And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles,
no matter how long,
but only by a spiritual journey,
a journey of one inch,
very arduous and humbling and joyful,
by which we arrive at the ground at our feet,
and learn to be at home.

-- from The Collected Poems of Wendell Berry, 1957

Coming Home

Reconnected

Feel the Ground

Beneath your feet

This is your home

Welcome back

Take a deep breath

Hold it for a moment

Breathe in the gift of life

The gift of love

The gift of creation

Feel its warmth

Let it linger

In your Spirit, Heart, Mind, and Body

Let this temporary residence

Remind you of your need

Of these gifts of grace

Given to us each night and day

Stand up, exhale the gifts you have been given

This gift of wisdom

Circulating in your body

Fertilizing your own living dirt.

-DeeAnn Dean, March 2023

Retreats and Workshops Available at Dellrose Farms

“Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us and see the beauty in ordinary things.”

Thomas Merton
“There is the possibility for beauty here, a beauty inexhaustible in its complexity, which opens to my knock, which answers in me a call I do not remember calling, and which trains me to the wild and extravagant nature of the spirit I seek."

Annie Dillard
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."

Hellen Keller
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN