Love fills my Heart like a sunrise over the mountain ridge
rising slowly, the sky may include many colors, or just one brilliant color on a clear day
its light and warmth are gentle, like a hug from Nature, God, or True Source
With Love and Gratitude
~Anita Adams 11/15/25
An image of white snow and black trees
How much I have missed the Winter…
Yesterday we had a beautiful surprise of snowfall, flakes large enough to catch on my tongue – a moment of Joy during a time of intense grieving
Hurricane Helene left her mark on our beautiful community of Asheville NC and surrounding areas, homes, businesses, lives, trees, trails, the devastation is so glaring especially to those of us who grew up here in what was a very safe, serene and beautiful oasis. It’s been almost two months since the storm hit. September 26th ! No one was prepared. No power, no cell phones, and days later no water for over a month! Water was resumed on the 18th of September. It was deemed safe enough to shower in and consume. For me, and I think for many others, the water does not taste safe. I will continue to drink bottled or spring water and to cook with these instead of consuming them.
The day after the Water was deemed safe, my heart while not keeping up with the grief, exploded into sobs which turned into physical heaving and a need to reach out to someone to share this grief. God, in his infinite wisdom, gave me the courage to contact a friend, who was just the person to let me process some of this grief in the form of tears. I imagine it will take some time before we are able to process all of it and before we feel truly safe again in our homes from the next wind or torrential rain event.
Four Season Girl
Spring is a happy time that beckons all to plant, explore, enjoy the outdoors and the color of green is all around us dotted with flowers in every shade and the birds as they find their way back to our feeders, baths and ponds
Summer is a time for travel, vacation, cleaning out the excess visit the beaches for a swim and shell seeking OR float down the French Broad River in a canoe or kayak quietly and enjoy its ebb and flow while looking for the Eagle, Herron or Egret (please NO tubing with boom boxes and beer – it’s disturbing to those of us who love the serenity floating down the river brings.)
Autumn is a time to walk the trails and mountains and absorb the last explosion of colors red, orange, yellow and greens in all the trees that one can see on any given day
Winter a time to slow down and look inward – bake, bask in the shorter days and rest more while still awaiting for a much desired snowfall and its silence and cleanliness as it blankets the trees and eventually the ground as if it to clean the air, the trees and the earth
Spring – White Trillium- Photo: Anita Adams, NCTreesPhotography.com
Summer – Mountain Stream – Photo by Anita Adams, NCTreesPhotography.com
Autumn – Japanese Maple Tree in all the Beautiful Colours by Anita Adams, NCTreesPhotography.com
Winter – This photo was taken of the last REAL snowfall in 2022 – Crisp, White, Blanket of Snow 5″ deep or more. It’s silence is an invitation to be quiet and enjoy or play if you wish. Photo: Anita Adams, NCTreesPhotography.com
Grief and Joy
One couldn’t exist without the other
As we all move forward
into the Holy Days (Holidays)
Smile more to the Stranger
Look into the Eyes of those we meet and live with it every day
Don’t forget to say I love you to those you love
Hug a Tree and squeeze it again for me. ~Anita
Comes in the night like a thief
stealing my joy leaving me numb
tears overflowing
exhausted by the sadness
my loved ones lives are nearing the end
I pray that they will not suffer or know pain
and so life’s journey begins its ending
memory lapses, dulled senses, unable to see, hear, read or write – communication comes in the form of food, a hug, a squeeze, a kiss and if we’re lucky, a hearty laugh
the Treasures left behind are the memories we cling to – thank God for the stories, the photos, the letters and poems we will all cherish until it’s our turn
God, Jesus, Mary and the Holy Spirit be with them, be with those we love who are nearing their return home
welcome them with open arms to where we all once began as one.
~ Anita Adams 5/19/24
As a child I dreamt of flying often
teaching people how to fly
the feeling of REAL freedom
freedom of thought, location, restraint, rules and a welcoming sense of
Peace, Acceptance, Love, Safety, Security and a DEEP Knowingness that ALL IS WELL
God is with me always, I need not fear any thing or any one
I have always believed that there is something I have to teach, to share, yet, I know I must learn more first, then, I can truly share my experience, strength and hope;
like the Oak Tree, my Prayers form with each root;
each utterance of this prayer is flown from the Birds and Butterflies who take them to the Heavens and are later turned into sunshine, rain or snow and fall back upon me softly to be absorbed, and the cycle continues
6/20/22
the one the only
the one who listens
the one who walks with me day and night
the Whisperer
the constant one who assures me that all is well always
grateful am I to know you
grateful am I that you want to know me
grateful am I when I remember that any question or request uttered doesn’t go unheard
you hear all things
by hearing and answering all things, my Faith grows stronger
and I am reminded of a journey taken long ago in a country far away
where the one word uttered to me as I boarded a plane to return home
was BELIEVE!
I believe, and as the prayer or psalmist reminds us, help us when we forget to.
~ Anita Adams 11/2021
… picked up a phone and wanted to call God?
God answers in varying ways. Not always in direct sentences, mostly, in quiet, subtle ways.
Looking back over my 50+ years, I know I’ve been protected from much harm – it’s a miracle that I am still here.
That’s God answering my prayers for guidance, healing and protection.
God whispers just believe!
That’s all that’s required from me.
Once again, I let go and breathe a sigh, and remind myself that my time is not over yet . . . just believe.
© Anita Adams 1/2020
There’s a saying when something happens unexpectedly and your world turns upside down: ‘When one door closes, a window opens.’
It’s been true in my life. I never know exactly how things are going to turn out, however, my heart lets me know.
Within my heart rests the One who knows all.
My choice is to make time to be still, listen, and follow the Whisperer of Love and Guidance. ~ Anita Adams 8/2019
I’m here
in the breath, in the soul, in the strangers smile, story untold
trust me with everything
the tasks that are before you, your health, happiness and wealth
I love you ..really
not only when you are happy, also when you are sad or mad
don’t wait to talk to me, I’m always here
pray about everything and everyone
then let it or them go
talk to me
anytime, about anything or anyone
I’m your friend
I do care for you, your friends, family, the earth, the air
you can trust me with everything and everyone
Always, I am here
@Anita Adams 2018
life is breath
not holding the life-force in
letting the exhale out
movement is life
walking in the woods, among the trees
looking up at the sky, and giving thanks that it’s not altered, just a different shade of robin egg blue, perhaps with shades of gray and white, pink or yellow, perhaps a night sky with sparkling lights
breath, the life-force allows one to dance, to move freely, to love, to connect with nature, clouds and sky, with God, in every being
God, who is breath, in nature, in earth and sky
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