Moments in Time
Welcome to a glimpse through my lens. I invite you to enjoy the gift of imagination by reflecting on photos that stand out. What stirs within as you gaze? Maybe close your eyes and remember the crashing sound of ocean waves, spring air alive with lilacs, or soft cool grass tickling your feet. My hope and prayer is that these moments will inspire you to be mindful and captivated with the beauty of ordinary life.
Photography by Mary Meirink
Come away and rest a while (2015)
Ahhh! This photo from Scotland looks like me!
Christmas on Main Street
Another amazing moment! Autumn 2021 looking into the courtyard of The Conservatory on Main Street
This guy paid a visit while I was on our deck 🦉 July 22, 2023
An early morning walk while on retreat.
This lovely creature was nestled in the branches at Faust Park. November 7, 2023
Morning walk in the fog at Prayer Mountain of the Ozarks
A view from my deck door
I have to say, this photo is probably my number one favorite. There is nothing quite like the silence that settles in with the snow. Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO 2019
A pleasant memory on a bitter cold day. Snowflakes decorated my car like artwork at a gallery. ❄️ photo taken on January 24, 2025
A quiet moment while I was surrounded by crowds and polka music in Hermann, MO
The bird sang for me 🎶 Weldon Spring
Walkway leading to the St. Louis Planetarium in Forest Park.
Augusta, MO
These yellow berries had something' to say! I still laugh when I remember this "ordinary" tree bursting with yellow berries at Faust Park on an early December day. I was joyfully startled when I saw them hanging out at the park. It's like they were waiting for someone to stop and notice them. Well... notice them I did! Ha!
Cali
The Chapel at Selah (Autumn Retreat 2019)
Old Town St. Charles, MO.
Before the sun cleared the fog. It was every bit as lovely as the sunshine. Just different 🌥Branson, MO
My Lilacs 🤗 I'm pretty sure this is what Heaven smells like.
Psalm 65:8 You make the sunrise and the sunset sing for joy. (Lake of the Ozarks with Jack)
Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii / sculpture by Randolph Rogers / photo taken at the St. Louis Art Museum
This lovely greeted me while on a quiet walk before ladies arrived for our Autumn Retreat.
Calabasas, CA
A not so ordinary roof of an outdoor chapel on retreat ✞
Sweeeet! Look who showed up while I was resting on a church bench.
quiet.simple.beauty
When is the last time you gazed at the clouds and just imagined? (Sunrise view from my deck. July 12, 2024)
Another favorite. The old Ursaline Academy in Arcadia, MO.
I prefer home grown wildflowers in a jar over store bought bouquets in a fancy vase. July 4, 2025 Black Eyed Susans from our garden.
"The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring." Bernard Williams
A moonlit view from my front yard 2021
Misty Morning Reflections October 2022
The grounds of Daniel Boone's home in Defiance, MO
Arcadia, MO
Standing in line for the London Eye. I need to get a colorful umbrella!
The morning fog swirled in the breeze and offered this magical moment. 🍁 September 30, 2022 Weldon Spring, MO
One more Cali sunset
I grew up in the city and often dreamed of what it might be like to live in a place like this. Photo from Oklahoma May 8, 2025
Old Town St. Peters, Missouri
Same rock ✨ Different view / We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the greatness of the power might be of God and not of ourselves
Day's End ✍︎ Faith and Writing Workshop
And yet one more. How incredible to watch the moon rise above the trees. I am so glad I got my camera.
Quiet reflection before the Women's Retreat at Todd Hall Retreat Center
That's not glitter. It's the dew of Heaven. Summer 2021
How many stories lie behind this door waiting to be told. England July 2025
"But Jesus would often go to some place where he could be alone and pray." Luke 5:16 Contemporary English Translation (photo from Collinsville, OK May 8, 2025)
Good Morning! Old Town St. Peters, MO
Old Town St. Charles
Time in California with my daughter before our Retreat
Sunset on the ocean... California
Manhattan Beach
Reflection....
Same tree 🌿 Different View (Weldon Spring, MO)
Reflections of a rainy day. My bird bath at Home Sweet Home
Autumn in the Heartland
Hannibal, Missouri
Concordia or Hobbits? 🤷🏻♀️😀 July 2023
winter wonderland outside our deck door. February 16, 2024
English Garden July 2025
The Lord's mercies are new every morning (Faust Park 2020)
October 2024. I left earlier than normal for work and was surprised by the morning's hello. Let's just say I was Not early for work as planned. I stayed here and drank in the moment. Sometimes... work needs to be work. This day... the moment needed to be the moment.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) owned these books and glasses! Hannibal, MO
London, England
Saint Paul Cathedral in London July 2025
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An English Garden July 2025
I passed this old General Store in Dutzow on the way to take photos at the riverfront in Washington, MO. I turned my car around and came back because it caught my eye. I was totally surprised as this hay truck came from behind and passed in front right as I snapped the photo. I guess, sometimes, the best things happen while we are on the way to where we are going. I'm glad I stopped to notice. (ps, I did take a few photos at Washington but, this was my favorite.) May 31, 2025
a Bear and a Bunny 🙂
An Autumn Day in Weldon Spring
My Jack ❤️
Stepping into a new season
An outdoor pulpit on an Fall day stirred distant memories of forgotten dreams now lying at my feet 🍁Behold the Dream Giver ✝︎ Behold New Life ❀ Autumn Retreat 2022
This is one of my favorite memories. Check out my post titled, A Visit With The Guard
A heart remains where a branch was broken ♡
Strolling the streets of England
Misty morning prayer time before ladies arrived for our Autumn Retreat 2024.
Take a wild guess where I captured this moment. 🏴 What emotions or memories get stirred as you recall listening to bagpipes?
Augusta, Missouri
Spring 2019 Concordia Seminary in St Louis, MO at a seminar with my fellow chaplains
A Chapel in a Scottish Castle. There were so many castles. I have lost track. I'll get back when I figure it out. :)
This moment is thought provoking... Collinsville, OK May 8, 2025
Sunset in San Clemente February 2023
Todd Hall Retreat Center in Columbia, IL
Early bloomer 🌹My Garden 2021
Memories in dried flowers and wicker baskets
Lovely London July 2025
Photo bombed 🙂
Adorned with praise 🪴Soul Shepherding Retreat
On the Lewis and Clark Trail 2022 🍁
Lewis and Clark Trail
Early morning fog in Branson, MO
I wish I could remember which cathedral this was in. The colors are amazing
Autumn in Weldon Spring
A rainy Spring day at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, MO 2019 a seminar with our CPE Chaplains
Faith & Writing Workshop ✝︎ Concordia Seminary St. Louis, MO
I am unashamedly a thrift store shopper. Scotland!
Dried flowers ♡
The Royal Mile, of course
Weldon Spring, MO
"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write." Martin Luther + Faith and Writing Workshop 2023
San Clemente March 2023
From my desk to yours 🌼
Selah Retreat Center in Arcadia, MO. This is the entrance to the first Women's Retreat that I had the honor of hosting. We had 20 ladies from 12 Christ centered churches. I am so deeply grateful.
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Ah! Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO. This would have been easy to pass by had I not been looking for beauty
Well... that's an interesting wall
God is amazing!
Lewis and Clark Trail with Jack
At His Feet Women's Retreat, 2023
This happy guy oversees the courtyard of the Crown Jewels
I love this memory of a quiet walk on a Chaplain retreat. This was the season when I discovered the joy of capturing moments through photography. In case you're wondering, Yes! I did swing on the swing with hair flying in autumn's air. I'll stop lest I swing into full-blown sappy poetry. 🍁
Rising Dawn & Setting Moon (San Clemente)
What was life like for those who worked in this old barn located at Faust Park... I gazed through this window and imagined
somewhere in Scotland
St. Charles, MO
I love small towns. Columbia, IL - Can you smell the laundromat and taste the Dr. P?
Faust Park in Chesterfield, MO during Covid. The flowers obviously did not know the park was closed 🙂
Forest Park, November 2023
Guardian of the Nest💙Bluebirds returned to nest more babies! Guardian perches nearby ready to swoop anyone who approaches. Don't even mess with Mama!
Weldon Spring
OWLiver July 2023
Mercy Retreat Center in St, Louis, MO. It is yet another retreat with my CPE Chaplain group. It snowed the next day!
Waze led me down a wrong gravel road. It sure was pretty though 😊
Freshly cut roses on my freshly painted fireplace mantle.
My first business card for Hope Conversations, LLC * I am so grateful to God Who helped me step out in faith.
beautiful... this reminds me of a peacock spreading her feathers 😁
Ladies Day Out at Long Row Lavender May 1, 2025
Wow! Just Wow! An English Cathedral
Saint Paul's Cathedral in London July 2025
Good morning ☀️
LaSalle Retreat Center
All creation radiates the beauty of the Lord
Memory in Malibu
Outside Daniel Boone's House in Defiance, MO
Joy! St. Charles, Missouri
A simple Scottish window