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We Hope this Brings you Peace

by Krista | Jul 31, 2024 | Friends and Family, Hope, Poetry Blog

I wrote this poem for my dear mom who passed away a little over a year ago. I read this poem as we scattered her ashes in the place that she loved more than any other – a place she named Shooting Star because of the flowers she found growing nearby. Shooting Star is...

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I Will Love You Always

by Krista | May 6, 2026 | Poetry Blog | 0 Comments

Three years ago today my dear mother passed away. Sometimes it still feels like only yesterday. No matter how much time passes, she continues to be an intricate part of my being. I wish I could tell her how much I think of her, how much I love her, how much a part...

The Breath of Spring

by Krista | May 2, 2026 | Hope, New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Spring, The Garden | 0 Comments

The beauty of a spring morning is hard to put into words. Try as I might to capture the sights and sounds and smells of spring, words are not adequate to describe the joy I feel during a walk on a spring-time morning. Yet I strive to explain my experiences in an...

The Climb

by Krista | March 25, 2026 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection | 0 Comments

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. We all have moments in our past that we regret. Times when we said something we wish we could take...

Dancing in the Wind

by Krista | October 19, 2025 | Autumn, Poetry Blog, The Forest | 1 Comment

When I think of autumn, I am filled with many happy memories. Memories of childhood days spent raking leaves and jumping in the huge piles with my brothers and sister. Memories of long drives through the countryside, admiring the poplar leaves as they turn golden in...

Nature’s Embrace

by Krista | July 6, 2025 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Summer, The Garden | 0 Comments

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...

Give it Away

by Krista | June 29, 2025 | Friends and Family, Hope, Poetry Blog | 0 Comments

Ever wonder about the meaning of life? I have thought about this a lot over the years. It’s a complicated question that most people don’t have a good answer for. Why are we on this earth? What are we supposed to do while we’re here? Is there a purpose in all of the...

The Breath of Spring

by Krista | May 31, 2025 | New Beginnings, Poetry Blog, Spring, The Garden | 0 Comments

"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 sounds and smells...

Rainy Day

by Krista | April 19, 2025 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Spring | 0 Comments

Proverbs 30:4-5 “Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who has created the whole wide world? What is his name—and his son’s name? Tell me if you...

The Rhythm of Creation

by Krista | April 18, 2025 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection | 0 Comments

“Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.” Genesis 2:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. When He did this, he breathed life into all creation, putting in motion a rhythm that beats in tune with His own...

Celebrating 100 Poems!

by Krista | January 5, 2025 | Poetry Blog | 0 Comments

This post is a celebration of 100 poems posted on this blog! It has taken me several years to get to 100 poems. It is now January 2025 and I began this blog in October of 2021. Many of my earlier poems went into my book “Watching for Wildflowers”. Many of my...