by Deb Farris | May 20, 2018 | Dance, Greater Good, Musings
I am a dancer and I work at a nonprofit called Danceworks. I usually write about my work on our Danceworks blog instead of here. This is my personal blog but since this post ventures a little into the personal, I thought it might be better served here. Our mission at...
by Deb Farris | Apr 22, 2018 | Musings
Rise gentle woman. Now is the time. The people are in trouble and need your maternal compassion. Fully equipped, you will fight the good cause for which you were created. Rise woman of strength. Light floods in so we see God in each other as our scars become symbols...
by Deb Farris | Feb 13, 2018 | Devotions, Poetry
When the world’s weight rests on top the weary wounded what have they to do? Climb higher on the wire up towards heaven’s view. With words they weep for the afflicted, for they know affliction. And in their pain, songs of mercy sing. So you there; lost in...
by Deb Farris | Nov 12, 2017 | Musings
We hear the music of laughter, we hear rumblings of applause. We hear the shouting and rampage, we hear incessant banter. Only God hears the silent cry. Is it our disagreements over religion that offer solution to a longing heart or the silent cry to God believing...
by Deb Farris | Jul 7, 2016 | Musings
Thirsty shores quenched by laughing, lapping waves. Sky wrinkled from a long night’s work. Clouds, like cloaks, reveal pockets full of mystery. Against the somber waters, wings of hope appear and my eyes can see that nature, my close companion, understands the...
