Breathe in the Beauty

Wedding Flowers in Antique Printer's Drawer, August 2023

 

Breathe in the beauty

of promises made and kept

in your heart of hearts

What brightness

Orange Zinnia in Purple Pentas, August 2023

 

What stands out today?

In your coming and going,

what brightness thrilled you?

d you really liv

e

In One Day

Snow in Summer Jasmine, August 2023

 

 I'm sure you have read,

there are five stages of grief - 

sometimes in one day

Sabbath Invitation

The Courtyard, August 2023
Chapelwood UMC, Houston

 

An invitation

for rest and restoration

wherever you are

An Afternoon Walk

Peacock Feathers, August 2023

 

An afternoon walk

leads to exquisite beauty

strewn along the path

* Our neighborhood peacock is dropping feathers. These will eventually become fishing flies, but I'll admire them on the table for now. 

All of us

Guardian Angel Raphael, August 2023
Made in Mexico

Guardian angels

ever tending those of us

in need of healing

(all of us)

* The angel Raphael is often depicted with a fish a sign of healing from the Book of Tobit. To read more about the angel Raphael, click here.

 

Right at Home

Green Anole, August 2023

 

Curled into the curve 

of a shaded emerald leaf

you seem right at home

Everywhere

The Quilt Story, August 2023

 

Written everywhere

are stories to remind us

we're all held in Love

The Quilt Story, August 2023

*I have always loved Tomie dePaola's illustrations. Yesterday, I ran across this book and it was like finding treasure in a field. This page reminds me of an icon, I'll sit with it for awhile and let it speak to me of being held in love. 

Unexpectedly

Bat Face Cuphea, August 2023

Unexpectedly

a frilled blossom casts her own

shadowed loveliness

* What I love about this photo is that the shadow is what caught my eye first, before the blossom. And I think the shadow is the more striking part of the photo. Makes me wonder about my own shadows. Can I find unexpected loveliness there as well?