Author Archives: DJ Bryant

These are the best signs to follow. The ones that seem unkept and forgotten, or even better yet, has no sign at all. Leading down a path that fewer and fewer people wander down. Those are the ones I want to travel. To discover and see what others might have forgotten about. “…I shall beContinue reading “The Road Not Taken”

I think dragons exist. They live in the conifer forests, where things grow just so. Where the ground is blanketed with fir needles and maples leaves from years past. They pop out in early spring when the sun just begins to warm the earth. They aren’t big and fire breathing though. They are so tinyContinue reading “The Little Dragon in the Woods”

To the sweetest of tiny flowers, Forget Me Not. A friend gave me a clump of hers a couple years ago and I put them in a pot on the deck. I wanted to keep them safe from lawn mowers, chickens and weed eaters. This year I am finding them everywhere in our yard! AllContinue reading “Forget Me Not”

The lily of the forest. They are so lovely and delicate, they smell amazing too. God reminding us He loves us just in the gracious beauty around us. Fingerprints of God.

One of my favorite scenes that I often come back to is those green paths through the woods. Ground covered with soft moss and delicate grasses, the majestic evergreens swaying above. I always walk away feeling new inside. Life has a way of making me critical and pessimistic, it is a daily struggle. My yearsContinue reading “Themes”

Mourning Doves in the rain. They are a humble bunch of birds. They aren’t flashy or beautiful really, they build flimsy stick nests and their coo isn’t terribly impressive. They are just an average bird, until you look a bit closer. Look at those eyelids and bright pink feet! But aside from that, why areContinue reading “Doves in a Downpour”

A reminder of God’s amazing plan for our lives. After a long, dreary season there is a hope for new things to come. Precious gifts that speak to His tender mercies. Patience, faith, hope. Jesus’ words keep rolling through my head, “Not My will but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42

With the sunrise comes warmth, it brings light to what was dark. With the sunrise comes a hope for new beginnings and fresh starts. With the Sunrise comes a new day. The glow through dark, winter woods is a delight for the soul. There was a time I couldn’t see such beauty even if itContinue reading “With the Sunrise”