We felt a chill this morning, a reminder that winter is not sleeping, those icy fingers are still reaching from the waking soil, grasping us in the gray, holding onto the wait before May’s stormy arrival when darkened clouds bring the necessary rains and the earth radiates the heat summer will soon release. The crueltyContinue reading “Waking”
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Mumble
*A song in the night, oh my soul! — Horatio Spafford The house is so quiet, you are still sleeping, and I sit in the mumble— traffic on the nearby loop, the creaks and groans of our house aging, and the tapping of the keys as I write. I woke with many faces in myContinue reading “Mumble”
Hold Steady
Find the small things that bring you joy, moments that usually pass before you step into them fully — hold steady in the beauty of a sunset, in the offering of petals in a garden, in the laughter of children, in the aromas and tastes of an evening meal, in the embrace of your beloved,Continue reading “Hold Steady”
The Giant, Little Life
Who knew the weight, the burden for such fragile wings, and then the added bags of gold that are needed to feed the queen, the double- load that they must carry, no wonder why collective decisions are a necessary reprieve in such a swarming, crowded mass, no way to hear a solitary thought amid theContinue reading “The Giant, Little Life”
Alterations
There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven— Ecclesiastes 3:1, AMP A season ends — a childhood, an education, a honeymoon, our working life– we begin with a birth, leave with death, and in-between live so many seasons, encounter those life circumstances that change us, hallmarkContinue reading “Alterations”
Little Reminders
I walked past a sea of yellow laughter, the joy tangible enough to breathe, and I wished the whole world could gather these bright blooms, push them deep into pockets, a little sunshine to harken us back, just the way Zuzu’s treasured petals reminded George Bailey of his wonderful life. —C.L. Fisher, March 2021 UnlessContinue reading “Little Reminders”
Diffusing Beauty
Maybe flowers weep, heaving sadness up through the stem and down the tender leaves, distilling living beauty into the vapor of perfume so that at least their scent will be carried into a world too busy to slow into an awareness that beauty lives everywhere. —C.L. Fisher, March 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all content, including writingContinue reading “Diffusing Beauty”
Going Home
Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. — Ephesians 3:17-18, NLTContinue reading “Going Home”
Lessons
Resting in the blessings of today, staying present even in an uncomfortable season, accepting life as is with all the drama, balancing the pain with the joy that radiates in our hearts when we allow peace to be our sounding board, reverberating back lessons of love that walk with us into the unknowns that mayContinue reading “Lessons”
Steps
The steep bank at the end of a trail left us with our only option, and so we stood, gazed out upon the gentle waters, took time to consider the beauty of a moment before turning back, retreading, impressing our steps further into soil, joy- filled by the notion we had forged our part of aContinue reading “Steps”
