Category: Summer

Good morning from the traveling lakeside deck ~ 46 degrees!

Out & about on Lake Ann ~ Thank you God for this beautiful morning!

My writing ~
Taking in the cold morning mist
Rising over Lake Ann’s autumn waters
So full of Ozark sights & sounds
Blue sky & clean mountain air

Looking to see
That marvelous circling splash
Right below the dock

Out wondering
A Blue Heron & Kingfisher
Perch over the water & fly into a tree
I wonder if they are doing the same
Finding the glory in your name

Turning inside out
Finding my barring
I’m only a preview scout

Making my day’s listing
What really counts?
Being

I see
There’s a high ridge over there
I’m out of balance and lift

These many layers cut through
I calm my soul
I grasp a single leaf

Good morning from the lakeside deck ~
Oh wow ~ Welcome to Fall in the Ozarks
We are 63 degrees! Rains last night brought in much cooler air!

I sit high in the trees
Overlooking my Lake Ann
Up where the squirrels build nests
And the birds find sanctuary
Where the green earth meets the sky
And the sky winds blow through
To find me sitting and watching
As the clouds rush by
I touch God’s eye

We all deserve love
Running across the sky
Moon glow and ships at sail
Our hearts colliding
Running
Hand in hand
Through dawn’s early light
We see in a single moment
What it takes a life time to learn
Beauty and joy takes our breath away
Lost in a single leaf

Help is on the way!

If you say safe – I say home
Let’s jump the train
And listen to the oil field pumpers

Pull on the blue & red derrick lights
And run across the horizon sky
Caught a glimpse from the welder’s dog house

We will climb the highest tree
Dashing back and forth
Across College street

We will camp out on well mowed lawns
In front of dad’s stone mason grill
Watching the stars go by

I believe you and I belong

Good morning from the lakeside deck ~

From Crystal Bridges American Made Exhibit ~ Scott-Irish American immigrant hand made illustrated book of psalms.

Psalm 8:3-5 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place

My writing ~
Before dawn
Morning’s new star rising
Over these sweet hills

I would love to hand make a small book ~ maybe I shall!

And I say again ~
“I love you to the moon and back again and again”

Inspired by John Muir’s words ~

I am blessed
To live high upon a hill
For a short while

Good morning from the lakeside deck ~

This morning ~
I sit deep into these Ozark woods
High upon a steep hill
Overlooking my sweet Lake Ann

Stark black branches
Hang and curl through
Heavily wooded forests
Of hickories & blackjack oaks
Backlit by new morning rays
Framing our quiet cove below

My spirit finds peace here
But it is a daily struggle
To return my well being
I tell myself
Everything will be OK
Things will work out
In time and in love

Then somehow my spirit rises
And I too can reach out and walk
Through these woods
Touched by their warmth
And ever giving life

Here ~
I draw from heaven and earth
I can find eternity
In the eye and hands of God’s green earth

Praying an unceasing prayer today ~
I pray for God’s blessings
May angels surround us
May the saints pray for us
May peace surround my family
And protect them

Who are we together
Who are the dying children
Who do we take care of

What if we pray an unceasing prayer
What if we embrace love and peace
What does history say

Where there is grief and tears
Where there is disaster and devastation
Where there is death and nothing but ruins

Why are we here again and again
Why do we fear and blame
Why do we judge others so harshly

When do we move from the heart
When do you say enough is enough
When do we let go of the fear and pain

How are we getting to a better place
How are we still so divided
How are we choosing our answers