by Deb Farris | Feb 9, 2017 | Family, Uncategorized
Dear Dad, We had a great time celebrating your 87th, didn’t we? I have to confess that we have converted the fireplace to gas since then. We missed having you around to make a fire and, well, ours just weren’t quite the same… I promise I’ll...
by Deb Farris | Jan 6, 2017 | Musings
Epiphany: A moment when you finally feel that you understand. (Cambridge English Dictionary) I can just barely see a single star as I squint into the dark early morning sky. Shades of navy are beginning to layer up as the sun nears the horizon, competing with the...
by Deb Farris | Dec 25, 2016 | Musings
If you, in the midst of the carols and cards carry sorrow, don’t be discouraged. It was a dark day for Him too. He made Himself nothing to give us the light of His Knowledge in a wee Babe’s face. Though a great company of heavenly hosts appeared saying, “Glory!”, He...
by Deb Farris | Dec 22, 2016 | Musings
I can barely perceive the thread of light–the Fisherman’s line cast down into the depths of thought. No hook is needed, only a tiny opening, a single thought, and with its sharp penetration the shadows vanish. The invisible line becomes a Lightbeam, doubt...
by Deb Farris | Dec 10, 2016 | Musings
The last of the leaves linger on the low branches. I can just barely make out fall’s final statement of color on the trees. They stand exposed as the howl of the wind whistles through the sinews and tendons extending skyward. The air is icy, breath crystallized,...
