He drinks out of the toilet… She licks between her toes… On a short-term missions trip to Eastern Europe, he stopped the van suddenly along side of the road and ran swiftly into the dense forest… he yelled for me (his dutiful wife) to follow him with toilet paper… the other team members waited patiently…
Just add Sunshine, Water, and well, Miracle Grow…
Yesterday, my husband and I planted 17 pots of red geraniums. It took us all morning. We felt quite accomplished at lunch… I know these red geraniums are kind of puny now… but in a few weeks… they will be overflowing their pots–vibrant and robust… bursting with life! They just need some sunshine, raindrops, and…
Small Awakenings…
Divided by long, prosaic interludes, life is a series of awakenings. I don’t know about you, but I have had several ”revelations” that have desperately influenced me–dividing my life into two parts: before and after. Sometimes awakenings have occured because of unexpected happenings; while at other times, the most mundane things have grabbed my attention and changed the course of…
Stars and Promises
When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you ordained; What is man that you are mindful of him? For you have made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands, You placed all things under Your…
haiku: remedy
every drop precious morning dew and bedtime tears soak the hard heart soft
The Definition of Light
I relish a long afternoon alone–with my husband and daughter out of the house and the sun saturating the room with that special end-of-the-day kind of light, where the shadows are long and the minutes tick away leisurely as I enjoy a cup of tea, a book, or sometimes… nothing… doing just nothing. These long,…
Seven Words…
1) “Solomon” is much more beautiful in English than in Hebrew. Shlomo just doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the same way. 2) Carendash is “pencil” in Russian and much more artistic in Russian. 3) Solfeggio is “music theory” in Russian and much more musical in Russian. 4) Nay is “yes” in Greek and…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 