by Krista | Dec 30, 2021 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Winter |
Having lived so many years in Alberta, winter seems incomplete to me without a little snow. So, like a child, I eagerly await the first snowfall of the season. I can feel the silence even before I see the snow, and I rush to the window in the morning to discover a...
by Krista | Dec 18, 2021 | Faith, Poetry Blog, Winter |
When my children were little, we had an advent calendar. Like most advent calendars, you could hide treats in the pockets – one for each day in the month of December. However, our advent calendar was a little different than most. In the pockets I also hid little...
by Krista | Dec 16, 2021 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog |
Where do you place your faith when the storms of life arise? What do you cling to when the cold winds blow and the rain pours down relentlessly? Is it strong? Is it deep? Does it keep you standing, firmly planted in the earth until the storm subsides...
by Krista | Dec 4, 2021 | Friends and Family, Hope, Poetry Blog |
As winter sets in and the nights grow longer, we turn towards the sources of light in our lives. We light fires in the fireplace, we put up holiday lights, we celebrate winter by shining light into the darkness. Light is used throughout the world as a...
by Krista | Nov 24, 2021 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog |
Is there a piece of wisdom that has changed the way that you look at your life? I wrote this poem a while ago based on a sermon that I once heard. The image of our lives as a tapestry is one that has stayed with me over the years and has completely changed the...
by Krista | Nov 17, 2021 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
There are many stories I could tell about the different chapters of my life, just as you have many stories of your own. Some of my stories may be similar to yours and of course, others would be different. I could talk about the joys of parenting or the challenges of...
