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Bleeding Heart

“Deep in their root, all flowers keep the light.” – Theodore Roethke

Taps… in observance of Memorial Day

“Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Fading light, dims the sight,…

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth photo credit… once again a gorgeous picture by my daughter Carey!

Mother’s happiness…

“A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” – Honoré de Balzac For…

Through the darkness I began to see a light; Radiating a sweet melody, like wind on a kite

(Photo credit… my amazing daughter Carey!) “Through the darkness I began to see a light; Radiating a sweet melody, like wind on a kite.” – Breanna Casella “Kites…

Faith is the bird that feels the light…

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore

Gardeners of the Spirit

“Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers.” – Mary Sarton

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise…

It is a story of Grace!  Victor Hugo described his novel Les Miserablés in these words:  “a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood…

In darkness God’s truth shines most clear

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day:  May we never forget. “In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.” ― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place The ten Boom family…

I am the light of the world – John 8:12

Easter Lilies, often called the “white-robed apostles of hope,” symbolize the resurrection of Jesus Christ and hope of life everlasting.  Tradition has it that the beautiful white lilies…

Palm Sunday…

Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine! (Let eternal light shine upon them, O Lord) What a joy and blessing it was  to sing Rutter’s Requiem tonight at First Pres…. an…

Somewhere Over the Rainbow….

An Irish Blessing for St. Patrick’s Day: “May God give you…For every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile, for every care a promise and a blessing…

To Love Beauty is To See Light

“To Love Beauty is To See Light” – Victor Hugo

People are like stained-glass windows…

“People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only…

Let your light so shine….

“Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter.” – Bono

Happy Valentines Day weekend!

A powdered sugar coating of snow to help celebrate the love holiday and Presidents day weekend! May you find some light in the midst of your day to…

Xin Nian Kuai Le!

Happy Chinese New Year!

In the Bleak Mid-Winter…

“In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the…

Light Amidst the Chaos

Light amidst the chaos… Broken water pipes, major damage on four floors of our beautiful Buhl Mansion… But in the middle of all the chaos the sun came…

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;  only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King,  Jr.

I am the Light…

“Hold out your candle for all to see it, take your candle and go light your world.” – Chris Rice How ironic that just last week I started…

2013… a very good year

FAITH, HOPE and LOVE January 13:13.  Everyone laments about the “unlucky” reputation of the number 13.  However… I say it has beautiful associations to it.  I Corinthians 13:13 is…