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Remembering
We are fickle creatures, us humans. I know for myself, I am often painfully aware that I forget – how God has worked and provided and delivered. A fall and a fracture right before Thanksgiving leaves me forgetful of all the miracles the Lord has done in my life, even in just the past 6…
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Love for the Fall Leaves
The fall leaves are beginning their descent. Their colors have brought me such joy this fall. As they make their way to the forest floor, crunching beneath my feet, there is sadness and expectation. Sadly, their glorious fall colors are short-lived (although doesn’t that make their beauty all the more poignant?). Yet this rhythm is…
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Autumn Sunshine
October opened with five straight days of rain. Hurricane Ian brought the clouds to the Mid-Atlantic on Friday, September 30th and the sunshine didn’t return in Maryland until October 6th. It’s also a transitional month within the year, a significant-and historically hard-month for me. I also turn a year older at the end of it,…
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Goodbye, September and Farewell Instagram, for Now
September is turning golden. I took a late afternoon hike last Saturday, when the trails were abandoned and the sun was beginning to set. The lowering light beams lit up a field of grass seed—I was so glad I had my camera to capture some of the beauty, and that there was no one else…
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The Gift of Scout
Sad news friends, and anyone who has enjoyed pics/videos of my adventuresome and handsome dogs… My sweet Scout has died. I am heartbroken. It was all very sudden and unexpected a few weeks ago—he would have only been 7 in August. He went from a seemingly healthy dog, hiking on a Saturday afternoon, to breathing…
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A Weekend Filled with Feelings
It’s a weekend filled with feelings. Full hearts,longing hearts,struggling hearts,broken hearts,grieving hearts,and grateful ones too. Hopefully, we can see it,not as a weekend of haves and haves nots, but days to look more closely for grace. To hold grief and gratitude, equally as each emotion needs to be honored. We are women of complexity, far beyond…
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Spring Watch: Trusting the Underground Work
Patience is a practice that yields deeper fulfillment.
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What is this Season Inviting You To?
The wind whipped today, and I found myself shivering a few times while out with my dogs, despite being bundled in my winter coat, and gloves, freshly pulled from the closet for the first time since April. The weekend too, felt different, with rains, wind, the cold coming in, and sparse sunshine. A new season…
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Summer Wildflowers
The summer is slipping away. I don’t want it to end. Do you? I like to hold on to every moment of a shifting season. To day by day, notice the small changes. The angle of the sun. Flicks of color in the leaves. The golden hue of autumn creeping in. Perhaps it’s a manifestation…
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Looking for the Fireweed of Life
Fires are deadly and destructive. At both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, I saw first-hand the damage that wildfires can do. On a hike along St. Mary’s Lake in Glacier National Park, I could even still smell the effects – the odor of burnt wood still wafted in the air. Fires unfortunately happen. Sometimes it’s…
Bethany Peck
Reflections on Life, Faith, and Beauty