The wind broken lives of Ethiopia’s Jews move my heart in compassion. Destiny in Bloom, a women’s online magazine, published an article of mine about these precious people last week. Find it here.
Tag: Ethiopia
Harvest
Harvest I will plant seeds In the barren soil of your loneliness and water the hard ground with tears shed in the secret places of your heart. My smile will burn through the darkness and scatter the storm clouds. I will grow a harvest from what you wasted and despised—row upon row, row upon row….
You’re Not in Texas When…
… the roof tops are made of straw. … the tree tops are flat. … walking is the best form of transportation around. … you don’t have to worry about locking the door. … umbrellas are good in rain or shine. … Tom Sawyer hasn’t painted the fence white yet. … little girls play in…
Focused
“I close my eyes in order to see.” ~ Paul Gauguin, painter We are trained from an early age to close our eyes during prayer. This ritual/habit probably began with the idea of reverence for God — and shutting out the world and all immediate distraction in order to focus on the one who hears…
Things are Blurry Now
I have always wanted to study the art of pottery making; so when we visited a potter’s house in Addis Ababa last week, my heart beat for joy. Actually, my hubby and I have visited this place three times over the years, and each trip is just as wonderful as the first. I watched in…
Of Monkeys and Men…
The morning sun peeked its golden head over the Mt. of Olives just as we pulled into Jerusalem. We have been gone only a week, but experienced so much life that it seems like a month. Not letting the Middle Eastern sand get hot beneath our feet, we are off to Europe in a few…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 