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 | Jun 20, 2015 | Musings
The tall thick blades of wild barley grass grew beside the cement steps that led to a sidewalk which wrapped around half of our farm house. It didn’t lead anywhere but it was good for learning how to roller-skate. Pink and white peony bushes were scattered across our...
by Deb Farris | Jun 9, 2015 | Musings
From the distance, the limbs layered with maple leaves look like the tree’s heavy overcoat. Up close, just a breath of air, a bird’s wings and each leaf flutters in independence. How stately and majestic the tree stands in its new summer attire. It wears...
by Deb Farris | Jun 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every morning I sit in the quiet, seemingly alone. I begin to read from the books beside my chair, the Bible with its broken binding and a collection of tattered devotions, and my mind is quieted. My heart begins to open. In my loneliness, as I read and ponder, I...
