In Fall 1999, my husband and I spent my sabbatical semester at a seminary in Nairobi, Kenya. Stunning beauty surrounded us: flaming sunsets and colorful sunrises, flowering trees and shrubs, brilliant birds, sassy monkeys, hungry dogs, hungry chickens, goats and cows. Nearly everyone lived on the seminary campus: students, faculty, staff and administrators, all with their families.
Classes met in one of two long, converted chicken coops. Read the rest of this entry »
clear titmouse whistles
melt icy morning silence—
warm forecast of spring
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 31 January 2015
Photo and birdsong credit: www. birdwatchersdigest.com
It’s April 2011
Diane is in my dreams—
tall, beautiful
wearing a long, full
light mocha winter coat
that’s gently flared
in the back.
I see her
from the back,
looking over her left shoulder,
smiling at me. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m feeling raw today.
Best to start with
A Reality Check Read the rest of this entry »
This blog is about connecting the dots in my life. Part 1 reminds me of something I share with thousands of young children. Here’s my attempt to show and tell what I mean. Read the rest of this entry »
Every now and then something simple changes everything. Not reality itself, but the way I view it. Usually it’s already sitting right in front of me, waiting for me to get it. Read the rest of this entry »
I agonized about whether to begin this blog. Not because I had nothing to say, but because I was terrified. Of what? I’m not sure. Probably the concreteness of truth. Even though I lived with it all my life, putting truth out there in concrete words is different.
The words below are from my journal. I made the entry on 19 July 2012, about 18 months before I published my first post, Dear Dad. Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 