by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 20, 2018 | Life & Faith
There are so many reasons I love this time of year–it’s hard to choose, but here are my top five: Pumpkins Who knew there were white pumpkins and bumpy pumpkins and sorta-blue pumpkins and well, all manner of heirloom squash family members?? God’s...
by Jody Lee Collins | Oct 5, 2015 | Life & Faith
One must gather a chair, a cushion, a small setting table field glasses, cup of tea, these grand books like quiet friends then sit. One must sit, knees crossed in cushioned chair anchored in the too tall grass, eyes to the hawthorn and bayberry, waving maple,...
by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 11, 2015 | On Writing
The soft and subtle glow of the sun sits right side of my shoulder. Bumper by bumper, we move at a close and constant pace while I relish the music washing over me. Grateful to not be harried and hurrying homeward, I sing along with the music and turn up the volume...
by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 27, 2014 | Poetry
F a l l in g in love isn’t so much (falling) as paying attention to what pulls you t o w a r d s someone else. F a l l i ...
by Jody Lee Collins | Nov 5, 2012 | Life & Faith
The ‘shuff, shuff, scritch’ of my sneakers against the damp leaves interrupts the sound of quiet on this woodsy walk. A flicker’s cry breaks in high above while I step over the dank patterned tree life at my feet. The path before me is almost...
