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 15, 2022 | Friends and Family, Poetry Blog |
I wrote this poem for a dear friend who I have known for many years. I feel blessed to have known her all this time. For, as much as life has changed throughout the years, we have managed to maintain a connection that has lasted through it all. What is amazing to...
by Krista | Feb 10, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
I heard this quote a while ago: “A poet is born, not made.” I don’t know if that’s true, but I feel like I have always had a poet’s heart. I don’t even really know how I got started writing poetry. I remember taking great pleasure in it when I was a child, and...
by Krista | Feb 2, 2022 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
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,...