by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
My game camera captured a photo of me spreading salt. Every season is magical in its own way, but there’s something especially wondrous about fall. There is much that thrills my soul in this special season. The gasping heat of summer...
by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Sep 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you want a window to the miraculous, wait for sundown on a summer night. Summer days are bold and brassy—sun that sizzles the hazy hall of sky; shimmering heat squirming serpentine across the parched earth; the throbbing drone of insects clacking...
by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
**QUICK NOTE: Hi there! Before you read today’s blog, I just want to let you know: the Words from the Wilderness website will be unavailable due to maintenance and upgrades from June 21, 2021 through July 14, 2021. The July 1 blog post will still be provided...
by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! If you want to feel small, stand outside on a winter night. Admittedly, I’m not usually out of doors after dark during the winter. I happily roam the leafless woods all during the abbreviated...
by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Looking for the audio version of this blog? Click here! My yard is filled with treasure hunters. Day after day, from the moment the sun first peeks over the hilltops until its last good-night as darkness settles, these treasure hunters are hard at...
