love the bird, dear

This morning brought a thump
upon my window
I peered out to see a bird
fallen from his flight
crumbled, broken, shaking in fear,
limp from impact, his feathers askew.
My heart retreated for protection,
never to love a dying creature.
For pain can only be gained, this I know.
Chided by the Lord at my frigid heart,
I heard strong whispers, “Love the bird, [...]

Filed under: Poetry, Reflections on May 25th, 2009 | 16 Comments »

an embrace that can’t be torn asunder

What is it that I love in loving You? You are the light that shines into my soul which no physical place can contain, where time does not snatch away the lovely sound, where no breeze disperses the sweet fragrance, where no eating diminishes the food, and where there is an embrace that can’t be [...]

Filed under: Quotes on May 20th, 2009 | 11 Comments »

Capriciousness and Camomile

(This is a follow-up to my questions post from a dew days ago. I have decided to break  some of the questions into individual posts for space and clarity.)
Kit (echoed by Jen and Camille) asked: “How in the world do we as women deal with our crazy up and down emotions, particularly from a Biblical [...]

Filed under: Femininity, Reflections, Scripture on May 18th, 2009 | 12 Comments »

Questions from the Audience

Hello my blogging audience. It seems I am needing a little inspiration to get back motivated with my blogging, so I thought I would open a post for questions from my readers (that means you!). I will try to answer you questions in a following post in a few days. Questions can range from blogging [...]

Filed under: Blogging on May 13th, 2009 | 11 Comments »

traveling stories

This morning I am waking up in a dimly lit hotel room (due to a spur of the moment family trip) where I am enjoying the freedom of this moment. My electric tea kettle just clicked off (folks, never leave your tea kettle behind) and now the pleasant and familiar aroma of black tea fills [...]

Filed under: My Life, Reflections on May 8th, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I emerge!

Wow — I am a terrible blogger. Has it really been over two weeks since my last blog post?! Crazy.
Yesterday was the last day of my semester and I am trying on summer break to see how it feels. I think I like it. Finals went well enough; God was exceedingly merciful in so many [...]

Filed under: Blogging, My Life on May 6th, 2009 | 12 Comments »