by Amy Bretall | Feb 5, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Life, Love
Once I started looking for crosses, I saw them all around. Sure, I went to the usual places – inside and outside of churches. It is an experience to visit a church during the week and be the only person in the sanctuary – peace, stillness, and beauty....
by Amy Bretall | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Life, Love
My Sweet Jean. Keeping you Close. I wear your long amber beaded necklace, over a hundred years old that your mother gave you. I wear your gold hoop earrings. And I wear your soft plaid scarf. Daily, I find things of yours to keep you close. Going about my day, I...
by Amy Bretall | Jan 21, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Life
One year ago today, January 22, 2016, started my focused pursuit of the cross. I was driven to find and take photos of crosses, ones I had passed many times, but never saw, in urban settings, rural roads, churches -I looked for crosses every day and took photos. And I...
by Amy Bretall | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Inspired, Life
My mother recently gave me a gift—the view into a time passed. A photo of my sister (right) and I (left), she age 3 and me age 2. Since receiving I have been thinking about this image. My mom digitalized all the old “slides” from the 1970’s. I remember...
by Amy Bretall | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, Life, Love
One year ago, January of 2016, the words in my heart and head were: Live, Breathe, Alive. I wasn’t sure the “how” for reaching, but my inner Me was speaking. In 2016 I gave 2 eulogies in a 4-month period of time for the grandmothers in my life- one...
by Amy Bretall | Dec 25, 2016 | Blog, Life, Love
Visiting my 89 year old grandmother last year, I opened her farmhouse kitchen cabinet and was delighted to find the old set of “Grandma” and “Grandpa” mugs my sister and I had given them 30 years ago. Faithful, cherished and well-worn, they...
