This week my world was covered in rime ice. For several nights in a row, fog settled in the area and transformed woods, fields, back yards and gardens. Every stalk… Read more Of Near- and Farsightedness… and the Big Picture →
I like gifts. Who doesn’t? So much can be said about them. They come in many different shapes and sizes, given with various intentions and sometimes are handed over with… Read more An Unexpected Gift for Christmas →
There is a door – cracked open a bit It seems Heaven is peeking throughA Silence beckons to enter it Behind, Heaven’s Hope rings true. The door asks for all to make… Read more The Door →
In His immeasurable kindness and unimaginable grace, God allows us to see His Light in our upside down lives. On our own, we lack the ability to see correctly. We… Read more Upside Down →
Recently, my thoughts and I moved to the basement. For months, we had crept across the dinging room table, unintentionally and slowly swallowing up more and more space with papers… Read more (Literal) Reflections from a Basement Desk →
After I cleaned up dinner, I walked out into a cold Wisconsin evening with a garbage bag in tote. One of the neighbors was burning leaves. The late fall smell… Read more The Cruelty of God →
Recently a good friend made me a mask. I really loved it … until I wanted to put it on in public. I paused when I looked at it as… Read more The Wrong Mask →
When I was walking through the woods this morning, I asked the Lord to show me something new. Immediately, my gaze fell to this feather. I looked closer and saw… Read more Something New →
