This is a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. How can something so tiny bring so much joy? Perhaps it’s because of their diminutive size and ability to trust your presence if you put forth the effort to be around them. Maybe it’s watching them flit from blossom to blossom and hover, or maybe it’s when they come…
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Weathered Forgiveness
Weathered Forgiveness The sky lost its sunny smile and took on the cold hard scowl of winter. I watched the clouds, dark and low, threatening to roll toward us. Until now the day had been bright and mild. The roadsides and lawns stubbornly clung to their summer garb and scoffed at the menacing weather….
A Fiery Dawn . . . Herald or Harbinger?
The air is still, but before night’s deep shadows wane, Dawn sets the morning clouds aflame. Is this a glorious herald of the conquering sun poised to grace the day, or is it a harbinger of what might transpire later? My eyes focus on and relish the colors displayed as the cloak of darkness…
Heaven’s Splendor
I was led to the edge of a frozen wonder, where a path cut through winter’s icy waters, and there, in a reflection of sunset colors, I was given a vision of Heaven’s splendor! ©Mid Stutsman 2019
Out of Focus . . .
You could be the most beautiful person in the world, but if the focus is on someone else, you become irrelevant. You might have the most inspiring message to give, but if the focus is on another speaker with a different topic, again, you become irrelevant. The simple truth? Beauty, riches, intellect, talent . ….
A Love Song . . .
When Time whispers, and your heart responds; When a moment lingers and becomes a song; When sunset wonders color the dawn; You know My Love will go on, and on ~ and on, and on, and on, and on . . . My Love for you will go on! (© 2017 Mid) Isaiah 64:4 ~ I Corinthians 2:9 In His…
Of Clouds, and Glory, and Global Warnings . . .
Clouds intrigue me, not just because they are fascinating and mysteriously beautiful, and at times fearsome in power, but because they are intimately associated with God and especially His Son, Jesus Christ. Clouds are said to be God’s covering whenever He enters our finite dimension. Jesus, after His death (on our behalf), and resurrection, was…
At a Glance . . .
Don’t be deceived by appearances! The Great Blue Heron may look like a crotchety, stooped over, spindly-legged, old man past his prime, with messy hair, a pot belly and a long, unkempt beard, but make no mistake, this is one agile fisherman! And his grace in flight is one of my favorite profiles ~ one I desire…
Pretty in Pink . . . A Respite
The morning sits pretty in pink, like the rose petal cheeks of an innocent babe ~ a soft, calming respite from the harsh, heart-wrenching images of the ravaging fires, devastating quakes and raging storms of late. Is God trying to get our attention? I believe so. We have shoved the Lord aside, either arrogantly, or by default through our silence, and have allowed evil, like a…
Preserved . . . Forever
Peace is that flower I keep tucked away and pressed between the pages of my heart ~ a remembrance of the forgiveness, mercy and grace given by its Creator. In His Love, Mid