by Deb Farris | Mar 8, 2016 | Musings
To you who suffer winter’s grief, The earth is weary too. Bear witness now to spring’s renewal. These buds of beauty, perfumed sweet, are messengers of Joy unfolding....
by Deb Farris | Mar 5, 2016 | Musings
Sun where have you gone Like seeds of youth now buried deep Yet fed by soil still Streams of light at dawn From darkness comes your brilliance Nourishing my growth Cast not a shadow Of unrest but protecting Till my faith takes hold Beauty yet unknown Under...
by Deb Farris | Feb 27, 2016 | Family, Musings
Every Friday at 5:15, I call to order Dad’s favorite fish fry. All I need to tell the hostess is my name and she knows: 1 fried cod, extra tarter, extra slaw to go. When I take it to Dad’s, I pour him an O’doul’s and we sit and talk and catch...
by Deb Farris | Feb 26, 2016 | Musings, Uncategorized
My mom used to tell me I needed to learn to be thankful in all situations. I heard it more than once in the years before her difficult death. I have had to work at that and was reminded once again this morning that when our prayers are wrapped in gratitude they have...
by Deb Farris | Oct 31, 2015 | Family, Musings
Tomorrow morning I’ll sit in the chair looking out over the trees on the street below my bedroom window and think how I used to balance my books on its arms as I read and wrote because our cat would lay in my lap—stretched out, paws crossed, eyes closed and purring to...
