Eyes to See Blog on Motherhood, Meandering and Meaning by Denise Lilly

March 12, 2023 in Dark Hope, Depression, Through the Lens, One Comment

It was June, but I slid my feet silently into wool socks. I threw on a sweatshirt and a light jacket, even a…

July 27, 2022 in Family and Faith, One Comment

In a surprising about-face, just prior to the pandemic, I looked at Ryan while we sat on our not-yet dog-demolished couch, and I…

December 31, 2019 in Books to Read, No Comments

This year, I had hoped to up my reading to 36 books, but I didn’t quite make it. Still, I read many worthwhile…

September 16, 2019 in Family and Faith, 2 Comments

I sat in the passenger seat as my husband drove the incline of the Cascade mountains. We were driving to Eastern Washington for…

August 13, 2019 in Family and Faith, No Comments

It’s an ordinary mid-morning on a Thursday, except the weather is pristine, near perfect. The sun is shining bright and the air is…

The trail was warm, dry and shaded. I noted the flora and fauna with my 35mm Pentax camera in hand. I was eleven,…

May 15, 2019 in book reviews, Books to Read, Dark Hope, No Comments

Sometimes suffering feels unbearable and lonely, and while the Bible offers plenty of reading on the subject of suffering for a Christian, it…