Wow. Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I wonder who it is that stares at me. When did the eyes sink low, and the grey paint this hair? Do you ever feel that way?The years flow swiftly and my heart has troublekeeping pace.But there is ONE who sees with eyes that are true,and HE would call me … Continue reading Shadows in the Stillness
Love or Self?
February, the month of LOVE, and I could easily rush through it all. Think that I've been here, done that, the years have proven timeless for me, and Love becomes easy and same, day after day.But here it is, week 5 in this online book study of C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, and my … Continue reading Love or Self?
Darkness Becomes Light
In the dark of winter, I am so grateful for the gift of electricity and the light it brings. But come February, my soul is weary of both the dim shadows and the glaring reflections those electric lights bring. I am ready for the warmth of the sun!So when the word prompts given by Ronovan … Continue reading Darkness Becomes Light
ETERNITY In Our Hearts and In Our Eyes
I will never forget that day.My Mother had passed into eternityjust days before.I was sitting on the deck at my brother's house, her last earthly home,in the middle of a wind storm.The trees were swaying so hardI thought they might comedown to touch me. And in the middle of the roaring,I was suddenly aware that something … Continue reading ETERNITY In Our Hearts and In Our Eyes
Winter Stillness
Just when I thought I could bear the grey skies no longer, the sun burst through for a morning of light at last! The brightness tempted me to open the storm door, and capture a photo of the sunrise, but "someone" had been busy overnight! Isn't it strange the way that shapes and forms can … Continue reading Winter Stillness
Breath of God
My breath is taken away by the beauty of my Lord's earth. The way the sun can swiftly break through on a foggy, gray day. Or the way the ice crackles and shifts after a January thawing. And my heart, that felt so hard only moments ago, is just as swiftly thawed into a tenderness … Continue reading Breath of God
Poetry and the Stillness of LIfe
I awoke early this morning, waiting for the new arrival of our youngest Grandbaby, and my heart was filled with so many emotions. Too full for expression evenSo I looked over at Ronovan Hester's site to see if he had posted the prompts for this week for his poetry challenge issued at #RonovanWrites, where the charge is … Continue reading Poetry and the Stillness of LIfe
The Stillness of Poetry, Part 2
"Be Thou my Sun, my selfishness destroy,Thy atmosphere of Love be all my joy;Thy Presence be my sunshine ever bright,My soul the little mote that lives but in Thy light."--Gerhard TersteegenOn such a day as this, with our Land facing such inner turmoil, my own heart is choosing to look up,to remain in that place ofStillness … Continue reading The Stillness of Poetry, Part 2
The Holiness of Grace
Some days breakfast with your devotions is a great idea. Other days, not so much. Especially if the devotions you are reading are on your tablet, and the phone rings, and your oatmeal . . . well, you get the picture. Thankfully my keyboard has dried out enough that only a couple keys still remain … Continue reading The Holiness of Grace
The Stillness of Poetry
"Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear,it is not night if thou be near:O may no earth-born cloud ariseto hide thee from thy servant's eyes."--John Keble What is it about poetry that causes my mind to stop its whirling spinning and to hear with my heart? In the same way that music goes to a deeper … Continue reading The Stillness of Poetry
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