I am laughing to myself as I uploaded this photo, because somehow I unintentionally shot it upside down. But now that I see it this way, many thoughts have entered my thawing brain, as to how should I breathe when life feels completely upside down? I received this beautiful little polished stone last Saturday, when … More La Dolce Vita…the good life
It felt unseasonably warm the other day. My tennis shoe broke through the thin layer of ice on the road, to expose a puddle of free flowing water beneath. Just beneath the surface of ice cold, lay fresh living water. The contrast of this struck a chord within. A warm wind from the south I … More The blurred lense….
As this year winds down to a close, the heart stopping glow of orange on the horizon dazzles the eye. Colors so vibrant, such as no earthly paint could conjure, is the way nature decorates with her color selection that can never quite be duplicated by brush on canvas. It is always such a surprise … More A Whole New Year Awaits…….
The whirlpool was dragging me down, deeper further into the darkness of my own hopelessness. It seems to be only when I succumb to the inevitable pull of that tide, and let my body relax, and my mind be set free, that miraculously I begin to let go…and almost without realizing it, I’m pulled to … More Brutal Hope…
The crunch of the fresh snow under my boots was invigorating to my countenance. The millions of diamonds glinting in the sunlight was breathtaking as far as my eye could see. When I breathed in the crisp morning freshness, my nose tingled like Rudolph’s nose ready to head up Santa’s sleigh. It is a magical … More Footprints in the snow….
Small thoughts, can often turn into bigger deeds if we pursue them. This seems to be a choice that we can make. It can be a negative flitting of sorts that interrupts our brain waves, and can sometimes drag us deep into a dark abyss of frustration before we are even conciously aware of it. … More The Little Things
Remembering….who you are, and what you are first and foremost,is something that is so needful right now. There is so much going on with people feeling so unsettled, and disappointed that their candidate of choice was not picked by them for presidency. They are riled up, to say the least, and they are rioting in … More The Art of Rembering….
“No Way!”I said incredulously…. could this package be getting returned to me again, I thought to myself. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes, and chuckle outloud at this particular box. It seems that nowadays we are all buying more and more items online, and I am no different. I had found a pair of … More The Returned Package…
There she was…in all of her former glory…. She sat quietly against the old bleached wooden building, and just waited. A tractor whose best days had perhaps come and gone. I wondered at the fields she had crossed, at the pungent dirt clods that had become stuck within her treads. These old farm buildings just … More The Harvest…..
“Keeper of my heart…Jesus you are..” I’ve been obsessed with this phrase, and this song since Sunday, after hearing it performed by the band in church. I had not been to church in many moons, and I felt the urging to go this past weekend. I was disconnected, and the overwhelming and primal urge to … More Keeper of my heart….
Jilly Brandon 