And She's Off

Monarch on Cone Flower, November 2022

She takes flight with ease

across the autumn garden

spreading bright wonder

Give her a wide berth

Asp on the front porch, November 2022

Give her a wide berth

some creatures need space, today

I am one of them

Step

Afternoon Walk, November 2022

 

Yellow says, "look now!"

step into bright wonder and 

give glorious thanks

Entering Advent

Crossing the Frio, Fall 2022
Laity Lodge

 

Entering Advent

a familiar crossing

and yet, new again

Love

Single Petal, November 2022

Unfailing and true

is the love that looks on you 

wherever you land

Forgiveness

Beauty Berry, Fall 2022

O beauty berry,

seventy times seven is

the fruit of your heart

* How many berries are there, clustered around the green stems? Seventy? Seventy times seven? I think of those who grow forgiveness in their hearts. I give thanks for those who show me this beauty. 

** At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven." Matthew 18: 21-22 (The Message)

Joy

Landrum Chapel Window, November 2022

Seek joy if you dare

she is seated next to you

shoulder to shoulder

Tell me once again

Geranium, November 2022

 Tell me once again

of your promise to meet me

in every new day

Love

Cypress Tree Roots, November 2022
Gruene, Texas

 

May Love be woven

into every encounter

by God's gracious hand

Reaching Wide

Reflection, November 2022

 

O complexity,

so much for the simple view

may my heart reach wide

Savoring

Afternoon Tea, November 2022

Some afternoons seem

made for savoring all the

delights before us

*Today marks 28 years of marriage. We celebrated with Afternoon Tea at our favorite coffee shop. It's good to sit across from one another and reminisce with laughter and kindness. 

 

Following

Wild Asters, November 2022

 

Fall wildflowers

follow the hillside curve of 

shadowed roots and earth

All that she needs

Queen Butterfly, November 2022
Gruene, Texas

 

A sunlit garden

this November afternoon

is all that she needs

Uplifted

Ribbons, November 2022

 

Dream a ribbon dream

where satin and sparkle dance

lifted by a breeze

Beckoning

Purple Duranta, November 2022

Gaze slowly towards

the place where autumn light falls 

and beckons you on

The Saints I have Known

Red Passion Vine, All Saints Day 2022

 

The saints I have known

walked the devoted path and 

reside in my heart

* Remembering today all those who have walked a path of devotion- and the ways they modeled and invited me into a path of my own.  I'm grateful for teachers, artists, and writers who have given words and images that help name and express the movements of the inner life. I'm especially grateful for those who shaped my becoming with their love and encouragement.