Tag Archives: restoration
IF TREES COULD TALK
ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Trapped beneath the rugged surface, A protrusion of gnarly bark and battered limbs, Hidden within the depths of darkness, A face sullied by nature, Yet deeply entrenched with character, Wrinkled and … Continue reading
MY WRITING JOURNEY
Last week my writing journey took a brief hiatus. I guess it all started the week before, when Minnesota was hit with one last (I hope) snow storm. There I sat again, in a pile of snow and ice, struggling … Continue reading
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – PART ONE
It seems that some of the world’s greatest literature includes a ghost or two. In Shakespeare’s work, the protagonist is often confronted with ghosts. Spirits are sometime seen as evil or forces from the devil. Some might be portenders of future events. … Continue reading
RESTORATION
ART & POETRY By PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The painting is of a barn on the Erickson Farmstead in Isanti, Minnesota. The entire complex is in the process of restoration. It’s already undergone a great deal of work and is being … Continue reading
RENEW ME, LORD!
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© On the days when I feel useless, when I simply cannot move, When my heart is full of energy, but I can’t get in the groove, That’s the time I need my Savior, The … Continue reading
ONCE OLD, NOW NEW
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© The years of more than seventy five, have drifted quickly by, I’ve shuffled on this rugged orb, I’ve laughed a lot and cried, Fell hopelessly in love one day, … Continue reading
EARLY HARVEST
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Fruit, luscious, ripe and sumptuous, A result of tender care and nurturing, A life giving sustenance for those who taste of it, God’s gift to man is the fruit of the spirit, … Continue reading
FIXER UPPER
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A little house stands all alone, no people left inside, There once was life within that house and laughter did abide, The windows are now boarded up, the grass is overgrown, The roof … Continue reading
ONCE OLD, NEW AGAIN
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Even though this weekend promises to be one of the hottest in June, my artist husband, who does much of his art outdoors, will be painting at an artisans market at a renovated farmstead, several … Continue reading
BATTERED & WORN
PLEIN AIR ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When bruised and injured we do fall, before our Father’s throne And look upon the lamb once slain for all sins to atone, Our pain is nothing next to His, … Continue reading
ONCE LOST, NOW FOUND
ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A town was once alive and bustling with activity, Abandoned, but still built on solid ground, We trudge through time with hearts held in captivity, Our walk in life may keep us earthly bound, But when … Continue reading
SPRING MELT
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Sheets of frozen shards begin to cut through the mountain, On its path, the ice turns into glistening, fresh, cool water, Crashing, Rolling over jagged rock, Bubbling and steaming, As it falls to still waters … Continue reading
RAISED TO NEW LIFE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Pushing through the smallest spaces, reaching to the sky above, Drenched in sunshine and in splendor, nurtured by God’s own pure love, As blood flows through each dark vein, bringing life … Continue reading
RENEWAL
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Root bound and parched, Replenished only by the restorative, Power of water, Each tendril pushing, Burrowing into the, Coolness of life sustainment, Lapping up, Refreshing, Renewing, Thirst quenching, Provision of God, Our … Continue reading
CRYING OUT
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER A ghostly darkness weaves its way through the forest of your mind, Creating shadows as it dispenses a feeling of hopelessness, The murkiness … Continue reading
LESSONS LEARNED?
ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© The tempestuous waters pushed up from the earth and gushed forth, The skies opened at the direction of God’s voice and poured upon a once rainless earth, Cutting a path of destruction – … Continue reading
SOLID FOUNDATION
“Storms of every sort, torrents, earthquakes, cataclysms, ‘convulsions of nature,’ etc., however mysterious and lawless at first sight they may seem, are only harmonious notes in the song of creation, varied expressions of God’s love.” John Muir I feel like … Continue reading
PICKING UP THE PIECES
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A rusted pail, a broken wheel within a vacant field, A house that once was filled with love, the hands of time has stilled, These remnants of those days gone by, where bounty once … Continue reading
THE GREAT ESCAPE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© We often seek to hide from God – our sins are much to great, We tremble at the thought of Him, but He will simply wait, Until the darkness is … Continue reading
SUNDROPS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© As rain fills the sky and large droplets invade the dark spaces of the earth, As moistures is sucked into waiting soil and refreshes as it brings life, As dreams of new growth … Continue reading
