by Krista | Jan 21, 2024 | Friends and Family, Poetry Blog, Winter |
The first winter snowfall brings back such happy memories for me. Memories of playing outside with my children, cheeks rosy and breath forming frosty clouds as we laugh and call out to one another. Memories of rolling big balls of snow to form snowmen, packing piles...
by Krista | Dec 23, 2023 | Friends and Family, Poetry Blog, Winter |
Holidays have a way of creating a mix of emotions for many people. This season is one of joy with a tinge of sadness for me. While I am filled with gratitude for the wonderful people in my life, I also feel the loss of my mother on this holiday. Nevertheless, I...
by Krista | Dec 31, 2022 | Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Winter |
Sometimes I feel as if I am waiting for something to happen… something to change… something better to come. But when I reflect on it a little more, I realise that my life only changes when I myself change. I change my mindset, my goals, my hopes, my plans. The truth...
by Krista | Dec 24, 2022 | Faith, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Winter |
I find it difficult to put my finger on a clear description of each of the advent principles on which our faith is built: hope, peace, joy, and love. Yet if we consider each one individually, we can see that Christ embodies each one of them. Through his greatest act...
by Krista | Dec 20, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Winter |
It is nearly Christmas, and miraculously, we have been blessed by a winter storm that will give us the white Christmas we had hoped for. Most of the time, I am grateful for the mild climate here in Victoria – the short winters, the warmth of an early spring, the long...
by Krista | Nov 10, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Winter |
I used to live in Alberta, where winter snow storms were commonplace and often thought of as more of an inconvenience than anything else. Yet throughout my daughter’s childhood, the first snowfall was always an exciting moment for her. No matter the time...
