Blessings at This Time of Birth By Bendis

Beginning still hidden unrevealed tender held close uncurling slowly surely revealing layer after layer of what might be will be yielding strong vital alive opening unfolding becoming

Spring At the highest point on the tree, you stretch, reaching for the sun. Your pink petals elegant in their grace, you stand alone. Bravest of all, for leaves have yet to come to offer shade. Branches bare, except for furry buds that will soon follow in imitation of your daring first move. Intrepid flower of Spring, I feel like you in my yearning for the Sun!

Deanne Quarrie, Bendis, is an ordained, High Priestess of Feminist Dianic WitchCraft. She is Mother Priestess of The Apple Branch ~ A Dianic Tradition, offering From the Branch, a Priestess Mentoring Progam for women around the world.  She is also Co-Founder of Global Goddess, a worldwide organization for women who live by the words, "Goddess women helping women worldwide." This organization is open to all women who honor the divine feminine in some form.