Heidi Viars

Heidi Viars

Stories about the Imago Dei and other Holy Moments

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  • Dreads and Bulky

    Dreads and Bulky

    I was in a hurry. Annoyed, I weaved my cartful of groceries around the man and his dog. Both stood right by the exit of the big box store. What an odd couple at an odd place.          He was thin and tall, thirty-something. Long, black dreads fell into a dark and deeply scared…

    Heidi Viars

    December 20, 2022
    Devotional, Imago Dei, Revival, short stories
    "Random" Encounters, God's love, Jesus' Sacrifice, Noticing People, Worth of man
  • Reflections

    Reflections

    My makeup mirror distorts my face, oversizing it to show more lines that have seemingly crept in overnight. I stare longer than usual at the red spots I have been trying to ignore. Are they bigger? I unscrew the small white cap from the tube of prescription medication. I have been avoiding it for a…

    Heidi Viars

    December 3, 2022
    Imago Dei
    Creation, Flawed humans, Image of God, Man's Image, Perfect God, Reflections of Jesus
  • A Million Maples or “What is it to you?”

    A Million Maples       or “What is it to you?”

    I was walking in the woods this morning and felt compelled to pray for two friends. The crazy thing is, they don’t know they are my friends. I don’t check in with them like close friends do, don’t have them over for dinner or call them to tell them the latest happenings of our family.…

    Heidi Viars

    October 18, 2022
    Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, Prayer, Song
  • The Sovereign and the Chickadee

    The Sovereign and the Chickadee

    Over the summer I have been sitting outside at my deck table to meet God. This morning, when I straightened out the damp table cloth to put down my journal and Bible, I noticed a chickadee’s downy feather. I smiled. Words stirred my soul… ~~~~ You make me smile. You, the herald of the morning,…

    Heidi Viars

    September 9, 2022
    Christian Poetry, Devotional, poetry, Prayer, Song
    Chickadee, God’s Provisions, Jeremiah 8:7, nature, nature's revelations, prayer, Sovreignty
  • Bitterness

    Bitterness

    I pull up the rusty gate-latch and step into a soaked garden. I am careful not to rip out the thin threads of morning glory which weave through the gate and a large part of the six food fence. Some of the purple blossoms have already closed in anticipation of the heat. For now, a…

    Heidi Viars

    August 4, 2022
    Christian Poetry, church, Revival
    faith, forgiveness, growth, Jesus, kindness, patience, root of bitterness
  • Cast Away

    Cast Away

    I was headed to the grocery store when I saw Mr. Wrecker on the side of the busy highway turning the crank on his flatbed. Mr. FedEx had broken down and was watching Mr. Wrecker load the truck to be hauled off. I wasn’t too far from home and wondered if the breakdown was going…

    Heidi Viars

    June 8, 2022
    Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, poetry, Ponderings, Prayer, Revival
    Ecclesiastes, eternity, God's Revelation in Nature, Kingdom of God, nature, Solace
  • War in Paradise

    War in Paradise

    No one is settled – yet. There is great commotion and fighting in my back yard on this warm spring morning. Everyone is quarreling, chirping, hooting and arguing over who gets to move into the brand-new bird house in the shade and who eats at the feeders first. The dilapidated wooden box, which is nailed…

    Heidi Viars

    May 11, 2022
    Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, Prayer, Revival, Song
    birds, Ecclesiates, nature, Peace, seasons, war
  • Life

    The cursed ground shakes violentlyThe sky goes dark – though it is day.Accusing foes stand silentlyIn awe behold the Truth the Way. God tears the veil – so all can see Rends wall that shrouds the Holy Place No longer heard a debtor’s plea Come! You who’re freed, behold His face. Your groaning nature’s overcomeBy…

    Heidi Viars

    April 6, 2022
    Christian Poetry, church, Prayer, Revival, Song, Song, Sunrises – Pictures
    Easter, empty tomb, eternal life, faith, Holy Week, Jesus Christ
  • The Justice of the Mourning Doves

    The Justice of the Mourning Doves

    “The x-rays showed a huge mass and the biopsy confirmed lung cancer,” Erma said.“Heidi, I am not doing anything about it. I know where I am going.” She said it as a matter-of-fact. I knew it, too. It became apparent as we sat at the small, round table by the window in the foyer of…

    Heidi Viars

    March 28, 2022
    Christian Poetry
    assurance of salvation, Bible, faith, heaven, Hebrews, hope, Illness, Jesus Christ's Sacrifice, justice, Mourning Doves, trial
  • Just Five Minutes

    Just Five Minutes

    (I wrote this this last fall, when my husband was hospitalized with COVID for nearly a month. I find I still need the reminders to slow down. Maybe you do, too.) I set the breakfast table for one. The house is quiet, except for the gentle ticking of the grandfather clock. The sound tiptoes across…

    Heidi Viars

    February 11, 2022
    Christian Poetry
    control, Finding time, Quiet, Slowing down
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