Give as freely as you have received! — Matthew 10:8 We left the torn and crumpled paper under the tree until this morning — a reminder of an anticipation that feeds a Christmas longing — to give and to receive, but it is more than an exchange of trinkets, it is the desire to relate,Continue reading “The Surrendered Gift”
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Peace
I walked out into spring on Christmas Eve — a pink sky, a warm breeze — and time became meaningless as I was stilled into that perfection, the beauty of the calm and joyful hope — there will be peace on earth. —C.L. Fisher, December 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are theContinue reading “Peace”
Cheer
“I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer.” —George Matthew Adams Why is it we love this season’s return? Perhaps because the notes of change are so muchContinue reading “Cheer”
To Feel
I walked out to feel the sun on my face, to allow my limbs to stretch and wake, to move away from the virtual, so much of my time spent inside a computer program where there is no warmth, just pixels of information demanding my attention, but outside, under a tree, among the little daisies,Continue reading “To Feel”
The Lovely Sunshine
The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and He has spoken; He has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets. — Psalm 50:1 Stand in the lovely sunshine today, allow the rays to rain glorious warmth over your face, feel the heat on your shoulders, see the light and shadowContinue reading “The Lovely Sunshine”
Shake Loose the Frail Branches
The little reeds bowed low and sang a mournful song,…bending to the force of the wind. — Aesop They warn the winds will rage fierce today, warm winds, tall winds, wild west-southwesterly winds that will shudder our homes, shake loose the frail branches, scatter dandelions and tumbleweeds, and such winds bring a disquiet, an unsettlingContinue reading “Shake Loose the Frail Branches”
Nightmare
The long moments after waking from a deep and dark dream, the kind that carries an oppressive, choking feeling on its shadowy back that continues to hold you as you wake; you try to erase the images, but they remain, and so you stay, eyes open in the dark, your beloved sleeping peacefully next toContinue reading “Nightmare”
Nesting
For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”—Jeremiah 31:25 Our little nooks, the comfy spaces in our homes or little arbors in tiny gardens, the places we feel safe, nestled in, protected — when the world seems filled with reckless abandon, when you feel hope fading, find a pleasant recessContinue reading “Nesting”
Living Art
“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” — Mary Davis Despondent, I walked in the tiny garden seeking a moment to gather up peace like a little bouquet to carry with me the rest of my day, and I paused to take this image — one little daisy and a few simple leavesContinue reading “Living Art”
This Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers — Emily Dickinson Surrender to truth and hope will lift you up, carry all true promises, make light your burdens— in the darkest passages there is light when hope “perches in the soul.” —C.L. Fisher, November 2021 *The last line is also from Dickinson’s poem 314 Unless otherwise indicated, allContinue reading “This Hope”
Poetic Meanderings 