Just when we are certain we have seen everything wonderful in the world, God surprises us.c.e.hollisSymmetry and designToo complicated not to have been plannedConstructed by an artist architect;The orchid on my tabletopPeeks at me in the afternoon light,Whispers to me that there is a creatorThat he is a person who loves Light and hope,  Gentleness and strength,Beauty and truth, And especially... Continue Reading →

In His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.Psalm 30:5Morning sunlight thrums–hums through the air,And collected snow, though stiff and frozen as ice,Begins to glimmer and glisten with moisture,Snow softening, slowly, surely, softening–meltingMelting into water to soak deep into the ground.Next summer we will see the good of it.Long... Continue Reading →

The Lord has been mindful of usPsalm 115:12Snow falls and the blue can poursNo water on my flowers and tomatoes.Snow falls and winter stays on;But spring will comeSummer heat will rise again andThe blue watering canWill be filled and emptied againWe know–because our FatherIs ever and always mindful of us.