Summertime is the sweetheart of the seasons. Children wait all year for its arrival. Anticipated and well planned vacations finally squeeze into its slim perimeters. Even fruit trees spend the year preparing for the grand finale. Summer comes with high expectations and crescendos with lazy relief. Familiar scents usually lure us out of hiding […]
Category Archives: Wonder
Amazing Sight
Allowing myself to look beyond what I see is a constant challenge. I say I want eyes to see and ears to hear, but my lethargic disregard sometimes suggests otherwise. I obviously choose to be shortsighted and blind. I wear filtered glasses – becoming too self focused to look outward or up. Today I […]
Summoned to Retreat
For some people, the thought of attending a church retreat is out of the question. Many women think they’re downright scary. Past experiences might dredge up memories of too many tears spilled and excessive vulnerability. Men’s retreats would probably have different variables but often end with the same result – “Glad I went, but […]
Beyond the Glass
The transformation from sand to glass is remarkable and the finished product, a thing of beauty. Glass gathers light, magnifies and replicates. Glass can be tamed and transformed into an image-bearing mirror or cut to reflect multiple hues through a prism. I have to admit, I love clear glass. And not just artistic forms of […]
Sand Castles, Dreams and Chatter
Visit any playground where four year olds gather and you’ll most likely see busy little girls huddled together in the sandbox, planning their play. Ninety percent of their time together will be spent discussing what they hope to do. They plan where they’ll live, what they’ll wear, and who will do what. Their […]