In this world
I still don’t get
How seeds can gather
Dirt and wet
And air and sun
And mix it well
To make a tree.
Oh who can tell?
But Father takes
My rebel soul
And plants me in
This muddy hole
And mixes me
With sun and sod
And turns me into
Son of God.
Christopher grew up in Raymond, Alberta and loves plants and big skies. His childhood was an ongoing nature walk, and very little has changed since then. His faith is heavily influenced by the diversity he finds in the natural world. The more he learns about creation, the more he believes that God must be somebody totally cool. He majored in English at Brigham Young University, with a minor in Women’s Studies. Christopher then went on to graduate as a registered nurse from the University of Lethbridge and currently works with seniors as a home care case manager. He is married to his high school crush and will gush to anyone who listens about his 5 children. He likes them even more than plants. Besides plants and poetry, Christopher also has a lifelong obsession with molluscs.