Peering out the window, I watch the final rays of sunshine fall in long shadows across the naked trees. A lonely leaf drifts to the ground. Signs of life are scarce in this season of chill. The landscape is brittle; the sun hanging lower and lower in the distant horizon every day. And so the winter … Continue reading The Winter of Motherhood
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Reflections on Love ~ Love is Patient
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful…" 1 Cor. 13:4 (AMP) Love is patient. I am not. My love is imperfect, a gaping hole in the core of my make-up. Patience requires joyful slowness--waiting without agitation. Waiting for little feet to catch up or tiny teeth to chew food. All day long I wait while … Continue reading Reflections on Love ~ Love is Patient
Two Precious Stones: The Journey
I have these two precious stones. An emerald and a ruby. Neither remotely resemble a gemstone. Instead they’re rough, grainy, full of pits and marks. Raw. But down inside, they are brilliant. Each day I carry them to the River and gently place them in the water. Sometimes it’s surging, swollen with undertow and flow. … Continue reading Two Precious Stones: The Journey
Two Precious Stones 