by Krista | May 7, 2022 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog |
As we go through our lives and experience difficult things, we often discover that we have strength that we never imagined we could have. For strength doesn’t come from what we already know we can do. Strength comes from overcoming the things we thought we...
by Krista | May 4, 2022 | Friends and Family, Hope, Poetry Blog, The Garden |
My sister asked me to write her a poem. When I think of her, I think of all the times we sat down, side-by-side and just talked. She is, without a doubt, the best listener I know. She has a way of making you feel like nothing matters more than that conversation and...
by Krista | Apr 24, 2022 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, The Garden |
Sometimes I sit and gaze up through the leaves on the trees or I stand on the beach at water’s edge and marvel at the intricate details of God’s creation. When I stand amongst the trees, I notice how different each tree is from another, and each leaf upon that tree,...
by Krista | Apr 2, 2022 | Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Spring, The Garden |
I think the butterfly can be a beautiful analogy for the transformations we go through in life. Sometimes, as we go through the darkest of days, we are growing and developing into a better self. Though at first it seems as though nothing is happening and perhaps we...
by Krista | Feb 25, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
As I move through my life, I am frequently reminded that we live in the present. Though our thoughts have a way of wandering and focusing on regrets of the past or worries about the future, our moment of opportunity is the present moment… The present is the only time...
by Krista | Feb 2, 2022 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, The Garden |
Sometimes when I go outside, I find a place to sit, close my eyes, and just listen. There is a vast soundscape in nature that I find most noticeable when I turn off all my other senses and focus deeply on what I hear. In every moment of the day, in every season,...
