by Deb Farris | Apr 18, 2026 | Faith and Writing, Musings, Reflections from the Road Home
In 1959, that VWBug was the Wenzlermobile. It might have started there—tent on top, three kids in back—somewhere between countries, not knowing the road would one day lead me here… What a night. Sometimes we do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Sometimes we do...
by Deb Farris | Apr 6, 2026 | Grace in Ordinary Places, Musings
— On Holy Saturday restlessness, our human “what ifs,” and the love that chose us anyway. Saturday, I’m sorry to say—it being Holy Saturday and all—was a restless day. It started off okay, I wrote, read, walked—the usual. But by the afternoon I couldn’t sit still. I...
by Deb Farris | Apr 3, 2026 | Grace in Ordinary Places, Musings, Spiritual Reflections
—A Good Friday Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer I hadn’t planned to write today, it being Good Friday and all—a sacred day for Christians. But what happens when a familiar prayer slows you down enough to really hear it? This… Sometime between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m., I...
by Deb Farris | Mar 26, 2026 | Faith & Art, Musings, Writing
After a week of wondering if I should start a Substack, like most of my writer friends have done, I ended up in a jumbled mess in my head—and so had my words. I can’t write when my head is jumbled. I realized the remedy to all this is simple: feeling loved. That’s the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 10, 2026 | Musings, Writing
Today, sitting with“through this door:wisconsin in poems”,I was reminded how poetry can open our eyes to the small things. I am grateful for the poets, editors, and the space to see—to read, to write—something new…🧡 How is it that wordsso carefully,so soulfully...
by Deb Farris | Mar 4, 2026 | Family history, Musings, Writing
My son Charlie on the left in 1983. My grandson Charlie on the right in 2026. Yeah you, I’m talking to you! 👩🏻🍼 I know! There’s two! 🐻🐻 The most precious baby gift I received when your papa Charlie was born, was a hand-stitched quilt made by his great-grandmother,...
by Deb Farris | Feb 9, 2026 | Aging Parents, Family, Musings
In memory of Dad. “Taters” was originally posted in February 2015 My dad, Bill, would have been 96 today. This is the first year since he “went home to Jesus,” as he always said, that I forgot it was his birthday. I only remembered because it...
by Deb Farris | Jan 30, 2026 | Faith and Writing, Grace in Ordinary Life, Musings
I find the daily banter in our house especially humorous, interesting, if not sometimes distracting, these days. I don’t know where to go with the reeling thoughts I carry around in light of where we find ourselves in the world, and more specifically, in my own...
by Deb Farris | Jan 25, 2026 | Faith and Writing, Grace in Ordinary Places, Musings
I’ve been editing instead of writing, tightening instead of wandering, and somewhere along the way I found myself praying for a second chance—again. This essay is about surrender, humility, and learning to trust grace when the outcome still feels uncertain. Once upon...
by Deb Farris | Jan 6, 2026 | Devotions
I can just barely see a single star as I squint into the dark early morning sky. Shades of navy blue are beginning to disperse as the sun nears the horizon, competing with the stars’ light. I know they are there. And if I need a reminder of God’s Power...
