All the good things about life in the country
"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 →
God passes through the thicket of the world,and wherever his glance falls he turns all things to beauty. St. John of the CrossMonday morning By EleceMonday morning and the sky is overcast after three lovely sun-filled days––like a semi-colon in spring. I suppose that the spring has passed and we are in early summer, but I love... Continue Reading →
You're a man, you've seen the world––The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shape of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises–– And God made it all!Robert BrowningTimeBy Elece HollisTime for vases of daffodils on the windowsill.Time for filling the hummingbird feeders.Time for sunny warmer days and thunder-stormy evenings.Time for treefrogs singing after rain.Time... Continue Reading →
What’s Good About Home! 