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July 26, 2018

Wedding Flowers

I gave the florist clear instructions My wedding bouquet was to include White roses — I am worthy of you Blue carnations — yes, no, maybe? White daisies — innocence The perfect bouquet To greet the guests To adorn the altar Alas, she got it wrong Or maybe she was right...

Categories Poetry Comments: 31
August 30, 2015

Why I Did the Unthinkable

Stories of women doing the unthinkable—killing their own children—often make headlines. See this article for a list of 20 such women. There is a collective outrage and feeling of disbelief when women kill their children and we call for the most severe punishment. Often these...

Categories Pro-Life Comments: 3
February 18, 2014

Hope of Things New – A Poem

Innocence lost can never be restored Trust broken is forever destroyed Zuzu’s petals cannot be pasted Hope shattered remains in tiny pieces Cake once eaten can never be made whole With you and me restoration is impossible But with God all things are possible all...

Categories Poetry Comments: 7
September 3, 2011

Your Love Heals – A Poem

I can’t remember what I was praying about the other day when this poem began to form in my mind. I had to quickly write it down in my journal before it got away from me. Though it’s not as if that ever happens with things I...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 8
July 17, 2011

Psalm 4 – God My Righteousness

In pondering what Psalm to post for today, I decided to just start at Psalm 1 and post the first one in order that I had never posted before. Turns out I’ve already posted Psalms 1, 2, and 3, but have not posted Psalm 4....

Categories Poetry/Psalms Comments: 4