These are the small graces,The little moments when the miracles come. These are the small graces, Small graces leading me to the larger ones. Small graces surely have a meaning, Beyond their merely passing by, They're a reminder to the heart, There's more to life than meets the eye...

-Bob Bennett

My graces:

A day away in the deepest mountains.

A novel that restored my conviction that writing is not a slight, peripheral thing in the eyes of God, but a gift I craft for my culture.

Your comments on my last post. Maybe God wishes with all his heart that we would rise up and make his beauty known.

A dove grey storm, wings spread over the foothills, and air like coolest water.

Open windows.

A note from a new friend that set joy in my soul.

Quiet.

A new George MacDonald book discovered.

Fresh possibility for my future.

Lemon blueberry muffins. And a cappuccino from the tiny local shop that makes the best coffee in town.

I'm off to the mountains....