Christmas – Another Fearless Year

December 25, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #52

We made it! Fifty-two weeks of paint chip prompts. Thank you to everyone who has participated, whether you’ve written a poem every week or just once, or even if you’ve just come by to read the paint-chip-inspired poems. I appreciate you all. It’s been a...

Poetry Comments: 14

December 17, 2019

Melancholy Merriment

This past Sunday we had the most beautiful Advent service of songs and scripture readings, plus my poem that I was blessed to recite. Everything was perfect, even when it wasn’t quite. This inspiring service was the brainchild of one of our worship team leaders,...

Mental Health Comments: 6

December 7, 2019

Once When Emmanuel Came

I have a new Christmas poem up at Anchored Voices. It was inspired by the Scriptures that will be read at the December 15 service at my church, Community of Faith. My poem will be read at the service too. It promises to be a...

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October 30, 2018

Once Upon a Time

Once upon a starry night A single star shown ever bright Outshone angels hovering a field Telling shepherds who rightly kneeled Of the birth of the Chosen One Born of Mary, God’s own Son Wise men followed that singular star Traveling for days from afar...

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December 14, 2017

Awaiting Our King

Advent is a time to seek the coming of our mighty King once born into a stable meek while angelic choirs did sing He will return once again at a time we can’t predict while the angels sing amen to rescue hearts He has picked...

Poetry Comments: 24

December 24, 2016

Messy Presents

We want our presents in pretty paper All wrapped up in a shiny neat bow We want our faith to be the same So our doubts and struggles never show Yet the greatest gifts aren’t neat and tidy Like the manger birth steeped in blood...

Poetry Comments: 7

June 14, 2016

An Angel’s Life

I’ve had a blessed life though I didn’t always think it would be so My first memory is praying for the frantic Christmas shoppers at Costco, standing high on a shelf It felt weird to look down on the carts filled with unnecessary things while...

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December 15, 2015

One Shone Brighter

“Gazing at a sky filled with stars,” Wrote the Magi in his memoirs “One shone brighter than the rest. So onward towards that star we pressed.” He never says how many they were, Those magi travelling with gold and myrrh But their destination he makes...

Poetry Comments: 25

December 11, 2015

Rejoice!

Revel in the joy of Christ who Empowers us bid sin adieu Jesus born so He might die Once for all our souls to buy Incarnation a great mystery Calling all throughout history Ever more to rejoice, rejoice _____________________________ I wrote this for dVerse Poets...

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November 12, 2015

Joy

I’ve been working on finalizing the manuscript for my holiday poetry book, which I’ll be publishing on CreateSpace and Kindle in the next week or so. I decided the “Advent to Christmas” section was a little thin; plus when I try a new form I...

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Another Fearless Year

Tag: Christmas

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #52

Melancholy Merriment

Once When Emmanuel Came

Once Upon a Time

Awaiting Our King

Messy Presents

An Angel’s Life

One Shone Brighter

Rejoice!

Joy

Tag: Christmas

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #52

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Melancholy Merriment

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Once When Emmanuel Came

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Once Upon a Time

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Awaiting Our King

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Messy Presents

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An Angel’s Life

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One Shone Brighter

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Rejoice!

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Joy

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