weep

“I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.” 

~J.R.R. Tolkien

just be

I drove off today...into the woods. 

I wanted my soul to be fed in a way that nothing else but trees, and sky, and wind can satisfy.

What does your soul long for? 

Where do you want to run away to...

in those moments when you need to be refreshed...

need to just, be.

soul breathing

Pikes Peak Highway

May

Welcome, with your lovely greenwood choir, summery month of May for which I long!

~WELSH, FOURTEENTH CENTURY

thankful

I am thankful for the beautiful family God has given me. 

I am thankful for dear friends...

...and new friends...

and for the future life I am moving into. 

The past, the change, the pain...

God is weaving into something wonderful, and new.

And I am thankful...

necessary

Beautiful days...

stormy,

longing,

vibrant,

reflective,

...necessary...

frumpy garments

Things that sit there on the shelf, collecting dust, part of the general scene. I walk around with lots of things like that. Maybe I’m afraid to dust them off and show their true purpose. Maybe they are outdated and not useful any more… Oftentimes I am not aware of them at all, or have lost sight...

Then someone asks me something at just the right moment, and I see. I couldn’t before because I wasn't looking, and all the pieces fall into place and a light goes off…a recognition… 

I have recently wondered how many things I have been looking at without seeing. This phrase is often said of things that ought to be precious...amazing. Things that should not be neglected because they have great and precious value. 

But what about the things that I neglect because they no longer fit me? They no longer serve. They crowd and choke. The heart's frumpy garments...

Why still carry them around?...

calm

There are those who make us laugh...

who comfort our hearts...

calm us...

These are the kindred spirits. 

True friends, and lovers, 

cherished ones...

gifts...