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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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”
Each Day
…that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. —Psalm 30:12 Letting loose gratitude, believing goodness exists, recognizing we have gifts, good gifts that are worth celebrating, having faith in a hope that never fails… It is love, the messy, full measure of love, the fruit and lasting truth of love that encouragesContinue reading “Each Day”
Pink
Pink shows love, pink imbues the purity and the heartthrob, pink shows love. A ribbon in a swirl with a loop of infinity — a symbol with no ending, boundless empathy, the eternal pattern… this is love — to pray unceasingly for a cure. —C.L. Fisher, November 2021
No Goodbyes
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” —Winnie the Pooh We had a reception— balloons, cookies, a special cake; we signed little notes, took photos, shared reminiscences— and as I stood back in one corner to take a moment to consider howContinue reading “No Goodbyes”
Remembrances
Such remembrances we have…. We might mark a certain date, celebrate it every year, or keep a tattered square of cloth from a childhood quilt, or carry a frayed picture of a grandmother or cousin; we might have pressed petals, yellowing letters, or faded Christmas cards…. But sometimes we just hold intangible, precious memories inside,Continue reading “Remembrances”
Another Sunrise
We set out before dawn, again, as we have so many times before, across the lawn, down by the park, further through a neighborhood we have walked for over a quarter of a century, our path must be a groove in some spots by now — how many times have we been shaded by ourContinue reading “Another Sunrise”
Shine
I didn’t fall in love with you…. I bloomed. I sometimes forget how brightly you shine— I’ve become accustomed to your ways— but then when you laugh and smile as you tell an old story in that familiar style, I am taken back to the first time I realized my soul resonated with your everything-Continue reading “Shine”
Inescapable Dawn
The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light. — William Shakespeare Shy sun, resting behind a passing cloud, not ready to star in the requirements of hours, he waits behind a gray curtain, but his brilliance escapes, reminding us a full infusion of light will dawn… So,Continue reading “Inescapable Dawn”
Dawn Rising
“Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.” — Emily Dickinson I’d share an orange sorbet sunrise with you at 16 or 82, like this cool, mellow morning — what a privilege to see so many day-beginnings with your kindness beside me, blue sky & clouds rising, a path before us, another excursion of our ongoing,Continue reading “Dawn Rising”
Poetic Meanderings 