Oh..... deep heart sigh and tears, again. Of course. Shawn, this was soooo beautiful. The children, the songs, the verses, Isaiah. What a wonderful weaving.
Beautiful and powerful piece. My husband attended an “album party” last night with a group of friends. They brought vinyl and listened to old songs and reminisced. Maybe we should make this a thing for us all!
So beautiful. I’ve just binged So We Bought a Bookshop the past few days. You and Maile give me so much hope. Thank you.
Also, if you have time (which, I’m sure you don’t) you should listen to the Faith in the Arts podcast episode that came out today with Mary McCampbell on the Prophetic Imagination. It was a session at Hutchmoot UK and she has so much amazing insight.
Ah, Shawn. Thank you. Somehow you've taken the underlying sense of quiet despair in my heart and given it butterfly wings. The wings are heavy-laden yet with the morning dew, and they will take some time to dry out and be useful again, but I will stretch them in the sunshine and hope for the best. I'm one of the writers, too.
I hesitate to use my pen as mightily as I ought, as everytime I veer into prophetic mode, I lose subscribers. I hate to further the tribalization I see around me by tipping my hat to what I actually feel and, in so doing, lose the very readers who I believe need to hear what I have to say. It's such a delicate balance. But this post reminds me to continue striving and not give up. Thanks.
This made me feel tearful. How fleeting it all is!
Oh..... deep heart sigh and tears, again. Of course. Shawn, this was soooo beautiful. The children, the songs, the verses, Isaiah. What a wonderful weaving.
Beautiful kids. So lucky to have you and Maile
Beautiful and powerful piece. My husband attended an “album party” last night with a group of friends. They brought vinyl and listened to old songs and reminisced. Maybe we should make this a thing for us all!
I like that idea!
So beautiful. I’ve just binged So We Bought a Bookshop the past few days. You and Maile give me so much hope. Thank you.
Also, if you have time (which, I’m sure you don’t) you should listen to the Faith in the Arts podcast episode that came out today with Mary McCampbell on the Prophetic Imagination. It was a session at Hutchmoot UK and she has so much amazing insight.
Thank you, Jaclyn!
Gosh. Making me cry on a Friday, Shawn Smucker.
Cloudy Fridays are good days to cry. :)
Art is so often prophetic! Thanks for sharing this
Thanks for reading, Christina. I agree.
This was a good one. Thank you.
Thanks, Leander.
Ah, Shawn. Thank you. Somehow you've taken the underlying sense of quiet despair in my heart and given it butterfly wings. The wings are heavy-laden yet with the morning dew, and they will take some time to dry out and be useful again, but I will stretch them in the sunshine and hope for the best. I'm one of the writers, too.
I hesitate to use my pen as mightily as I ought, as everytime I veer into prophetic mode, I lose subscribers. I hate to further the tribalization I see around me by tipping my hat to what I actually feel and, in so doing, lose the very readers who I believe need to hear what I have to say. It's such a delicate balance. But this post reminds me to continue striving and not give up. Thanks.
Ah, I'm glad, Sherry.
I was transported. Music… speaks a thousand languages and a thousand memories. Thank you for your beautiful words.
It does!
The exquisite agony that all know yet so few can sum up in words.
Precious words of truth for we cannot lie to ourselves.
God bless you Bob. 🙏