by Deb Farris | Jul 12, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
I stepped outside onto the deck overlooking a forest of trees. Standing above them all gave me a sense of a strong foundation, something I had for a long time struggled to admit was missing. The cool Carolina air hit my face as I turned to slide the door closed behind...
by Deb Farris | Jun 30, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
“I put your spaghetti recipe on Facebook, Dad. A friend asked for it.” “Well good, now when I go visiting maybe I’ll get spaghetti!” Dad never gets tired of it. The recipe is his grandmother’s. As the legend goes, he learned how to make it from his mother and used it...
by Deb Farris | Jun 21, 2014 | Musings, Uncategorized
My husband looks at birthdays differently than I. He always moves me forward a year. I completely missed 57 because he told me I was in my 58th year. When I turned 58 I thought I was 59. I guess you could say I’m more than prepared to turn fifty-nine on June 22...
by Deb Farris | Jun 21, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Late last fall, Dad and I were in the car on our way to the Sunday service at a church he had designed. He’d been asked to give a talk on it for Doors Open the following week. It was a church designed with a hill around it, a solar tower and grass covered roof—green...
by Deb Farris | Mar 8, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Some people wait for years to replace a beloved pet. Not us. When we had to put down Pisgah—my fifteen year old Cocker Spaniel—I couldn’t go back home without her there to greet us. She had been through my first marriage with me. After my divorce, she was with...
by Deb Farris | Feb 25, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
I turn to face the window, the pleasure of a soft pillow under my head and a warm quilt over me. How precious the moment. I open my eyes just as the sun is lifting its weight from its own bed. ‘The Glory of God,’ I think to myself and pray thanks for the...
