Tag: Christian writer
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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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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…
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Yellowstone, You’re Amazing!
Yellowstone is absolutely amazing. The incredible beauty and uniqueness of it will grow your love for nature and the outdoors.
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The Unfurling of Ferns
It’s now officially summer! And it felt like it this weekend with hot and sunny Maryland weather! Hiking along a favorite trail Saturday evening, my dogs and I came across a forest ridge filled with ferns—after some rain recently, everything is looking so green, lush, and alive!! Ferns have been on my mind a lot…
