~*In the Midst of Winter....~*

Dearest Friends,


In the Midst of Winter,

I finally Found



There was in Me

An Invincible Summer
~ Albert Camus

This has always been one of my most favorite quotes
for most of my life! I have always felt the need to create
whether through pen, or paint, or glue and paper. For a while

I created poetry and found this poem while reading for inspiration in my early teens. I didn't know it then,
but I had the gift of Faith.
Faith that things will change and get better ~Always,
for every cold winter ~ summer will come,
For every death ~ A resurrection,
for every depression ~ a moment of awakening to joy,
for every disappointment ~ a celebration!
I have faith in the goodness and faithfulness of God!

I found a story in a book I am currently reading that illustrates
this so wonderfully ~ In the book:
Becoming the Answer To Our Prayers,
Shane Claiborne writes:
" ...We have created a way of life that does not need miracles.
We get hungry, we go to a store,
when we get sick, we go to a hospital.
But when people have little, they still believe
and rely on miracles to survive. A friend of mine was working down in
Latin America in a health clinic. They had very little supplies and one day
ran out of everything except a bottle of Pepto-Bismol.
So when people showed up with all sorts of illnesses
and injuries, all they could give them was Pepto-Bismol.
And people were getting healed !
A crowd of folks gathered from all over,
and he said somehow that little bottle never ran out."

And this is the kind of faith I strive to have!

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Blessings, Katie

Frothy White Window from Reddy, Girl in the snowy night from Rose Hardy, Vintage photo from personal collection.