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Linda Kruschke on life and death, faith and fearlessness, music and poetry
God’s Word
They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:11 (NIV).Search My Blog
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Tag Archives: Sadness
Lost
Cerulean sky An honest sun Warm spring breeze In an instant undone This sun is a liar On a crisp fall day When everything changed And I lost my way
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Change, Depression, Life, Loss, NaPoWriMo2017, National Poetry Month, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Sadness, Sun, Trials
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Dying Leaves
Green leaves burst forth heralding spring, summer to come Basking in sun amidst blooms bright pink, yellow, orange Magnificent beauty Abundant life It never lasts long enough Tears fall as blooms fade Leaves turn red, then brown Crisply dying on … Continue reading
Resurfacing in Blue
I should have seen it coming this sense of feeling blue Delving into trials of the past to write a memoir that’s true I’m doubtful that this venture is worth the time and pain Will I survive this process where … Continue reading
Triggers, Triggers Everywhere
Tears spilled from my eyes Gushed, really quite uncontrollably Anger the apparent trigger He wouldn’t listen Then I realize the real trigger This series of events: Writing of Dad’s death Hearing of Aunt Dot’s passing Trying to save a few … Continue reading
Choices
A forced grin a false I’m okay are all I’ve got It’s been three years, three years today since you left with me not knowing not for sure anyway where you have gone Heaven or hell those are the choices Which … Continue reading
Unheard – A Sedoka (Sort of)
The deafening sound of a cry unheard, silenced ‘ere it had a chance at life Echoes whispering in a mother’s heart and soul aching to hear what’s unheard * * * * * 2/25/14 Update: Shared this for dVerse Poets … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Abortion, Child, Depression, dVerse Poets Pub, Forgiveness, Heartbreak, Life, Loss, Love, Miscarriage, Mother, Mother and child, Motherhood, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Sadness, Trials, Truth
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All Things Are Possible – A Poem
Sadness and joy are hard to hold at the same time Mourning death and celebrating life in the same moment is impossible for me But with God all things are possible I’m still feeling sad over the death of my … Continue reading
Blue – An Elfje
Blue great sadness but not despair my hope in Jesus. Death. It’s been a long week full of sadness. One of my sisters passed away last night after a long battle with breast cancer. I am thankful that I was … Continue reading
Mad Is Easier than Sad
As we enter the Lenten season, and I ponder the sins I struggle with, a thought occurred to me that encapsulates my struggle: mad is easier than sad. In other words, when someone hurts me and I feel sad, it … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Anger, Ash Wednesday, Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Faith, Family, Forgive, Forgiveness, God, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Lent, Life, Mad, Matthew, Religion, Repentance, Sad, Sadness, Sin, Trials, Truth, Word of God
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