Love unexpected dropped me to my knees and then lower still. I could feel tears upon my cheeks as I wondered at this expression of the heart. I held a ring in my hand with a note of generosity and love. My mind went blank in the moment and I could but wonder at such [...]

I had found a new place of quiet and it looked out at a huge field. The weather change made for real beauty. I got outside my car to enjoy the activity of bees, ladybugs and butterflies in the field of green. The lilacs were especially busy with their flowers being loved on by everything.
My [...]

I saw her when I went to grab some lunch. A homeless woman begging for help on a familiar corner. I see a few faces now and again but don’t often carry cash. Today I had a few bucks and as I tried to eat, my thoughts kept going back to her form. I hadn’t [...]

Fruit…tasty fruit is to be had. Imagine yourself biting into the most amazing piece of fruit. The juices are so much they run down your chin onto your hands holding it and then down your arms. The sweetness of its flavor is an explosion to your senses.
Ask for it and it shall be yours…..receive it [...]

I live near a city where life on the streets is for real. No precious bedroom community. It’s all about immediate needs for survival. A tune humming in my head from a rap artist has been repetitive…”I want to be free (that’s the truth)”…
Much of what I listen to now is worship and praise, but [...]

The end of winter is passing and I enjoyed the fresh blooms beginning to emerge for flowers with an eye upon newly budding tree limbs. Standing underneath one of them I could hear an anticipation of what is to come; a bursting forth in newness and beauty.
Looking over the city I love, my heart felt [...]

It’s a fascinating study to look at our feelings and especially the variety of expression for them. That famous melancholic song from long ago, “feelings, nothing more than feelings” is almost ironic in its chorus. Every art form upon the planet is nothing less than an outward interpretation of our very “feelings” or emotional make [...]

The arrows of love….
Hope, encouragement, trust, faith, righteousness, justice, comfort, truth

“I’m just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood” *

I like to listen to this now and again because it rings true within my heart. I never want to hurt others with my actions or my words but let’s face it, the only way to avoid misunderstandings is [...]

It’s a stunning view when you see cloud cover hide an entire mountain top, leaving only the lower hill area exposed so you understand the size of what you are looking at. When I watched this from a distance I was wondering what it might feel like to be on that mountain this day. To [...]