by Meadow Rue Merrill | May 13, 2021 | Faith Notes |
Several years ago, when my family moved up the river from Bath, one surprise that came with our new home was a tenacious apple tree. Despite the tall grass and thistles that threatened to choke it and a deluge of water that had loosened its roots, causing its trunk to grow sideways, it continued to bear fruit.
by Meadow Rue Merrill | Apr 12, 2012 | Faith Notes, Monday Meditations |
Growing up on a small farm in Elmira, Oregon, one of my favorite places was our apple orchard—one gnarly old tree in particular. Not because its ancient arms were the perfect perch on which to dream away an afternoon beneath a canopy of sun-warmed leaves (although...