A couple of my first thoughts as I watched this movie were: Wow! What is it with people who are so exasperatingly obstinate and belligerent? It REALLY almost physically feels like beating your head against a brick wall, it’s so frustrating and infuriating. You cannot reason with people like this, they will not be told, […]
Meeting Myself for Coffee
Morning beckons.We chat.My good farmer man and I. He tells me about the status of parts we’re still awaiting for our John Deere tractor, that’s torn apart, over in the machine shop. Coffee begins to hiss, dripping in a cocoa brew from the paper filter where my farmer man has placed ground coffee beans and […]
Souldeep Symphony: Joy + Praise
“Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial. Melancholy should be an innocent interlude, a tender and fugitive frame of mind; praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul.” ~ G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy I watch the sweat bead along the turquoise tumbler. […]
I Didn’t Ask To Feel
I felt the ache – I felt the tug – I didn’t ask to feel. Depression knocked and I said no,She came in anyway. I felt despairThe angst and acheA turmoil roiled inside. A panic and anxiety,Please let me disappear. I didn’t ask to feel this- I do not want to feel this- Please take […]
A Dagger Called…
Have you read Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis? My Book Club Society is currently reading it. Fascinating. I’m still undecided on all my thoughts and feelings about it, but we have had some GLORIOUS discussions. So thought-provoking. At the end of the fifteenth chapter, I placed myself in Orual’s robes and these are […]
July Kaleidoscope
“Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart, she’d pretty much know who they were.” ~ Louise Penny Kaleidoscope:Combined from three Greek words:kalos (καλός), meaning “beautiful,”eidos (εἶδος), meaning “shape,”and skopos (σκοπός), meaning either “watcher” or “thing looked at.”Kaleidoscope: […]
A Bundle of Beauty and Books Giveaway
I love July. I always have. I’m sure this is in part because it is my birth month. As a kid, it was wonderful to have my birthday halfway through the year and Christmas in the second half. Obviously, this equates to gifts and celebrations! But I love the summer sun and the summer heat […]
On the Power of Distraction
Dust lays around my living room, but perhaps the beauty of blooms will distract from it. Fruitflies have managed to find their way indoors. The frantic buzz frustrates me. I find the leather swatter. I can’t abide flies in my house or my Yukon. They are one of life’s trials and annoyances. Even the audiobook […]
June Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope:Combined from three Greek words:kalos (καλός), meaning “beautiful,”eidos (εἶδος), meaning “shape,”and skopos (σκοπός), meaning either “watcher” or “thing looked at.”Kaleidoscope: beautiful shapes to look at,observer of beautiful forms.Kaleidoscope:constantly changing pattern,medley, mixture. Kaleidoscope living.An observer of beauty. Delighting in Details. Noticing shapes and nuances. Giving gratitude for aesthetics and texture.Our lives are stories.Our stories are a […]
On Toy Tractors, Pink Rugs, and Farming in Real Life
From across the field, this view from my living room windows – the ones in want of a good washing – often transports me to the land of toys and make-believe. From across the field, from my front porch – the one where random dog toys and chew ropes and two dogs sprawl – it […]
It’s Me. I’m His Child. It’s Me.
I tap pause.Spotify responds.My wish is its command. I ponder.Spotify waits silent.Quiet beneath my fingertips. Music lines repeat in my head.Resonance beats in my chest.I breathe deep. A haunting compilation of notes and words put flesh to feelings.Pluck at the heart of human experience. This is what great art does. It opens.Reveals.Bids deep reflection. I […]
May Kaleidoscope
Where does LOVE show up?How does LOVE show up?Why does LOVE show up?When does LOVE show up?What does LOVE show? Turns out, east, west, north, south, love shows up in corners everywhere.It colors landscapes, adds spice to lunch prep, leans in to appreciate.Brings comfort in the middle of the night, inks encouragement and seals it […]
April Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope:Combined from three Greek words:kalos (καλός), meaning “beautiful,”eidos (εἶδος), meaning “shape,”and skopos (σκοπός), meaning either “watcher” or “thing looked at.”Kaleidoscope: beautiful shapes to look at,observer of beautiful forms.Kaleidoscope:constantly changing pattern,medley, mixture. Kaleidoscope living.An observer of beauty. Paying attention to details. Noticing shapes and nuances. Giving gratitude for aesthetics and texture.Our lives are stories.Our stories are […]
Bring Your Puzzle Piece
If, fifteen months ago my fairy godmother would have appeared in a swirl of glitter and twinkle lights and announced to me that this March I would find myself in Bluefield, West Virginia in the company of a beautiful group of writers and creators at Hopewords Conference, I could not have been more incredulous, amazed, […]
The Long Sentence
“Slowing down, for a contemporary reader, is a counter-cultural act.” “Sentence means literally a way of thinking (Latin: sentential) comes from the Latin sentire, to feel” “The non-skimmable sentence with an undertow that carries us backward to reconsider almost as strongly as it moves us forward to learn more is a sentence which insists that, […]
The Journey ~ A Music Special + Amazon Giftcard Giveaway
What a lovely combination! Beautiful music, gorgeous countryside, beauty in so many places, insight, and inspiration. I was delighted to get to preview this film, The Journey, and share it with you. Soul-stirring, encompassing richness, a beautiful prelude to Easter. From Hallelujah to a cello rendition of The Sound of Silence to Amazing Grace, the music swells […]