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Notifications
I just checked my blog. Nope. No little bell going off. Then I checked my Facebook. Nope. No little hearts for likes. Then I checked outside. I found hundreds of both. Father, forgive me. I often chase the empty, short-lived praise of man, when your word to me is love.” ~“For am I now seeking… Read more
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Kneeling in Ashes
I bought the hooded jacket not because I needed it, but because it was only five dollars. It fits. It’s light and has a soft lining, perfect for my walks in Wisconsin spring. There is only one problem. It’s white. This morning I realized, white is not conducive to kneeling in a field of ashes.… Read more
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Looking Through
I was eight when Voyager 1 launched into space in 1977. The NASA mission opened the universe and provided the world with a whole new view. Human kind was now able to peer through the eyes of a spacecraft deeper into the stars. Our planet never looked the same to us after the probe sent… Read more
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Of Giant and Tiny Blessings
Black-capped Chickadees are my favorite birds. They are so friendly and nosy. They bounce toward the bird feeders like tiny Tiggers in the Hundred Acre Wood. They communicate with up to sixteen different calls, making these North American forests ring with their chatter in any season. After I fill my feeders, Chickadees are the first… Read more
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It’s Puzzling to Me
As I prayed, staring out into the cold day, my eyes fell on the tiny water droplets on the window, first frozen then melted condensation. My heart is unable to fathom His goodness and imagine His love – Yet, I am forced to try and put Him into my failing words. In frost and winter’s… Read more
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God’s Glory
From mountain tops and lakes pristineI gazed at teeming fields belowWhere rivers bent and gently flowedFelt there You said, “I can be seen” I walked a beach sat there with birdsTook in the sound of seagulls criesAnd eagles soaring as they sighedFelt there You said, “I can be heard” I sat beneath a gnarly oakRaised… Read more
Heidi Viars 