Of Flowers and Faithfulness

Of Flowers and Faithfulness

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! The world is being born again.   I’ve watched the seasons slip from winter to spring every year of my life, yet each time I witness the transformation, it seems more miraculous.  For many...
The Trail to Nowhere

The Trail to Nowhere

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know that one of my favorite places on the planet is the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.  This national park is the crown jewel of the...
Swan Song

Swan Song

Looking for the audio version of this blog? Click here! I hadn’t realized they would be so miraculous. There I was, gazing upon a tiny pond in an obscure hamlet of rural Arkansas.  The silver shimmer of the water flashed forth the smile of the...
Warmer Winter

Warmer Winter

Our property during the last big snowstorm, 2011. Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! I haven’t made a snow angel since 2011. Oddly enough, with the vivid clarity sometimes endowed on seemingly inconsequential memories, I remember the occasion of...
Sleeping under Snow

Sleeping under Snow

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! All around me, the world is asleep. The trees that rustle and whisper during most of the year are now silent, stripped of their leaves.  Most of the birds have migrated, taking with them the melodic...