by Kristin Camp | Aug 17, 2022 | Marta Blog
School Daze This morning children’s faces shine as glorious as goldenrod and coneflower blooms. So excited are they to return to school after weeks of freedom to sleep in. Only yesterday, parents were seen biking alongside young children while one Yorkie named...
by Kristin Camp | Aug 10, 2022 | Marta Blog
Lauritzen Gardens Stepping across the threshold of the botanical gardens We relax into the lovely August evening. Enduring humidity and heat just a few days ago, breathing in cooler air refreshes like a sip of iced tea. Wandering on the paths of wonder are young...
by Kristin Camp | Aug 3, 2022 | Marta Blog
Matthew 6:25-34 Worry about Necessities Jesus says, “Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds in the...
by Kristin Camp | Jul 26, 2022 | Newsletter
The latest monthly edition of the Saint Paul Benson newsletter is now ready to view or download. Click here: Saint Paul Benson – Inspiration – August 2022
by Kristin Camp | Jul 20, 2022 | Marta Blog
Creation Grabs our Attention Even now, in this momentary pause the sparrow’s sweet morning song enters my breath, thus joy and thanksgiving fill my soul. Even more happiness arises at home when my husband and I delight in the crazy antics of squirrels named Rocky and...
by Kristin Camp | Jul 13, 2022 | Marta Blog
Boy at Piano Green is on display in this summer Church Season of Ordinary Time yet it feels extraordinary! Expectantly, the people watch as this nine-year-old boy sits down on the edge of the bench placed by the grand piano. With appropriate posture and hand-shape,...
by Kristin Camp | Jul 6, 2022 | Marta Blog
A Tremendous Gift My favored flowers are not those without a blemish but ones that survive the prairie in triple digit heat of mid-summer. My eyes are less drawn to the newly planted sapling than the old cottonwood that has a bare trunk where lightning struck several...
by Kristin Camp | Jun 29, 2022 | Marta Blog
Pax Magna Unexpectantly, a smoky-hued cloud floats swiftly across the upper atmosphere standing out against unremarkable white fluff and blue sky. A diverse angel squad rides this cloud and looks down at struggling humans dispersing in all directions seen in the chaos...
by Kristin Camp | Jun 29, 2022 | Newsletter
July is jumpin’ at Saint Paul Benson! Click here to read all the details in our latest newsletter: Saint Paul Inspiration – July 2022
by Kristin Camp | Jun 22, 2022 | Marta Blog
Togetherness Flowers flock appearing in bouquets in the garden Just as grass grows strong as a congregation passing the peace. Robins roost nearing one another in tree or shrub Just as solitary raindrops rally in mass bringing renewal. Forest’s tree roots reach out,...
