The 60-Second Sabbath

Gratitude

  • Corduroy

    Was going to write something this morning,but then a cat climbs up on my lapand curls into a tight, plump, capital "C,"settling onto the brown, wide-wale corduroyof the bathrobe my mother sewed for meover thirty years ago,and then the cat… Continue reading

  • This Moment

    We can critiqueeach momentfor what it lacks. Or we can embraceeach momentfor what it offers. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Pinning Blame

    Who's responsible for this mess?     The "mess" in question is me. Who's to blame?Someone must pay!     Who is it    that wants    to pin the blame? Is it Stillnessor is it Ego?     Why… Continue reading

  • Snow, Glorious Snow!

    It's snowing here in Denver. Those of you elsewhere in the country may not realize how unusual this is. It's been a very dry winter. Today we are finally having our first significant snowfall of the season, and long overdue. Longtime… Continue reading

  • Today

    I am grateful,gracious God,for the gift of this day–undeserved, unearned. Thousands in this worldweren't given this day.For thousands,yesterday was it. Why me? Who among uswill receive the giftof tomorrow? And if we do,will we be grateful? Text and image ©… Continue reading

  • Chocolate Grahams

    Like rich, dark chocolateon a golden graham cracker,your love enrobes me. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Power Outage

    Day four without power. Thank God for firewoodand bottled water…even for Spam(don't bother about expiration dates)and  final slices of breadspread with strawberry jam. Thank God for blanketsand that awful day-glow orange afghancrocheted by my mother decades ago,that goes with nothingand… Continue reading

  • India, July 31, 2012

    670 million people without power1/10 of the world's populationtwice as many people as live in the UStemperatures over 100 can you imagine? count your blessingsyou could live there, not here;it wasn't your choice Text and image © 2012 by Dirk… Continue reading

  • The Self-Made Man

    Ah,the myth of the self-made man(or woman). No such thing. However you define success(and there are many ways to do so),it's not something you achieve alone. If you believe you've "made it"because of your own dedication and hard work,your are… Continue reading

  • Time

    Time to write. Time for silence. Time to let God speak. Time to know who I am. Time to be grateful. Time to be human. I have all the time. I not only have the time, I have all the… Continue reading