by Deb Farris | Dec 19, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
When the sun is scarce and the air too cold to breathe, I do my best to ignore the dryness in my eyes and on the tips of my fingers. I listen to more music and try to remember to take vitamin D. I take walks to avoid the dreaded seasonal depression that comes along...
by Deb Farris | Nov 29, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
My family is big on rituals. Growing up, it was the Meadow Inn on Friday nights, Solly’s Coffee Shop on Saturdays and Marc’s Big Boy on Sundays after church. We didn’t always go out to eat but when we did, that’s where we’d go. When Mom and Dad went on a Saturday...
by Deb Farris | Aug 31, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
In the quiet of the morning, I wake and think of You. More and more, You are my first thought. Will you sit with me here? With Your Spirit’s touch, will You open me to Your Presence? The wind sounds fierce and the chimes are trying to pound out their tune—Amazing...
by Deb Farris | Aug 26, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
I crawl into this new morning from my bed to my chair, fresh from sleep, craving the first sip of the caramel colored coffee my husband sets on my table. I smelled it dripping into the cup—more than the sunrise, it’s the sign of a new day. In my chair, I find my...
by Deb Farris | Aug 11, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
The plan had been to leave on Monday and return on the following Monday but when Monday arrived, he had a fever. Not a high fever but even by one degree it puts a strain on my dad’s slight frame. “I didn’t sleep well and that always...
by Deb Farris | Jul 16, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
There was a turning of the tide this past Sunday. It was a day I realized that trying too hard to be good can be bad. Dad had overslept and texted to tell me he’d be late picking me up for church but still wanted to try and make it. I could have offered to pick him up...