by Kristin Camp | Feb 23, 2022 | Marta Blog
Gifts of Silence Prayerfully stepping into the forest a sense of intrigue seeps into my sapped-out muscles and bones. The chatter of the warblers brings the first smile to my face as I recall humans whose voices reflect their lively conversation. Next my attention is...
by Kristin Camp | Feb 16, 2022 | Marta Blog
MARVELOUS MIRACLES Have you ever imagined what it must be like to race a bobsled on an ice-covered track or gracefully leap, then twirl, while on a pair of skates to cheers of the crowd? We can make believe what it must be like to be the toughest on the hockey rink or...
by Kristin Camp | Feb 9, 2022 | Marta Blog
NATURE’S HIDDEN WONDERS Submerged under thick shiny ice the river freely flows and schools of cold-blooded fish hang out in survival mode together. Above the dense, white clouds heavy with snow, the concealed atmosphere is an amazingly vibrant cerulean blue. Hidden...
by Kristin Camp | Feb 2, 2022 | Marta Blog
A Breakthrough Of Happiness No one was more surprised than I At the breakthrough of happiness Bringing color into my life yesterday. Perhaps it was the warmer air for a day or two that dispersed the winter doldrums while strolling through the stand of pines. Or the...
by Kristin Camp | Jan 31, 2022 | Newsletter
Read all about it! The February newsletter is now available to view or download: Saint Paul Benson Inspiration ~ February 2022
by Kristin Camp | Jan 26, 2022 | Marta Blog
Expectations Staying home the past ten days to quarantine my head was spinning with ideas of what I’d get done. I’ll organize and edit past writings in preparation to assemble a book soon. Surely, I’d practice both piano and dulcimer, organize the spices, and wipe...
by Kristin Camp | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Even from a distance I can feel this is a special moment for this predominately white congregation. Standing on the shoulders of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many others before and since, Rev. Andrew Finch preaches. As the sermon grows in...
by Kristin Camp | Jan 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
TAKING A RIDE IN WINTER! This time it wasn’t a boy on a red sled or a girl on two white skis. Neither was it a dude on a snowboard or an old couple on a toboggan smiling from ear to ear. You might guess that the ones taking a ride were in an automobile with the heater...
by Kristin Camp | Jan 5, 2022 | Marta Blog
HELLO 2022 With eyes open wide in anticipation of brilliant colors and energizing fragrances, I prepare to meet the brand spanking New Year with expectations of being astonished daily. This first week… The Serenity of falling snow and love blanketing the earth as far...
by Kristin Camp | Dec 29, 2021 | Newsletter
The January edition of Saint Paul Benson’s monthly newsletter ~ Inspiration ~ is now available to view and/or download. Click here: Saint Paul Benson Inspiration ~ January 2022
