"The sun warmed the upturned earth that day. The small seed placed in the furrow to grow shrank inside as the outside wrinkled. The earth grew dark and damp and cold. Shriveling hurt until the sun drew forth from the ache a leaf." Claire PedrettiWatching Them GrowBy Elece Hollis                 Old as I amI have seen... Continue Reading →

"Faith is blind––except upward. It is blind to impossibilities, and deaf to doubt."S. D.GordonSoarSoar By Elece Hollis Soar in the sky! Like a bird––Take wing!It looks to me like an effortless thing.To glide on the wind through the winter sky, To soar up high––to glide––to fly.We struggle and worry our goals to achieve,When in faith we could soar––trust––believe.We could fly... Continue Reading →

"Listen and Silent are spelled with the same letters––coincidence? I don't think so. " Alfred BrendelSilent by Elece HollisHave you ever listened to the sound of a single candle flickering in a dark place?     Have you ever listenedto the powerof a whispered prayer in the center of a crisis? Have you ever listened to the thunder of one soft kind word in the midst of an angry crowd?Have you... Continue Reading →