Article January 7, 2013 ISSUE

More than meets the eye

Nancy Bowman

Through the window in my study I have a superb view of my backyard and beyond. My mornings are spent there as I prepare for my day with prayer and study.

Now in the midst of gray northern winter days, I recall one lovely morning last spring when I became aware of a dramatic change in the view from my window. Where there had been only a skeletal framework of trunks and bare branches, beds of dry leaves, and leftover stalks from last year’s gardens, there was now a lush green bower with an infinite variety of blooms.