Heidi Viars

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Author: Heidi Viars

  • The Singing Tree

    Far in the mountains, way up real high Where the soil turns hard as stone, Where cold grey meets the blue of the sky A strong and rare tree had grown. The roots drew deep, despite the tough ground Through hardened circumstances Strove and dug until water they found Past…

  • “Hey, You Can Write!”

    About a year ago, I came across an amazing mentoring program and encouragement for writers called, Hey, You Can Write! – hosted by Chris Fabry. Hey, You Can Write! has become a vital part of my writing and has had a huge impact on me. I thought today would be a…

  • Go Home

    Why do you wander so aimlessly, My soul, far away from home? Have you been evicted shamelessly By lies … and were made to roam? Your walls, your dignity, once were strong Now broken, and occupied By worries and fears of being wrong – By evil and sland’rous lies. Run…

  • Attachments

    There is one question I am repeatedly asked at church and other places, “It’s been five years since you have adopted. Are things easier now?” Many times I give the short answer and nod my head. The fact is that many things have gotten easier. However, many more things have…

  • UNKNOWN (Five Minute Friday)

    My husband and I sat in the large meeting room. There was a incredible tension in the room, an anticipation, a fear of the unknown. In a few minutes we were to meet three kids that would change our lives forever. Home studies were finished, interviews done, many hours of…

  • Dying toward Life

    The maple seed it twirls around On wings of snowy gusts Up over roofs it spins about Goes where the wind it thrusts. Its journey-end I cannot see Nor grasp where it will lie. It knows that new life comes to be Through willing seeds that die. “Oh, Lord, that…

  • Hitting a Wall

    (Some of you have asked for an up-date on our house situation … Here it goes!) Since April this year, we have been dealing with (according to our insurance) a “catastrophic claim”. Last year’s ice and snow caused our roof to partially collapse and a wall in our living room…

  • At the End of the Day

    What do I own at the end of the day, When the sun goes down on my old, pale frame? What do I own in this world so vast? My house? My car? The wealth I amassed? What do I own when I sit on my bed, When visits are…

  • Friday Freedom-Find

    One of my sons came home for a long weekend from college. We headed into the woods for a walk with the dog. When we came around a corner we saw this tree which I had never seen before. It made us stop and marvel. Don’t let the world take hold…

  • Friday Freedom-Find

    A Friday Freedom-Find is a post about something I found in nature during the week which showed me God’s goodness. I want to encourage anyone who reads to keep eyes and ears open to God’s hidden (and not so hidden) messages all around us in nature. As Christians, staying connected…