Great (Vacation) Expectations

In early July, my family took a brief vacation during which we stayed at a home on a pond, near St. Louis. We found the place through HomeAway (an online service through which people list their rental homes or cottages), and the reviews for it were glowing. We hoped it would be the best of…

To Do, Or Not To Do

As I write, it’s eight o’clock on a dewy summer morning here in the farmlands of the Midwest. Earlier, I worked out with my daughter, though I had to cut my session short because of a minor shoulder injury. After that, I cleaned and refilled my birdfeeders. The hummingbirds in particular appreciate a clean feeder…

Dormancy & Dependency

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a…

Poetry: Autumn into Winter

Autumn into Winter When the glow of sunset gold Highlights curves of rain-damp roads When the logs lie split and seasoned In their loose-stacked rambling rows When the corn is long cut down Stalks the shade of palest bone   Then a thinner wind blows in Surges swift across bare fields Then leaves that cling…

All Things Wise & Wonderful

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and…

Nightly Prayers

You all were so kind regarding my poem, "The Gardener," that I thought I'd share another recent piece. I hope you'll enjoy, and please feel free to share your thoughts and critiques in the comments. Nightly Prayers Kneeling by her window at night Peering upward She prays Sky so high above her Starrier the longer…

All Things Wise & Wonderful

It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God. - Isaiah 35:2

All Things Wise & Wonderful

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. - Psalm 50:1

Mother-Daughter October 1st Photo Collaboration

My daughter (of Shae's Days and Teen, Meet God) and I collaborated on a photo shoot earlier this spring. Since then, autumn has transformed our surroundings. This week, we went out together again, this time at sunset, to capture the changes in my garden and in the fields across the road. Meredith - soybeans Shae…

Old Soul Quotes: Harvest

Harvest season is in full swing on the farms in our area, and farmers are working day and night to bring in their crops of soybeans and corn. This time of year always reminds me of the harvest Jesus spoke of in Luke 10, and how we must work as hard to reap those "crops"…