Tag: Love

Battling Enemies – A Book Review

A couple of months ago our pastor did a sermon series based on Deep & Wide by Andy Stanley. He encouraged the whole congregation to read the book along with the sermon series. I resisted buying it because I knew if I went to Amazon...

Break’s Over – The Silence Speaks

The last time I posted was on March 30, the day before Easter, at the end of my 40 poems for Lent challenge. I never intended to go three months without posting, but I guess I needed the break. A lot has happened this year...

Even Though – A Poem

Even though I’ve betrayed You walked away towards sin You are ever faithful when I return You take me in Even though I’ve been prideful walking my own way You are ever humble gave all for me that day Even though I doubt sometimes and...

From Grace Comes Hope – A Quintet of Cinquains

Without the grace of God I would be lost, alone life itself quite impossible hopeless Without the love of God I would be unloving my life so self-centered and me unkind Without the light of Christ I would be in darkness unable to see my...

Last Breath – A Cinquain

Breathing in, out again no other sound so dear except if you spoke, one more time, I’d hear. I wrote this cinquain for dVerse Poets Pubs FormForAll. It is my attempt to capture my experience of Thursday last week as I sat in my sister’s hospital...

Perseverance – A Poem

We must persevere trials in this world finding within each one great blessings for the day We must endure losses in this world recalling for each one the blessing of knowing that which was lost We must persist never give up when the road is...