EMBRACING VULNERABILITY we live in a land of tall trees with roads built into the sides of mountains peering over the edge we occasionally glimpse the spot seeds take root they stretch and strain toward the heavens bow and bend, paying homage to the wind until they snap explode tops crash to the ground done …
January 2014 archive
Jan 08
Silent
SILENT I stepped out of the pulpit away from 24/7 availability expecting to pick up a pen write my heart’s content in the absence of looming deadlines a waiting audience words turned reclusive stingy with appearances my soul’s expression gone underground perhaps now is the time to get reacquainted with my hiking boots employ my …
Jan 05
Every Now and Then
EVERY NOW AND THEN I’ve frumped and fumbled my way through more days than I care to admit. Despite what has currently become my standard operating procedure, every now and then something catches my attention and brings me up short. Or better yet, brings me back to my senses. Take, for example, my walk the …
Jan 03
Twenty-Four Years
On March 2, a niece posted this photo on Facebook, saying, “Look what I found.” It is a photo from our wedding, posted two days before our twenty-fourth anniversary. Twenty-Four Years 10 births, 3 deaths or should I count 4? if so, then 8 weddings, 4 divorces and 1 on the way associate’s, bachelor’s degrees …
Jan 02
New Life
NEW LIFE our yard declared it first small green shoots peered out cautiously, yet steadily came into view dustings of snow amid warming lows gentle rain, caressing sun shoots grew to leaves buds fattened and swelled now hover on the brink poised to burst with color dance with new life the church’s announcement soon followed …
Jan 01
Good Enough
WHAT IS GOOD ENOUGH? It all started… I’ll be honest. It’s been so long since it started, I’m not sure when or where. A grandchild was on the way, I bought fleece for a bunting, and actually had it done when the big day arrived. A major miracle in my life! I also had enough …
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