A Quote, A Word, A Photo

Trying something new today.  I plan to post a gratitude journal for a month. Each day I will post a quote of the day, a word of the day, and a single photo…hope you enjoy Quote of the day: “I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early mornings setting out, those evenings gleaming with rivers and lakes below us, still holding the last light.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh Word of the day: Grace

Running toward or away?

Quote of the day: “The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.” – Bono Last night I caught a glimmer of pink in the sky out of the corner of my eye while I was preparing supper.  I stopped what I was doing, grabbed my camera and headed out on the deck to capture the amazing color that remained after sunset.  The “Twilight Sky” photo above is one of the photos I took.  More important than the photos I Read more…

Life is not broken

Quote of the day:  “I’ve spent many years learning how to fix life, only to discover at the end of the day that life is not broken. There is a hidden seed of greater wholeness in everyone and everything. We serve life best when we water it and befriend it. When we listen before we act.”  — Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging Yesterday I went for a walk in my beloved woods. It was so magical and beautiful.  Being there fed my soul. I would have liked to have walked there Read more…

A Walk in the Woods

Quote of the day: “But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” – Robert Frost As some of the last leaves were floating down on this calm sunny day, I decided to take a walk in one of my favorite places, Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area.  These woods are a rare remnant of the original Big Woods that once covered a large part of south central Minnesota.  In the springtime,  I love to look for the early spring ephemeral wild flowers that bloom there before the trees Read more…