by Deb Farris | Apr 20, 2023 | Musings
We meet on Wednesday’s at 11:30, not every Wednesday but at least twice a month. We meet at a place where the ceilings are high, not cathedral-like but high enough to feel holy space around you. The tables are wood, I don’t know what kind of wood but they are sturdy...
by Deb Farris | Apr 15, 2023 | Musings
“Valdaree Valdah rah…” he sings as we’re walking along through the neighborhood this morning. Soon enough, I realize I can’t get the tune out of my head and start humming it. It’s a beautiful morning, temperate, hazy sunlight has appeared—the sun comes in, the...
by Deb Farris | Apr 12, 2023 | Aging Parents, Family, Musings
The post below was originally posted on Feb 24, 2015 and is a repost from my blog Sundays with Dad. Although it’s a very different year, it is a Tuesday and, apparently, the day for Tater Tot casseroles in my life. I made one this week (we’ll have...
by Deb Farris | Apr 9, 2023 | Devotions
~turning hearts toward the hope of eternity I’m a little late sharing this story that was published for Holy Week, but I’m very grateful to Jennifer Wier for including me in her HOMEWARD BOUND series. I’d feel remiss if I didn’t, plus it’s also really nice to connect...
by Deb Farris | Apr 7, 2023 | Devotions
He is like the trillium catching me by surprise in the woods, the milky white of the stars spilling across the sky, the flash of red in a forest of umbers and olives, the flames of glory in the setting sun. He is more than I ever hoped for and far exceeds what I...
by Deb Farris | Mar 30, 2023 | Devotions, Nature
I have come from one place, arrived here, and am now in-between here and the place I am going. I wait in my favorite room facing north with a beautiful view, all yellow and blue like Van Gogh’s Starry Night. This artist trusted his life’s work and was not led...
by Deb Farris | Mar 25, 2023 | Devotions
A song through the wind to my ears. Robin withdraws from spatting sparrows to tiptoe through white air. Wordless, sparks in mist, crystal airwaves of the morning sky land on my hood. I sense your presence, unseen and formless. Or is it here I see you? Low branches,...
by Deb Farris | Mar 21, 2023 | Devotions
We will not be content existing like the groundhog, burrowing beneath the beauty, hibernating throughout the winters. But like the golden eagle, we will mount up and nest on the cliffs above waterfalls and grasslands, harbingers of the heights, traveling through the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 16, 2023 | Devotions, Poetry
Through the tall wooden door she leaves one realm and enters another, turning the nob, stepping into dawn’s light, streetlights yet lit, half-moon lingers. The sun hovers above horizon, a mirage, holy light, appears with early morning dog walkers. Icicles break free...
by Deb Farris | Mar 3, 2023 | Aging Parents, Musings
What I wouldn’t give to flip on the switch of fluorescent light and breathe in the scent of clean clothes from that little laundry room, just one more time. What I wouldn’t give to see the surprise on Dad’s face as I call his name from the door of the condo and find...
