Born a common spark baby tongue creeps, crawls nibbles grasses, needles, twigs. Lambent cub egged on by wind. runs and leaps, laughs and licks. Hungry adolescent hunts smorgasbord of pine, hemlock, fir belches plumes of caustic smoke. Suffocating scent stampedes forest creatures to the glittering river sends wild-eyed homeowners in 4x4s loaded with papers, photos,… Continue reading Forest Usurper
We did not know our old house had such lovely bones until we put her on a diet. All her flab from furniture to knickknacks trimmed. Frumpy wardrobe of linoleum replaced. A facelift of paint took years off dinged and battered walls. Finally we coifed her with a new roof. Now svelte and chic she's… Continue reading Makeover
It is just like God to send you on ahead. Now we can hardly wait to walk up the geranium-lined path to your mansion. On the way inside you will steer us past your garden point out the gargantuan beefsteak tomatoes bushes heavy with raspberries field of cucumbers huge heads of cabbage perfect for sauerkraut.… Continue reading Mom Nesdoly
"At Jesus Feet" by Nathan Greene "She (Martha) had a sister called Mary who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made." Luke 10:39,40a Too often Martha takes charge– I schedule service with conditions, workboots clomp on everything threatening my… Continue reading The Martha In Me
Spring isn't pallid snowdrops shyly coil'd in chilly Feb. It isn't jewel primulas or burgeoning rhodo's red. Not hyacinths poking through dirt or blossom bursts of plum, not heather clumps abuzz once more with bees that float and hum. Not tulips or camellias unfurling on the scene, nor lilacs or forsythia soon giving way to… Continue reading Spring Isn’t (because it is that time of year again)
"Gospel" is a beige word, one of those words we read but it doesn't register because it's so common. It shouldn't be that way. For gospel" (euangelion), a word that means "good news," has significance to all of us. While in ancient Greek "gospel" referred to the reward given for bringing good news, in the… Continue reading Black Hole
...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world... Revelation 13:8 It stands there blinking, surprised then begins to ba-a-a- this woolly, trusting easily-led-astray animal just created and a shudder goes through heaven. © 2007 - Violet Nesdoly (Family Reunion)
Beside my face glowing, red – 11:58 ...11:59 I stare into the dark. Somewhere a train whistle blows sharp, short. Sirens wail, then fade. Dog barks. Car vrooms a challenge, squeals, roars on but my tensed body pleads for that familiar hum... then door slam, click, step, step, creak, the sweet sound of teenage feet...… Continue reading Stare into the dark
After the painting "Escape for thy life" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Who are these strangers to command we leave? Right now? You wear the embroidered robe I’ll take the pouch. What about food and drink our girls’ betrothed? Why are we rushing from all we’ve ever wanted– my beautiful home the market so handy… Continue reading Fire Test
I can think a thing a long time with the words going round and round inside my head like the gray gruel mixing in a cement truck but once I say those thoughts once those words escape my mouth pour out become exposed to air everything changes. The minute they're out they start to solidify.… Continue reading Some Words
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