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Simple Gifts

Tender Road Journeys

I kick off my shoes and walk in the wet sand making my way along the shoreline. I meander through the woods breathing deeply of the crisp fresh air. I pick a small bouquet of wildflowers and place them in my kitchen window. Simple things you might say.  Yes, but not really. Did you know that as my bare feet touched the sand the electrical charge from the earth calmed my nervous system and improved my heart rate and blood flow? Just from walking barefoot? Did you know that as I meandered through the woods breathing the particles emitted from … Continue reading Simple Gifts

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The Magnificence and Beauty of the Lord

Tender Road Journeys

All I have is the title. And glimpses from Exodus, Ezekiel, Daniel and Revelation. And the understanding that all beauty has come from Him, whether the beauty of the natural world or the beauty of such things as purity or goodness. It’s a subject my heart and spirit know more deeply than my mind. It’s an intuitive understanding of His centrality and that all things were created by Him and for Him and that our existence is an existence in Him. It’s an intuitive understanding that His essence is impeccable, astounding, and when beheld, even in a glimpse, profoundly alters … Continue reading The Magnificence and Beauty of the Lord

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First Snow of the Season

Tender Road Journeys

Silently, silently they come. Thousands of flakes per minute, each one distinct from the rest, delighting the heart of young and old, a white fleece as far as the eye can see, adorning each tree branch, and creating a whipped cream topping for the clusters of berries hanging from the Mountain Ash trees. Time passes. They continue to arrive by droves without a whisper, turning the brown decay of fall into an enchanting pillow top and ending the deep darkness of shadow that falls on the land with the turning season. Nights will be brighter now too, as moonlight bounces … Continue reading First Snow of the Season