I stepped out for a moment of light and air, a few minutes under sun with God’s good earth under my feet and the far- reaching sky above, a little time to be as so many have stood, a created being joyfully understanding there is a God, and He loves me immeasurably, and that isContinue reading “Immeasurably”
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One December Afternoon
I see skies of blue/ and clouds of white/ the bright blessed day/ the dark sacred night/ and I think to myself/ what a wonderful world… —From What a Wonderful World, George Douglas I saw myself reflected in silver steps like stones skipping across a river, winding up the evergreen, near deep pools of cobaltContinue reading “One December Afternoon”
A Welcome Surrender
I turned and saw this tree sprawled against a clouded sky, a stark contrast of autumnal browns against the vibrant blue and white — when I let myself really see the beauty in this world, each moment becomes vital and humbling, the leaves in the final stage before falling, re-turning into the soil, the sunContinue reading “A Welcome Surrender”
Linger
“I do not think that any man is altogether beyond hope who can take delight in the nightly heavens as he watches the stars, and feel joy as he treads the meadows all bedecked with kingcups and daisies.” — Charles Spurgeon I caught the scent before I saw the bloom as I hurried by theContinue reading “Linger”
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”
Walking Amid Trees
The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. — Psalm 104:12, NLT To stay under the wide arms stretching out to a calming blue, under the plumes of green, silver, to gold and a deepening orange; to sit, back against the bark, and wonder how much life has passedContinue reading “Walking Amid Trees”
