life Archives - Mary Geisen

God Bookends Our Story

by mgeisen | Jan 13, 2015 | spirituality

A beautiful book was written and a year later I still love to turn the pages and remember. Chapters full of life, distant and not so distant memories and stories of a life well-lived, Snapshots that share joy and ones that are sure to cause tears, Words intertwined...

God’s Beautiful Garden

by mgeisen | Jul 7, 2014 | spirituality

A little over a week ago I was at the beach soaking up the sun, relaxing and savoring the time with family. As part of the week, the adults decided to visit the Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island, NC and the experience was stunning. Each pathway revealed trees...

When Your Heart is Burdened

by mgeisen | Apr 4, 2014 | spirituality

Some weeks are just like this, I remind myself. Life weighs you down and you are weary from the toil that it takes on your heart, mind and body. You question the enormity of the burden that carves away at your exterior and wounds your heart. Exhaustion settles into...

A Fragile Life

by mgeisen | Jul 10, 2013 | faith

My sons lost their father- I lost a friend. My sons learned the lessons of a fragile life at the ages of 18 and 21- much too young to lose their dad, much too young to fully comprehend the “why” behind God’s plan. I started reflecting recently on the...