Lycoris squamigera are aptly known as surprise lilies or even resurrection lilies. For most of the year they lie dormant … More
Tag: hope
Lacking Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will … More
Love
Love is sunshine breaking through rain clouds. Love is words of comfort to soothe the aching heart. Love is wholehearted … More
Broken Cisterns
Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate,declares the Lord,for my people have committed two evils:they have forsaken me, the fountain of living … More
You Are the Bringer of Light
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. … More
A Promise of Hope
They surprised me as I walked – Caught off guard. Here in this barren wintry clay, Empty yesterday, But now … More
A Walk Through Winter Woods
I walked thru winter woods,And searched for Your hand,The too cold air was an ache in my chest. The trees … More
A Deliberate Act of Hope
Planting bulbs is such a deliberate act of hope. Holding brown, dry, seemingly lifeless hunks of plants, you dig a … More
Psalm 23
Simple enough for children to memorize. Timeless enough to be read to mourners for centuries. Repeated enough so that even … More
The Tree
I have watched them, almost daily, for not quite three months. Sitting in my rocker. Some days wrapped in a … More