All Hallows Eve

Halloween, 2022

 

Gather up your charms
those things you call beautiful

re-enchant your world

In the Golden Hour

Chapel of Abiding Presence, October 2022
Texas Lutheran University

 

In the golden hour

stone, bloom, and sky resound a

joyous sabbath song

Labyrinth

Handheld Labyrinth, October 2022

I follow the path

navigating turn by turn

each bend in the road

A Fair Bouquet

Mums in Antique Printer's Drawer, October 2022

Here for a moment

 a pocketful of posies

makes a fair bouquet

Gathered, October 2022

 

Love

Mums, October 2022

 

May the blush of love fill every corner of my heart.

Memories of Love

Marigolds and Sunflowers, October 2022

 

Memories of love

burn bright in the recalling

each one name by name

These Autumn Days

Ruellia, October 2022

 May I be fluent

in the language of blessing

for these autumn days

Just Inside

 Roadside Cabin, October 2022
Clear Springs, Texas

 

Beneath trees and sky 

a neglected place can sing

just inside the door

Welcome

Evening Sky, October 2022

 

Welcome the evening

the softening of shadows

the hushing of trees

Enough

Evening Sky, October 2022

Some glorious days

are marked by simplicity

and it is enough

 

The Guest

Spicebush Swallowtail, October 2022

 

When it's very still

and clouds fill the autumn sky

she floats into view

Enough

Chocolate Plant in Bloom, October 2022

Enough light to bloom,

enough encouragement too,

and how about you?

                      

            

The Whole Afternoon

Guara, October 2022

 A glimpse of something

bright and lovely can last for

the whole afternoon

Gathering Light

Morning Glories, October 2022

 Today's intention:

walk with gentleness among

every living thing

Faithfulness

Four O' Clocks, October 2022

Morning Walk, October 2022

Let my faith grow wild

tended only by the earth

and the hand of God

Into Open Hands

Arkansas Gift, October 2022
 

 

Into open hands

autumn's vibrant gifts arrive 

what joy awaits us!

*My husband is back home after his annual fishing trip to Arkansas. He knows my favorite souvenirs! 

The Grace of Today

Cypress Vine, October 2022

 

A tangle of green

an early October sky

enfold us in grace

Nala

 

Our dog Nala, October 2022

What is Nala's prayer?

let a bite of chicken fall

from the cutting board 

(it did)

Bright Days

Marigolds, October 2022

 

Welcome October

you remind us of bright days

with those we have loved

My Prayer

Coral Bells, October 2022

 

My prayer travels wide

finding who it is meant for,

then winds its way home

* For months I have prayed for the people of Ukraine and carried them on my heart. Today was my volunteer shift at the food pantry and six young women walked in. They had just arrived from Ukraine in the last couple of weeks. One woman spoke English and I was able to share with her that I had been praying for her country and would continue to pray - listening to her experience was like listening to a friend. She came to the U.S. with only a backpack and is now making her way with her 2 school aged children. She hopes to return home after the war. Her parents are still there, taking shelter in the basement when the bombs are falling. We embraced and I hope to see her again. 

Simple Blessing

Early Fall, October 2022

Come simple blessing,

land in my waiting hand and

in my waiting heart

At my feet

Duskywing Skipper, October 2022
photo by Karly Anderson

I watch autumn clouds,

but blessings often land much

closer to the ground

October Arrives

Evening Walk, October 2022

September passes,

greets her old friend October

'til they meet again