Author: heathercmorris
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A Liturgy for Walking the Dog
A little over a year ago, the musician, Andrew Peterson, recommended a book of prayers for specific times (also known as ‘liturgies’) during his “Behold the Lamb of God” Christmas concert series. At the time, I dismissed the book as too formal, too traditional, too structured for my walk with Jesus. But when Andrew Peterson…
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Did You Dream?
I found these verses tucked into a small journal that I kept as a new mother. I vividly remember creeping into our son’s room at first light, to ensure he was still breathing. I wanted to know what he was thinking, what was he dreaming? When our son was born, a riptide of feelings welled…
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Stories That Shape Us – What Came Before
All children love stories. Particularly those stories about mother getting into trouble, or father forgetting about his math homework, or, best of all, how mother and father met. These stories shape and define our understanding of our family, of our culture, of how we fit into this bright, cold world we are all born into.…
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Stories That Shape Us – Coming Home
My very first memory involves a sense of being – of being home. Before I turned four years old, I had lived in four different houses, in two different states, in two different countries. Perhaps all of the moving in those four years withered my parents’ sense of wanderlust because they have never moved again.…
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Along the Way
As you walk along, you realize that, perhaps, the dreams and interests you left behind may reappear ahead. I invite you to journey with me, along the weaving path of my writings. Aside from my Lord Jesus, writing has been my constant companion. I cannot remember a day when I was not immersed in a…
Heather C. Morris 