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Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg VA- Sept 24, 2012

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In between the shadows, 

lies a bright heart.


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how to savor a moment

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Yup, I am still here... guess I have just taken a bit of an unplanned blogging break. My recovery from the June 26th surgery for rotator cuff repair is moving along. And while I am out of the sling; demands of real life and added PT time keep me busy.

I have been posting daily photos over on my Facebook page- 

TERI H HOOVER PHOTOGRAPHY . 

Feel free to join me there- But for now here is a small stone from my writing blog. 

I hope you can find a moment to savor. 

August 14, 2012  - a small Stone 
how to savor a moment Teri H Hoover

  



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savoring the seven pm sun 

the green grass of august glows gold

I melt into the moment.

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Loss

Sometimes life is just sad.

the white t-shirt

From my other blog

May 3, 2012  - a Small Stone 

the white t-shirt   by Teri H Hoover

His swaying white t shirt...
comes to a stop.

The tired runner begins to walk. 

Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg VA- May 3, 2012

Among the Branches

Take a Word Challenge- Angel -March 18, 2012
Created March 19, 2012 by Teri H Hoover

 Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg, VA- Feb 2012

Angel from royalty images on google

4 other layers created from my images in photoshop

"Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the name angel refers to their office, not their nature. You ask the name of this nature, it is spirit; you ask its office, it is that of an Angel, which is a messenger."
   -Saint Augustine

Each breath

Each step

a blessing.

Oh yes!  I think I am getting the hang of this layering thing in photoshop. With each image I create my ability to choose the images I want to layer and blend, gets easier. I am ready to fly. 

beyond light and shadow

December 13, 2011- Small Stones
beyond light and shadow   by  Teri H Hoover

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With these wonderful feet

and a grace filled heart.

I am transported 

through 

light and shadow.

  The balance

between 

movement

and

stillness

am 

I

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This a continuation of a thought to a small stone I wrote about light and shadow - which is below.... 

December 09, 2011- Small Stones
light and shadow   by  Teri H Hoover

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Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg, VA- December 9, 2011
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Light and shadow

we are touched by the shadow-

But we are not the shadow.

a half mile from home

December 08, 2011- Small Stones
a half mile from home  by  Teri H Hoover
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 I live in Blacksburg, Virginia. Almost everyday, my dog Pepper and I walk  the Huckleberry Trail- less than a half mile from Virginia Tech. For nearly a year now I have been writing while I walk.  I made it to the fourth line of my thought (by talking it into my phone-) when my writing was stopped by the Virginia Tech alert sirens. 
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Two days of rain,

leaves this trail clean

Two days inside-

the whole of me leans into the joy of moving...

Forward-

toward unknown endings.

I approach the cornered fork.

where once I saw a fox-

straight-

from pointed nose to muffled tail

straight -

as a bullet from a gun.

I approach the cornered fork

Slamming into a sound of a mind numbing alert.

Someone lays dying-

The wailing of sirens beneath the words

“This is not a test... seek shelter now.”

Down the hill, a quarter mile from Virginia Tech.

A half a mile from home.

 

A postscript - this evening they released the name of the Virginia Tech Police officer who was shot and killed.
Slain Officer Identified

God bless the family of  Deriek W. Crouse.

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warm

November 22, 2011- Small Stones 

warm  by  Teri H Hoover



The workers red jacket hung carelessly in the tree.
It's a warm day for the end of November.

promises

Sometimes I write- from my small stones blog..

August 3, 2011 Small Stones

promises by Teri H Hoover

 

        Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg, Va - Aug 3, 2011

The idea of release hangs in the heavy clouds

beyond the path in front of me.

One stray raindrop finds freedom-

the rest break a promise and stay cloud bound.

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Safe Passage

 Green on green to soothe the hungry heart.

 

Remembering the road blocks-

how could one forget!!

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Finding safe passage back to balance.

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 Remembering all I need will find me `

If I am patient and walk with God and not run on ahead.

grace falls on me like a breath.

Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg, Va- April 8, 2011

The two mile circle was kind to this wanderer today- thank you for lifting me up in your hearts.  Here is the heart that was laid before me as I approached my home. blessings- teri  


the small observation -

- new-
The saturated green of a  rainy day
brought my heart back from the perfectly round hole
of yesterdays loss.
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Two Mile Circle

Blacksburg, Va- March 10, 2011

The Two Mile Circle

(or Yesterdays Walk)

Heavy and wet-

Torrents of rain

Cold and damp,-

I saw snow flakes.

There was reluctance, and procrastination.

I called it contentment

There was avoidance by napping.

I said I was tired.

Getting dusky-

                      the

                               rain

                                           stopped.

Ever so annoyed I put on a coat and a rain coat over that.

I was NOT going to carry a dumb umbrella.

I put on my hat and my gloves,

miserable in every way
I did not want to be back to walking through drab.

Pepper black lab and princess of all that is right with my life-
looked at me quivering in anticipation-- "a walk? oh really!! A WALK!!! Oh I just can't stand it -
          I
                am
                    so so so so so
                           SO

                       exited.!!!"

  "What? You say it is cold and wet?
                             What?  A Walk- oh a walk..."

So out we go.
It was so much better when I was writing small stones- walks were full of wonder.
Even though it was January.

But now this month I march with the discussion of faith on my mind.
Nothing is tidy, nothing stays were I put it.

Just when I think I can express things clearly the fog rolls in, someone tracks mud on my ideas, the dog throws up on the rug, I notice my closet is too full,I loose my train of thought, a plant needs watering, the phone rings, a brother gets evicted from his house, a bowl shatters, and most of these things I could handle before I thought about faith...
Or
Or what?
Or I just knew the sky would clear, the mud got wiped up, the rug got cleaned up, I removed a a piece of clothing and that was enough, I laughed, brought water to the plant, answered the phone- or not. Did not fret about my brother, yelled at the dog for breaking the bowl, and moved on.
Or did I?
Half way home - I begin to warm up, my heart lifts, I know I will be alright.

Yesterdays stone-
My faith in understanding faith
Made a two mile circle in my mind
Good thing I left and came back home.

Today I was mercifully gifted with two perfect permissions to breathe- and when I mindfully breathe I allow room for faith- even if I don't understand it.

Fiona's writings on Perseverance -
(I am taking part in Writing as a Spiritual Practice this month with Fiona)

My Daily Calendar reminder -"Patience is the best remedy for most trouble..."
"It is not good to have zeal without  knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way." Proverbs 19:2

May your guideposts to faith always come at just the right time. But know this~ if you loose your faith there will be those of us praying you through. Blessings- teri