Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:30  This is one of my favorite verses.  Somehow it … Continue reading A Tribute to the Sparrows

Earlier in the week I was leaving work as the sun was setting.  There was a pink glow on the horizon behind me and in front of me, as I rounded a curve I saw the moonrise.  It is my favorite time to moon-watch because it is bigger on the horizon than later when it … Continue reading Chasing the Moon

Have you ever taken notice of the differences between fog and mist?  I hadn’t paid much attention to it either…clouds are clouds right?  Last night, I cruised down some back roads.  It was dark, but clear overhead thanks to the storms that had made their way through and cleansed the air.  The temperature light on … Continue reading Fog or Mist?

I have a fan that has gone blind. She tells me that when she hears my writing she can see again. Her husband reads to her from my book each day. Sometimes I write descriptive nature pieces just for her…this is one of those times. There is a black cloud creeping up behind the mountain … Continue reading A Game of Tag

I took a stroll to the mail box just in time for a summer shower. Once I got back up to my front porch swing, I was taken with how the sound of pouring rain in the woods is so similar to the sound of a waterfall. Rushing to the ground, it slides over the … Continue reading Summer Simplicity

I am surrounded by darkness and silence. It is moments before the dawn and I am once again awake. My body doesn’t appear to know that it is summer and I no longer have to rise before the sun. I tip toe onto the porch of my parents’ home so as not to awaken those … Continue reading Breaking Dawn

I love this time of year when the mountains are changing their clothes…taking off the drab browns and grays of winter and putting on the multidimensional greens of spring. As I drive along the back roads, which are most roads around where I live, the changes are evident. Pollen is thick, the breeze is still … Continue reading Change