Photography
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On to Celebration
Now is the time for celebration–yes, we have experienced loss,but we are not diminished. We have joined unsteady handsand pulled each other through. If not stronger, we are wiser,having found life in death,hope in sadness,God in one another. Yes,now it… Continue reading
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No Warranty
I'm sorry,but who told you,life should be easy? Clearly you have not readthe instruction manual. For the first two years or soit will appear is ifit's all about you,and those around youwill allow you this illusion.But from then on,you'll be… Continue reading
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Orthodoxy
You can get orthodoxyevery week at church. I hope to offer something other, more, beyond, beneath… There exists thatwhich precedes and underpinsthe orthodox;let's find that together. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Dry Day
I search for somethingpithy and wiseand come up with…nothin'. Oh, well. Today,all you getis a picture. It's a nice enough picture;find your own meaning. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Surrendering
I refuse to surrenderto a god I fear. I choose to surrender(most willingly)to a God I love. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Today’s Assignment
Look steadily into the eyesof any animalwilling to accept your gaze. Be still there. What is to be known?What do you learn about yourself?What is revealed of God? Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Pain
Pain takes my hand."Come," she whispers."Let me lead you somewhere new.If you let me,I will teach you." Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Mom’s Birthday, February 28, 2013
She would have turned 93,were she alive. Is it okay to say,"Today my mother turns 93,"or can one no longer say this,when the body is gone?In such cases,there is nothing to turn 93.A buried box of ashes?Even that likely no… Continue reading
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Winter Moon
Jet-black branchesframe a round, cream moon,soon to set. Earlierwhen I first shuffled into the kitchen– to feed the cats, to start the coffee–the moon rode above the trees,a perfect circle of frozen white. It shifts coloras it nears… Continue reading
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Heaven, It Turns Out…
How like Godto reverse our expectations: Heaven, it turns out,isn't something toward which we ascend.No, the journey to heavenrequires one to descend,in a steady, downward spiral,through countless convoluted passageways,as darkness deepens,and whatever baggage you've been clutchingscrapes awayas you squeeze through… Continue reading