Most days, if you take the time to just be, creation reminds us of the simple truths in life–love, hope, forgiveness, etc. This morning, I found the bulbs in my window to speak to me more meaningfully than words in a book. For many…
from the recently released book Growing Grace: A Book of Psalms Celebrating Creation I’ve put the gardens to bed and shored up the chicken coop. I’ve stored the tools and stacked the pots behind the shed. I’ve left the last of the coneflower dead…
Today is Epiphany in the Christian church calendar. It marks the journey of the Magi to the Christ child and celebrates God being revealed to us as Jesus–coming into the world to experience both darkness and light just as we do and sharing the…
I’ve put the gardens to bed and shored up the chicken coop. I’ve stored the tools and stacked the pots behind the shed. I’ve left the last of the coneflower dead heads reaching toward the sky, in case finch and chickadee grow tired of…
As part of my own Lenten study time this season, I have been reading My Soul Feels Lean: Poems of Loss and Restoration by Joyce Rupp. Thank goodness for this poet of the spirit, for this singer of human psalms. I have especially appreciated…
Yesterday, we had a brilliant snow here–I have been waiting and praying for it for some time. On snow days, one of my favorite activities includes sitting by the kitchen back door or quietly out on the deck and watch the birds feed. Continuing…
Since it’s taken this long to get our first real snow around here, I celebrated by opening a batch of our canned mulled apple cider and sipping on it as I made this special treat for the birds tomorrow. I’m hoping I’ll catch a…
It’s that time! Every winter I pull up this post with the hopes of inspiring some new yard gardeners or suburban farmers. Always glad to collect any other ideas you may have so comment away! ~cameron Oh, where to begin?! It’s the time of…
With all this lovely cold rainy January weather, I’m back to my old favorites for lunch so thought I’d repost a few. I created this one last year and have actually made it on several occasions without the chicken this year–the veggies are so…
There is a winter in all of our lives, a chill and darkness that makes us yearn for days that have gone or put our hope in days yet to be. Father God, you created seasons for a purpose. Spring is full of expectation…