January 8, 2018

Wolf Moon

The wolf moon hung high in the clear winter sky as we drove home after a long New Year’s Day of visiting family. I glanced at it several times, but its brightness, coupled with the glare of headlights of oncoming cars and streetlights overhead, were...

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January 2, 2018

Faith

Sometimes it develops slowly in hard times when the Lord has seen us through and evidence mounts supporting a comfortable quiet sinking into a faith that saves a faith that sustains as again and again He is faithful Other times it takes a leap _______________________________________...

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January 1, 2018

A New Fearless Year

Today begins a new year. What will 2018 bring? Who knows, but I’m ready for whatever adventure God has in store for me. It will be yet another fearless year as I remember the promise of God, given through the prophet Isaiah: So do not fear,...

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December 4, 2017

A Very Meta Quadrille

In a time crunch such as happens many days I’m a little Quadrille and I’m here to say There’s always time for me I’m only forty-four words You can read me quick as a hummingbird You can write me though I may sound absurd _____________________________________...

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November 27, 2017

To Cross the Finish Line

Finish it! Polish the 58,000 words I’ve written into a complete, coherent, and compelling story. Not be distracted by blog posts or new poetry books that threaten procrastination of the goal. Not be paralyzed by doubt. Capitalize on the feedback I receive from critique partners,...

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