Tuesday, October 18 Walking on the beach here is not like walking on the beach there. There our footsteps were hemmed by water and dune grass. Here our footsteps are hemmed by water and high-rises. I’m having to look at the trees and not the forest, to find beauty in the middle, to let beauty carry […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 35
For the price of a bag of oranges I’ll be an ass for my id look ten years younger redefined revitalized renewed the wizard says just follow the yellow brick road for a trial run. Word Count: 35 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here In […]
Without First the Breaking
E’s mother shut her and her sister out of the house because she could no longer care for them. C was reclaimed from a trash heap in the worst part of Port Au Prince. She was about five years old, scarred and burned, abused and cast away. I met her two years ago on […]
still saturday: where to see beauty
“God expresses Himself through creation and beauty. His beauty surrounds us, and the more we grow in God’s grace, the more we recognize His beauty in the world around us . . . “God’s saints can see His beauty in everything. Once we welcome the presence of God into our awareness, the world becomes […]
a world of wonder, and a fragrance of redemption
The air breathes cool through the open window, wafts past the “clean cotton” Yankee Candle votive that releases just a hint of fragrance. The shrub sways in time with the bell rope, and a hummingbird buzzes at the feeder, hovers in place, sips and savors. A wasp with legs dangling wants in the garage […]
31 Days of Coming to Grips with My Age ~ Day 30: When You’re Feeling Weathered and Worn
I saw her for the first time today. She’s sat there for probably 150 years, and I’ve passed her by 150 times–or more. I don’t know what caught my eye on this gray misty day. I don’t know what forced me to halt the Journey half on road, half in ditch and gaze on her […]
Scripture Sunday: Inner Beauty
What matters is not your outer appearance— the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes— but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. ~1 Peter 1:3-4 (Message) Joining Kelly and Claire and Sarah as they photographically respond to a quote by Mary […]
Fuel for the Weekend: Five Minutes with Beauty
It’s Friday again. And again I’m linking up with Lisa Jo as we explore beauty in five minutes of pure, unedited spill. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ~Psalm 139:14 (NIV) GO! They buried Grandma King in her wedding dress. My […]
