When even the tallest trees Are moved by His breath-filled wind When tiny amoeba Are fed and cared for When we lay our hearts Upon His altar When tears are food When steel bars have trapped our bad mood When we lie prostrate Surrendering our way Deep calls to deep Heavens mercy Rises in a … Continue reading The Deep
Category: Healing
The Rain and Prayer
Good morning, sisters and brothers, readers and writers, mothers and fathers, children of the Most High God, God leading me to post here as often as possible. His message to you, His chosen people. He wants as many outlets as possible. I am still praying, asking for His leading to grow the outlets which I … Continue reading The Rain and Prayer
Our Jackson
"Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14). ~ Thick Dense None of this is making sense Foggy faith Where's the rain? God, clear the clutter in my brain! Our son A … Continue reading Our Jackson
Don’t Look Back
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is … Continue reading Don’t Look Back
Despair
Breathing Seething His words bite Knock me down I forgot how to fight Lord, I need You Cornered He, a coroner Spat Just before he stamped Decay onto my heart Lord, I need You Like grapes in a press I am undressed The pressure immense My muscles tense Hives do not relent Lord, I need … Continue reading Despair
Rising
I stand in the valley With ashes at my feet My heart once broken now burned Holy flames Tamed My past Put it in its proper place at last Letting die All seen from the child's eye Hopeless, loveless Barren, soul-less For it is He Who placed me in the valley Lie down with Me … Continue reading Rising
a grief story
when your mom's gone that grief that overcomes and powers through your only mom she had a way of seeing you seeing you in your darkest days swimming through seas of shame she knew secrets you didn't know your mama, that one of long ago the mama who cradled you now gathers round … Continue reading a grief story
Childhood Loss Turns to Gain
Sometimes as a kid I wanted to disappear Into the bushes, the clearing there Crawling in, dirtying my knees Imagine sailing the seas Or maybe decide I am an author Writing and illustrating books, always pushing myself further Bzzz Bzzz In this place the bees would be Loneliness stings It brings A hollow song An … Continue reading Childhood Loss Turns to Gain
A Heart’s Cry (a poem after seeing the movie Unplanned)
This is hot off the press so to speak. God broke my heart for all the babies and the women who carry guilt and shame from abortion and the doctors who are living with the death of souls in theirs. I pray for the babies Who lost an arm before their soul was gone … Continue reading A Heart’s Cry (a poem after seeing the movie Unplanned)
Falling in Love with Jesus, A Poetic Journey
As I look into the blank white sky I feel nothing But I believe with every part of my being Every breath I am given Every skin cell Every thought slave be to Jesus He is King of us He is Lord And Savior Sent to be with us Immanuel lowed to earth Literally to … Continue reading Falling in Love with Jesus, A Poetic Journey
Faith Hope and Poetry 