sit in such peaceful companionship, silently admiring the slipper moon, the glow above the trees like candlelight as we lift our eyes to the lunar-hues. Wide awake, too enthralled to go inside, we linger in an expectant wait like children on the night before Christmas so willing to go without sleep. —C.L. Fisher, OctoberContinue reading “Moonbeams before Dreams”
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Leaf Peeping
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me.” — Emily Bronte In that funny way that some husbands have of teasing, in which my husband excels, today he calls me a peeping leaf-er, so I laugh and say he means a leaf peeper, but he knows and winks, so I tell him that I’ll wear that title proudly, asContinue reading “Leaf Peeping”
Elegant Bloom
A friend sent me these photos of an elegant bloom hanging in air, a little speck of bedecked petals hovering above the blossoming garden like a hummingbird seeking her fair portion of pollen. There is such rare beauty we walk past, over, through each day, but we too often fail to pause and take aContinue reading “Elegant Bloom”
Thankful
I am thankful for gentle assurances, moments of stillness, unexpected displays of kindness, early mornings in quiet reflection, moonbeams before sleeping, lavender skies that break into sunrise, bird song at dawn, the laughter of children, the changes of season, the cover of trees, the scent of a rose, the simplest gifts are our greatest rewards.Continue reading “Thankful”
Redemptive House
In the gray places of my soul before I even know to call out, He is there. In the wrestling hour of night, the nudging that keeps me unsure, those times my mind cannot control the volume of thought, when the wave upon wave of incessant uncertainty pounds me to a shallowness I can stillContinue reading “Redemptive House”
Enchanted
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. — Psalm 139:14, NKJV It looked like green rain, a driving pelt against a lonely but steadfast flower determined to hold its place. The next frame held unicorn tracks through a thick forest,Continue reading “Enchanted”
Colors We Have Wept
I stared long at the denuded branches, glanced down and lost count of the striking fire-gold leaves in piles at my feet. This tree, bare, bark-splitting, seems to have wept all of its colors away on this first day of November 2020 that stands calm with streaks of titanium-white clouds like brush marks above myContinue reading “Colors We Have Wept”
Surrender
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. — James 4:10 What gentle love does our God pour down upon us? What kind expression does His Spirit bestow? What strong protection does our Father set in hedges all around us? It is the perfect charity of grace,Continue reading “Surrender”
Expressions of Time
“Forever — is composed of Nows —” —Emily Dickinson Time was created by God Who lives outside of our linear existence — take a moment and imagine eternity: no beginning, no end, no minutes or hours, no way of clocking, no pace of before or after — just existence unframed. We can’t comprehendContinue reading “Expressions of Time”
Where Did the Slow Go?
Why is this October almost over? I’ve just begun to sink into this falling month, when sunset comes with dinner, when the moon beckons us to look up and look far, when the wind turns in from the north, whispers stories through leaves, when life is supposed to slow, allow us to gather up parts Continue reading “Where Did the Slow Go?”
Poetic Meanderings 