Heidi Viars

Heidi Viars

Stories about the Imago Dei and other Holy Moments

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  • 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
  • For the Birds

    For the Birds

    I grabbed the cold, metal garage door handle and pulled upward. The large, frozen springs on each side squeaked and the wooden panels groaned as the door opened. Winter sunlight poured over the salty grime on the cement floor and onto the garden shelf. I stood and surveyed the watering cans, hooks, trowels and shovels, […]

    Heidi Viars

    February 8, 2022
    Christian Poetry
  • Rise Heart

    This morning, Lindsey just took my breath away with her words. Please check out her beautiful and hopeful post. “What a blessing it was to read here, Lindsey … THANK YOU!” ~~~ Dawn is an old woman creaking out of bed this morning. Her rosy fingers are slow to pull back the covers. Her sigh […]

    Heidi Viars

    January 20, 2022
    Christian Poetry
  • On Being Seen

    On Being Seen

     For almost two weeks he laid there on the side of the road. He was probably flung overboard by a buckled child who was desperately kicking around for some freedom. He must have slid right past mom’s attention as she pushed a wiggly stroller. The cold December rain and snow did not do him any […]

    Heidi Viars

    January 4, 2022
    Christian Poetry
    adoption, Being seen and known, Discarded Souls, faith, Imago Dei, Lost images, Seeing God
  • Of Donkey Kong and Saving Lives …

    Of Donkey Kong and Saving Lives …

    I feel for the carpeted edge of the stairs with socked toes and make sure not to spill the steaming coffee on my way down. The house is still. It’s too early for the heater to kick in. A sliver of moon presses past the pines and mature oaks and reaches through the egress window […]

    Heidi Viars

    December 8, 2021
    Christian Poetry
    Essay, Freedom of Words, Small Deeds, the Word, Writing Struggle
  • A Speck of Dust – Reflections from my Desk

    A Speck of Dust – Reflections from my Desk

    How often do I empty the ordinary of its grandeur –Toss the light of creation power into the darkness of my ignoranceHow often do I mistake the moon and the stars for dust and decay –Replace the grace of God with happenstance But grace – makes the entire universe land, again and again, In specks […]

    Heidi Viars

    November 28, 2021
    Christian Poetry
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