by Ana Lisa de Jong The heart has its tributaries, rivers deep, carved through stony ground. And the heart has its flowering branches, blazes of sudden colour at the intersect,…
by James Amadon One welcome blessing in the midst of the current coronavirus disruption is that I am not racing through the early morning to get the kids out of…
by Christy Grace Arnold-Milston There is hope. There is hope for a tree that has been cut down by life’s storms and trials, that it will sprout again and grow…
by Ana Lisa de Jong In the great silence the flowers seeded and grew, the rain fell, the land took a breath, exhaled. The sun turned on its wheel heedless…
By Lilly Lewin Sunflowers are my favorite flowers! I love tulips too, but there is something about the yellow brightness of a sunflower that always makes me smile. I lived…
by Christine Sine The gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana is bracing for the impact of Hurricane Harvey which is expected to bring up to 3 feet of rain to…
By Talitha Fraser — When life becomes stressful and you find yourself burdened by matters personal or political, or holding things that are going on for friends or family you…
By Lilly Lewin—– Here in the mid-south, we are already planting vegetables in the garden, and starting our front porch planters. The true gardeners are going full force getting in…
by Christine Sine – A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to prepare some readings for the Earth Day service at our church next Sunday. It encouraged me to…
Does a tree ever worry about losing its leaves? Or does it have an innate knowledge, that governed by the laws of nature; its leaves, though they may fall,…
