Jesus told us where he ‘lives, ‘ and that he would prepare us a place there. Is our death the entry point? Must we struggle on, trying to be perfect? At a heavy pain-point in life, Judith was given a summer at an old, run-down ranch. And she wrote.
Sky Mesa Journal is the account of a soul’s unraveling and reweaving–and the simple metaphors of nature that moved her forward. The birds and beasts and ragged hills spoke up–in paradigm. They told her what she had never really known of that sacred understanding: God’s Kingdom. It happens down deep or not at all. This mysterious inner ‘landscape, ‘ she discovered, is the summation of our best intents and dreams and fairy tales, the answer to our hidden poverties, our inexplicable wanderings.
The hills are alive! They have spoken! This is the gist of what happened on Sky Mesa Ranch.
This journal is about life lived on a larger scale, for having seen the small signposts raised before her. The journal simply tells how it happened for one disheartened soul. It has been many years since that summer; for Judith, nothing has ever, ever been the same.
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Judith Deem Dupree has authored three books of poetry: Going Home, I Sing America, and living with what remains. She founded and directed Ad Lib, a former workshop/retreat for the arts, and created Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council in her home county. Judith taught creative writing at various workshops and conferences before retiring. An avid environmentalist and gardener, she is a fervent observer and blogger of the flux and flow of life.