Hope & Delusion

Trying to be more faithful about posting, trying to catch up on reading what some of you have to say, trying, trying, trying. Hope and delusion, so often tangled. :)

Sunday Haiku

Ah, but it takes a certain calmness of the soul to hear those whispers, though I heard today in church how God loves to look into the chaos and to set things right. This I know: He is. He loves...

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Bluebonnets and Buzzing Bees!

I was in Houston this past weekend and we were headed to church when I looked alongside the Beltway and noticed this big beautiful field of blooming bluebonnets. There was a group of people out there with shovels. I think they were helping themselves to a few plants. Later in the afternoon I went back and got a few photos for myself. There were a couple of families with young children who came while I was there. They were carrying benches and small kids in hopes of getting some classic "child in the bluebonnet field" shots. I tried to get my (22 year old) son to lie down in the field and let me snap a few photos of him but he (for some strange reason) was not at all interested!

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Not sure where this came from within my head, but part of it was that I was thinking of all the little places in life where things are so true, and yet, there is this other "also" thing which is true, which sometimes seems contradictory.

Composure and Reflection

This would have been a better photograph had I taken a moment to check my composition and made sure I had the handle to the coffee cup in the picture. And I did not notice until after I uploaded it the reflection of the trees and my hand. I was waiting in line at Starbucks and did not want to slow things down by trying to get a better shot.

Still, it made me stop and think about the need to maintain my own composure, and the to always consider what I am reflecting as I go about my business in the world.

I left work today at 4:30 and I don't have to go back until Monday morning after Easter. I'm not quite sure what all I will do with my time, but I am sure at least a portion of it will be spent reflecting on Easter and what it means to me.

I may be back between now and then, but if I am not, have a blessed Easter. And for heaven's sake, if you are lucky enough to get one, don't eat all of your chocolate Easter bunny at one sitting. The bunny will revolt and it won't be a pleasant experience. Don't ask me how I know. :)

Finding Light in the Shadows

Shadow searching.

Seeking light.

I think of things I want to write about it, and I swear, they fall right out of my mind into the air! I want to start posting here again and yet I don't seem to manage to do it. I've got a few photos I can post until I am ready to write something again...

The Moon! The Moon!

The moon on Sunday night. The photos do not near do justice to the view I was seeing as I drove along I-10 heading home from Houston. But I tried, because I wanted to remember how everything felt so dark and almost hopeless, and then there was light, hanging right above my head, illuminating my path.