by Deb Farris | Mar 22, 2016 | Musings, Uncategorized
I dreamt of mosquito net canopies cascading from tree branches overhead in the wild and woke up in my bed in Mexico to buzzing in my ear. I picked up my phone hoping it would say 5:00 but saw 3:00. AP flashed across the top of my screen that there had been a bombing...
by Deb Farris | Mar 12, 2016 | Musings
Come down from the ladder Don’t you know stubborn self? The only way up is down Come down from the heights Of self elevation ‘Tis a gift to come down It’s where you ought to be Down down deeper down Deeper still Deep into the heart From where the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 11, 2016 | Musings
Beauty of Character My Father’s Gift Expression of Thought and Spirit Leaves its Image See Beauty Drink in air Soak in color Absorb Reflect it He teaches me Everything is made beautiful In its...
by Deb Farris | Mar 10, 2016 | Musings, Uncategorized
Heart be still Hear heaven’s sound See there? Gulls’ music greets the day and all it brings Look for good in all See there? Joy like water’s ripples Ever widening Beyond all senses Beyond all knowledge Still bears fruit from long years’ past...
by Deb Farris | Mar 9, 2016 | Musings
There is nothing too small. No grain of sand beneath my feet. No perfectly designed snowflake. No gentle drop of rain. No kindness. No sorrow. No thought. How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and carry sorrow in my heart? Look on me and answer, O God. Yet,...
