by Krista | Jul 6, 2025 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Garden |
Sometimes when I go out into nature, I feel as if I am walking out into a completely separate and protected world. It is as though all else just fades away and all I am left with is this one moment in time. I put aside all the worries and concerns of the day and...
by Krista | May 31, 2025 | New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Spring, The Garden |
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?…” Isiah 43:18-19 The beauty of a spring morning is hard to put into words. Try as I might to capture the sights and...
by Krista | Apr 21, 2024 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Spring, The Garden |
Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Sometimes when I awake I find that I can only remember my dreams for a fleeting moment and then they quickly fade from my memory. Springtime can also be a bit that way for me. It...
by Krista | Mar 20, 2024 | Poetry Blog, The Garden |
Spring on the prairies of Alberta is a long-awaited season that emerges after a seemingly endless cold winter. As the snows melt, all that is stark and bare comes to life again, bringing with it a feeling of hope and promise. Because the winters are so long, spring...
by Krista | Feb 23, 2024 | New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Spring, The Garden |
Lamentations 3:21-23 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. There is something unique and hopeful about the...
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...
