Brilliance
Last Sunday, the sun shone bright though the weather here in Ohio was frigid and snow covered the ground. At church that morning, the stained glass windows glowed with an exceptional brilliance....
View ArticlePhotography, Light, and Dark
A small drop of ink falling like dew upon a thought produces that which makes thousands perhaps millions think. –Lord Byron (English poet, early 1800’s) Prague's spires, the view from Strahov In...
View ArticlePhotography: The Magic of Shooting in Low Light
This is the second in a series of posts about photography. Click here to read the first. I love visiting the ocean, and having time on the beach. To me, there is something about the rhythmic crashing...
View ArticleOf Every Leaf in Springtime
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” -Martin Luther There has always been a place in my heart for springtime … for singing birds and...
View ArticleOn Light, Darkness, and Garden Beauty
People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth...
View ArticleThe Lighthouse: Portland Head Light
“Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same, Year after year, through all the silent night Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame, Shine on that inextinguishable light!” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...
View ArticleLight in Hard Times
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. – Albert Schweitzer This past week has been a tough...
View ArticleWatching for the Light
“The time is being fulfilled and the light shall shine, perhaps just when it seems to us that the darkness is impenetrable.” – Eberhard Arnold There is something about this time of year in the depths...
View ArticleAlways Toward the Sunshine
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman The end of every year is a special time for me. I enjoy spending time in the quiet, to reflect. And then...
View ArticleWhat Only Light Can Do
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Along...
View Article5 Favorite Quotes on Keeping Our Faces Toward the Light
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman At the beginning of this year, I wrote about my motto for the year, following Whitman’s quote. I love...
View ArticleOn Light, Darkness, and Garden Beauty
People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth...
View ArticleThe Lighthouse: Portland Head Light
“Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same, Year after year, through all the silent night Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame, Shine on that inextinguishable light!” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...
View ArticleLight in Hard Times
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. – Albert Schweitzer This past week has been a tough...
View ArticleWatching for the Light
“The time is being fulfilled and the light shall shine, perhaps just when it seems to us that the darkness is impenetrable.” – Eberhard Arnold There is something about this time of year in the depths...
View ArticleAlways Toward the Sunshine
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman The end of every year is a special time for me. I enjoy spending time in the quiet, to reflect. And then...
View ArticleWhat Only Light Can Do
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Along...
View Article5 Favorite Quotes on Keeping Our Faces Toward the Light
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman At the beginning of this year, I wrote about my motto for the year, following Whitman’s quote. I love...
View ArticleLight, Life, Love: 2017 Solstice
May the blessing of Light be on you, light without and light within… – Irish blessing Light Today is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. In many ways this day is a pause, a time to look...
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