by Krista | Sep 27, 2023 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, The Sea |
Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear, even if earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge....
by Krista | Sep 24, 2023 | Autumn, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
When was the last time you began something new? For me, as a teacher, the season of fall brings a new school year and a chance to start fresh in many ways. The old year falls away like the leaves on the trees, and I begin again… For others, perhaps,...
by Krista | Aug 29, 2023 | Friends and Family, Poetry Blog, Summer, The Sea |
I remember walking along the seashore as a child, collecting shells in a bucket, like tiny treasures washed in by the sea. In later years, I took my children to the beach and made lasting memories of days spent playing in the sand and the water. Even now, thinking...
by Krista | Aug 9, 2023 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer |
Sometimes I try to catch a glimpse of who my true “self” is underneath the everchanging circumstances of my life. Try as I might, it is like attempting to grasp a cloud in my hand. For I find that in the timeline of my life, there is a piece of me that remains...
by Krista | Jul 25, 2023 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Garden |
When I was a child, I loved to explore in the fields behind my house. During those childhood days, my friends and I would run freely through the countryside, building forts, and playing games in the trees and the long grass. In the summertime, these fields...
by Krista | Jul 17, 2023 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Sea |
There is something powerful about the seashore. Perhaps it is the overwhelming size of the sea and the way it seems to have a life of its own. Perhaps it is the quiet hush of the waves, the rhythm that is the heartbeat of the sea. Perhaps it is the way...