by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 24, 2022 | God
Overwhelmed with work, I laced up my shoes and walked out by the woods where the bay leaf tree perfumes the air. “God, are you there?” I asked. “Right next to you, Sparrow,” He answered. “I’ve got a lot on my mind. Do you have time...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 23, 2022 | God
I started to lock the gate just as an old woman turned the corner at my plot. “What have you got there?” she asked, pointing to the vegetables in the basket in my garden cart. “Beans, chard, and a yellow summer squash,” I answered. She reached...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 22, 2022 | God, Love
“Sparrow!” God called to me as I filled the bird feeder on my porch. The morning light was dim, last night’s dark had not yet given up its grasp. “Here I am!” I answered. “I want you to take this opportunity,” God said....
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 21, 2022 | God
The sun, already sinking, gave a last gasp of light and disappeared. I zipped up my coat as night crept into the garden. I should go home, I thought, but the peas I’d sown still needed watering. I turned the nozzle to a soft spray for them. A noise behind me turned my...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 20, 2022 | God
Are you here, God? I wondered, lifting the dumbbells up over my head. I can’t feel you. I feel only embarrassment. I looked around at the others in the exercise class: all younger and stronger. “Of course, I’m here, Sparrow,” God whispered into...
