…a photo gallery, mini thoughts, and a big announcement… Autumn. Ahhh….when it is autumn, let there be bonfires. Let there be bonfires all year round. For around a bonfire, people gather. Around smoke, ashes, and glowing coals, memories are born. With patient care, a baby spark is nursed to a happy flame. Stretching for theContinue reading “Light That Fire”
Tag Archives: Nature
Time to Fly
(Dedicated to the third hatched butterfly, who sat on my finger for half an hour before taking flight so I would consider my own insecurities.)
Spring in Me
I asked God to show me how He is redeeming me. I wanted to see glimpses of how He is turning my ashes into beauty. And He’s showing me something. I’m still pondering the depths because I can’t fully grasp them. But He’s doing something. First, there was the porcupine. Along the road through the bush,Continue reading “Spring in Me”
Floury Galaxies
God spoke. The galaxies, Like flour flicked from His hand, Adorn the space of indigo And glow. -Rynelle Penner Yes, it’s short. Read it again. One of my greatest struggles in writing is making my articles/poems too long. But this time, I made it short. This quote captures my problem well. “I have made thisContinue reading “Floury Galaxies”
The Artist’s Fun
Autumn proves that change is beautiful. It also proves there is Someone who orchestrates change. God is at work in creation and He’s at work in us. Can we shrink from the uncomfortable changes and pain when exactly that could be where God wants to demonstrate His power and beauty through us? What if leavesContinue reading “The Artist’s Fun”
Dance of Mystery
Aurora Borealis— I love to watch her dancing, Leaping, twirling gleefully Midst the shimmering galaxies. With stars a stunning backdrop, She flings her skirts of splendor; They’re emerald with tinges Of royal sapphire fringes. When all around me hushes, I hear her silks swish softly. Her faintest eerie singing From static space comes ringing. AuroraContinue reading “Dance of Mystery”
Arise
The voice of my Beloved! Behold, He cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping across the fields. My Beloved spake, and said unto me, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. For I will make a new thing. I will make all things beautiful. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain isContinue reading “Arise”
The Hole
Dedicated to The Great Pine, William & Isabella, and all the other unnamed trees, standing or fallen, on our property and across the world who have stood the tests of time. It grows Strong and tall. It stands Unshaken Through storm, cold, Wind, and drought. It holds In its bosom A cup of hair andContinue reading “The Hole”
Quite Queer
Clusters of lavender, sweetest aroma! Blooming by roadsides, arranged in a vase, Clutched in my hand, they’re the loveliest lilacs— And how the fragrance sweeps over my face! Gleaming with pride that’s as yellow as sunshine, Strong-willed and tow’ring high over my lawns With sticky stems and the sneakiest root-spread, White-headed dandelions wave their batons.Continue reading “Quite Queer”
Mosquito in the Cabin
Back in highschool, my friend and I worked through an art elective which I never regretted. Oh yes, we had lots of projects and unpredictable tests, but doing art as schoolwork was fun! I still use techniques I learned then. I also appreciate different forms of art more now than I used to. One bookContinue reading “Mosquito in the Cabin”
Inspired to Inspire 