by Deb Farris | Aug 4, 2019 | Devotions
Oh the beauty of the one Who says, My soul Purpose is to help others. Ask and you shall receive, My faith instructs So I, too, ask. May I be one, please, who through this blessed life May help another? But what a grand Request. I fear The load too heavy Or I too weak....
by Deb Farris | Jul 12, 2019 | Musings
The wind from the north woods has made its way into our backyard and brings into present, past summers at the family cabin. I allow myself the luxury of memory and the melancholy it may evoke, to keep the special place alive in my mind, as the neighbors’ loud...
by Deb Farris | Jul 6, 2019 | Devotions
Trees shed evening rain silver beads in morning light. Who expected jewels from the sky? Not I. If I stood beneath, unfurled my fingers, I could reach out and catch a drop or two. But from my perch I’ll watch and view nature’s work revealed in hues of green and see...
by Deb Farris | Jun 16, 2019 | Greater Good, Musings
“Sit down over here,” Todd said Saturday morning as I pulled a chair out from the table under an umbrella. “We can sit together. The sun is passing. You’ll be in the shade.” Even with a medication that warns against sun exposure, not to mention general dermatologists’...
by Deb Farris | Jun 14, 2019 | Devotions, Uncategorized
Your voice came to Elijah in a whisper A light from heaven flashed, You spoke to Paul In a vision You came to Annanias I sit with Bible open, and long to hear Your call 1 Kings 19:12, Acts 9:3, Acts 9:10 Once a Day Bible Day...
by Deb Farris | Jun 6, 2019 | Greater Good, Musings
A fall leaves you shaken. Failure is no fun. Frankly, who wants to fall and as a dancer, I did everything possible not to, to the point of hurting my dancing. So in the end, in not wanting to fall, taking every precaution possible not to, I failed. If managed...
by Deb Farris | May 27, 2019 | Musings
To some, it might not be noticed. And to some, it might just be stone. Still for some, it might be a message. Just for them. And for their eyes...
by Deb Farris | May 11, 2019 | Devotions
My heart is stirred by a noble theme. It is not the first time. But I will not let it go this time. He comes to me in the early morning hours. I wait, listening for the wind but hear none. It’s too early for the birds so I lie in silence. Only the sounds from within...
by Deb Farris | May 9, 2019 | Dance, Greater Good, Musings
I haven’t had the head space to write this past week (though I tried to gather some thoughts on the Old Testament Book of Judges…phew, that’s a tough one! Maybe good to take a break. To be continued.) Anyway, I’m not sure this video I made from...
by Deb Farris | Mar 26, 2019 | Travels
Seven days ago I flew with my husband to Quintana Roo, where the wind blows off the sea onto the great expanse of sun drenched land, filled with palm trees and exotic flowers. The sun and sea and quiet were to help make me well again. Rain had been predicted off and...
