by Krista | Jan 23, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
When I started writing this poem, I titled it “truth”. But then, when I went back to reread it, I realised that I could just have easily titled it “peace” or “wisdom” or “inspiration” or another meaning-filled concept that we spend our lives searching for....
by Krista | Jan 15, 2022 | Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog |
I think it would be foolish of me to assume that my dreams are significant enough to be interesting to most people. But suffice it to say, I have an image in my mind of the person I want to be, and I keep working towards becoming that person. Sometimes...
by Krista | Jan 12, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog |
It is interesting to me how a single event can change how we look at our world. Sometimes one small change can overshadow all the good that is in our lives… if we allow it. I am not a person who adjusts easily to change. I get attached… to people, to...
by Krista | Jan 1, 2022 | Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog |
As I pondered the New Year and all the resolutions I had yet to make, and all the resolutions I had made in the past and eventually broken, I realised that I needed a new type of goal. Something less specific but more meaningful. This year I decided to throw all...
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...