by Krista | Oct 11, 2022 | Autumn, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, The Forest |
Have you ever stopped to watch as a single leaf breaks free from the branch and drifts on the breeze? Each year, I watch as the leaves change to the brilliant colours of autumn, then flutter through the air when the breeze blows through the branches. I love the...
by Krista | Oct 7, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Garden |
Here is an excerpt from my book: Wildflowers can be found in the most unlikely places… in a field of summer grasses on the side of the road or poking up through a crack in the sidewalk. They bravely bloom in situations where other flowers would wilt from lack of...
by Krista | Oct 4, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Forest |
I used to live on a farm where, here and there, small stands of poplars grew. I would make my way through the grassy fields until I reached the shade of the trees and wander, taking in the sights and sounds of the small forest. It is in these moments that...
by Krista | Sep 22, 2022 | Autumn, Faith, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
When I take a step back from my life, I see the changes of my life mirrored in the life of a tree. As the world turns, the tree is transformed from one season to the next. Summer fading into fall and frosty winters melting into the new life of...
by Krista | Sep 9, 2022 | Autumn, Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
Change, for me, often feels like a dark and ominous cloud that hangs over the horizon. I am full of fear and reservation, reluctant to let go of that which has become familiar and comfortable. I imagine the things that bring me joy being stripped away,...
by Krista | Sep 4, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Garden |
I have a birdfeeder just outside my front window where I love to sit and watch the sparrows. They can see my movement through the glass and are so timid that I have to sit very still before they are willing to venture out of their hiding place and fly up to the...
