Beginnings

This small collection of poems by Carol Lynn Pearson gathers the verses readers have returned to most often over the years. Written in a plain, warm voice, the poems take up everyday moments and familiar life situations and find meaning in them. Many were first shared with a devoted audience through talks, lessons and personal letters, and they have since traveled into wider circulation. The book was originally self-published in 1968, when the author and her husband printed a modest run themselves after local publishers turned the manuscript down. Readers of faith and of poetry alike may find in these pages comfort, a lift in hard days, and reflections on love and faith.