Resting Place
Work hard, and never let up, so when it comes to you, you deserve it. It’s the mantra. It’s the message. It’s how we raise our children and ignite our workforce and justify promotion and pay. But Christ says, “No really. I want you to have this.” And you look out upon this and it’s […]
New Every Morning
I was going to introduce you to a friend of mine, but I’ll just let Him introduce Himself. Have you seen Him?
A Reflection so perfect, it fools us
Is it an optical illusion? I look at the branch as it curls upward, or does it curl downward? Wait, that is its reflection. The bent and twisted branch arches and bends, its sprouts excursioning just a bit and one just like it follows suit, its mirror image. Still water does this. It makes a […]
Stick your neck out
Opportunity stretches.
That’s just your reflection, silly!
This flower made me laugh out loud. Its tall, proud lavender bloom bending way over the edge of the stone wall that contained it. I could just hear its surprise at seeing its own reflection in the stone sidewalk. But what a meager image that shadow shows. Not nearly the beauty of the lovely lavender […]
Perfectly Proportioned
Why is it that 10 inches of new powder on the mountain delights and 10 inches piled high on my driveway derides? Same lovely white sparkle. Same fluffy consistency. Same complete coverage of everything in sight. The difference: perspective. One, I am meant to go out and play in. The other, I must plow through […]
Nature leaves no doubt
Why is it that when I look at nature – in its perfect synchrony, perfect rhythm, perfect spacing, incomprehensible power, miraculous gentility – I am startled into silence and awe and moved to tears? Captain Dave Anderson and his wife, obviously at great personal risk, witnessed and photographed these astounding moments. I know you will […]
In the eye of the beholder
Sunset, Sunrise. 5:20pm 7:00 am Oh, how the light of a new day paints things differently. And imagine, just this morning, I sat back and pondered this whole scene from a distance. 7 am Whoever thought this up knew what they were doing.
A love like that
“Even after all this time, The sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with A love like that. It lights the whole sky.” ~ Anonymous I offer this today in the name of all those who, in the name of love, have given me so much and expected nothing in […]
Have you heard? Vermont Ain’t Flat
Have you ever found yourself on an uphill with no more gears to shift down into? That was me last weekend. Two mile uphill. Couldn’t see the top and Jim, the tour group leader sweeping the route (yes, I was the LAST cyclist) shouts from behind me, “Don’t save your gears!” “I’m not!” I called […]