sounds from the quiet – Page 2 – rambling thoughts and ponderings

I Know Now

I used to dance in the rain. The sky would open and I’d kick off my shoes heading out the door. I […]

Dan Granger

Little Boys

By Daniel Granger January 4, 2013 Town bound in my aging Chevy pick up. Livestock feeds were getting low. With the tractor […]

Love of Life

Open Hands

My tendency is ‘to stuff’. That’s ocultar in Spanish (in case you wondered;). To hide, conceal, cover, mask, or hide away. Or, maybe it’s enterrar. […]

Natural, Wild, Free

Layers

Layers. My brain works in layers. And patterns, but that one’s a different thought exercise. Today I hear the layers. Grabbing coffee, […]

Dan Granger

Best I Can

Words fail me recently. And by recently, I mean around 6 months. When my heart overflows – with grief or joy or […]

Beauty & Awe

Worth the Cost

We came home to a chilled house. Spiritual presence of my love hovered near. Acute awareness of his would-be activities so tangible […]

Natural, Wild, Free

Living Deliberately

This pretty girl and her human mama are staying with us this week. Used to condo living, early morning front porch sounds […]

Dan Granger

We had many similar experiences from school, from family life, in the professional world, etc. Heck, we both had the exact same college degrees.

Love of Life

PJs & Brushed Canvas

I straightened my hair yesterday. Which is meaningless aside from the silky feeling I get when I run my fingers through it. […]

Dan Granger

Today… Last Year

August 14, 2017 (facebook post) I know many hundreds, perhaps thousands, have been following my husband’s illness. You’ve seen the lows, the […]

July 28, 2018
9 min
6 years
1,202 word
1

Silent Unity

Not sure I should verbalize this one. But, here goes. Photo creds to Dan Granger the last time he got to watch […]

July 22, 2018
2 min
6 years
288 words
1

More Room in a Broken Heart

If I’m going to hear the Spirit, it’s going to be during the first moments of waking. Maybe while I’m still cozy […]

June 22, 2018
5 min
7 years
746 words

‘Til the End of Days

Dan came home from South Baldwin Hospital on the Friday night before he met Jesus on a Thursday. He arrived by ambulance […]