Heidi Viars

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Recent Blogs

  • Obstacles

    While walking through the woods this morning, worries were weighing me down. I prayed and ask the Lord for wisdom. It was then that I came upon a tree that was blocking a bridge I was about to cross. It must have fallen in the night. It was too heavy for me to move, and… Read more

  • Thrown Out!

    (Just did some house cleaning … sure feels good!) I finally did throw you out! You cheat and lie when I’m about. You let me step all over you. I’m done with you! With you I’m through! You wobble back and forth all day. Why am I looking down your way? I want to cry… Read more

  • Forever

    “Forever is a long time!”, someone said to me today as we were contemplating the meaning of a forever family. I am reminded that forever is indeed a long time, when I think not just about our time on earth but also eternity. Forever is a long time. It means eternal love and security for… Read more

  • Dancing In The Presence Of Pain

    Today, my friend shared something with me she saw on her way home from church. The picture still vividly sticks in my mind. She was passing a park. The leaves were brightly yellow, orange, and golden. A little girl in a pink tutu was playing in the sunshine and running in the grass. Her mother… Read more

  • I wrote this some time ago. Maybe someone else needs reminding besides me (Based on a true story) Today, I washed windows. I scrubbed and I cleaned. But the harder I tried The messier it seemed. I questioned and marveled Why spots kept appearing Why dirt didn’t move and And the filth wasn’t clearing. Then… Read more

  • Of Dead-Heading and Vision Problems

    I love dead-heading my flowers. Early in the morning and in the cool evening hours I go out and spend time trimming away, especially at the Petunias in hope it would encourage more blossoms, which in turn attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Today, in the midst of my summer bliss of chopping away at the plants,… Read more