Monthly Archives: September 2015

Gift #894: Turkey Run State Park

Posted on September 29, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

This past weekend my mom and I decided to travel an hour or so west and visit our nearest state park, Turkey Run, for the first time.  I’d never even been out that way – it was very near the … Continue reading →

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Gift #893: Tidepools

Posted on September 27, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

A thin net of flotsam is spread over the beaches… It is a fabric of strange composition, woven with tireless energy by wind and wave and tide.   Caught in the strands fo dry beach grass and seaweeds there are crab … Continue reading →

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Gift #892: Welcome Autumn

Posted on September 24, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

Happy Autumnal Equinox!  It’s finally, finally here – my favorite season!  I was even up to usher it in at its official arrival during the 4 o’clock hour (not intentionally, of course, but I did wake up then). When browsing … Continue reading →

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Gift #891: September with Marjolein Bastin

Posted on September 23, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

We know that in September we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage.  We will welcome summer’s ghost.”  – Henry Rollins I love this quote – it beautifully captures the essence of September.  Whisps of summer entwine with … Continue reading →

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Gift #890: Around the corner

Posted on September 20, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

Guess what’s just around the corner?? Curious owls, moonlight and bats, ravens and potion jars….. it’s almost Halloween!  I’ve been waiting to share this picture (taken back in August) as soon as fall started to emerge.  This week we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Gift #889: Healing Garden

Posted on September 20, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

When we were in Cincinnati, we were able to visit Krohn’s Conservatory again since we had some time before the art museum opened.  This is a quaint conservatory that was quite popular during the turn of the century.  It has … Continue reading →

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Gift #888: Meadows

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.  Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy.  – Psalm96:12 How many are your works O Lord!   In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of … Continue reading →

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Gift #887: Releasing a lie

Posted on September 15, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’ve bought into a lie.  In fact, I’m in so deep I don’t even feel comfortable calling it a lie.  Referring to it as an “overzealous good intention” sound better… but a bold-faced, absolutely-wrong lie?  That’s a little strong – … Continue reading →

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Gift #886: Summer’s End or Autumn’s Beginning

Posted on September 13, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today was about as picture perfect as a day could get.  We had a cold front blow through and it was a bit cloudy and overcast this morning, but then the sun emerged this afternoon and lit up the world … Continue reading →

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Gift #885: New paths

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

This week I took the first steps of a path that I hope will be a long joyful one of discovery.  I’ve been so excited about this since I signed up in July, and I knew that one of my … Continue reading →

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