Pine boughs…
Photo © 2018 by V. Nesdoly Pine boughs mittened, each finger cuddled in quilted fleece. © 2018 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved) This morning we awoke to a winter wonderland! The Capture Your...
View ArticleGospel Choir Newbie and other reflections on music (Spiritual Journey Thursday)
Watoto Children’s Choir in Canada – 2013 (Photo © 2017 by V. Nesdoly) I cannot remember a time when music wasn’t part of my life. The steel-backed Heintzman that I grew up with— that my mom played with...
View ArticleWelcome Spring!
Happy first day of spring. Crocuses – March 11, 2018 (Photo © 2018 by V. Nesdoly) Welcome Spring! A chalked hopscotch blossoms overnight that robin won’t stop singing whole fields gloat sunny...
View ArticleVicarious (Spiritual Journey Thursday)
A few weeks ago an acquaintance sent me a newly published book of her poems. They were simple but beautiful in their first-person expression of praise, love, and gratitude to God—a collection of modern...
View ArticleSpecial Day (Spiritual Journey Thursday)
Welcome to Spiritual Journey (first) Thursday, hosted here today. This month we’re exploring the topic “special days.” Following my thoughts, below, is a widget where you can leave the link to your...
View Article“Summer” and “read” are synonyms (Spiritual Journey Thursday)
Summer. Even saying the word makes me feel good. I think the magic of this season is so much a part me because of the rhythms of school ingrained from childhood. From my earliest memories it has always...
View ArticleLook both ways before proceeding (Spiritual Journey First Thursday)
January 2018 seems like just yesterday in some ways—and like a long time ago in others. As I look back and ahead, here in the middle of the year, I see several trends. FOCUS My one-little-word for 2018...
View ArticleThe humour of Ms. Google
Just over a week ago hubby and I returned from an autumn holiday. It involved a fair bit of driving in places altogether unfamiliar to us as we explored Canada’s maritime provinces: Nova Scotia, PEI,...
View Article2018 in Focus (Spiritual Journey Thursday)
My One Little Word for 2018 is/was FOCUS. I wrote about what I expected my focus on FOCUS to do for me back on January 4th, and did a mid-year evaluation on July 5th. Since then I haven’t actually...
View ArticleThe simple things of HOME (SJT)
HOME – what a huge topic. I love it! As I have wandered more into the world of art, subjects of home hold the greatest appeal. Ordinary things can become beautiful when one takes the time and attention...
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