Tag: Faith

Stones of Truth

All the words I cannot seeJumbled as a pile of stonesMeaning among the buried truth Lies obscure God’s Holy truthDiscerning hearts alone can seeWhat hope remains among the stones Sorting through, discarding stonesKeeping those that tell the truthBring me words for all to see I...

Don’t Quit

I shared this public-domain poem at the Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Writing Contest Awards Ceremony on June 25, and decided to share it here as well. Don’t Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;When the road you’re trudging seems...

Ubi Sunt with Paint Chips

I can’t believe it’s Friday already, but here we are. And we’ve moved on to the U section of the poetry dictionary. There are only two entries to choose from and one is unstressed syllable. So we’re going with the other one, which is actually...

Can I Get a Witness?

Recently someone told me that I talk too much about God and faith, that I write about Him too much on my blog. Funny thing is I had been feeling lately like I focused too much on fun poetry prompts and didn’t share about my...

Thoughts on “Close-Fisted, Teeth Clenched”

This week I’m sharing thoughts on a C.S. Lewis quote I had forgotten. I love Lewis’s allegory The Great Divorce, but it’s been awhile since I last read it. If you never have, I highly recommend it. Very short book with lots of insight. The...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #51

It’s week 51! We’re almost to the end of the year and the final prompt of 2020. I’m still noodling on what to do for the paint chip prompts in 2021. Suggestions are welcome. What kind of prompt would you like to see? The Challenge...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #48

Week 48 and I’m late! Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and since it was just me, my husband, and my son at home for the holiday, I had every intention of getting this post done and scheduled to go live at 7 a.m....