Monthly Archives: December 2023

For a brief moment, allow me to emerge from the box. As 2023 closes, I reflect, a bit farther back than 365 days. When I chose to follow Christ, I did not realize then how deep the waters would be, … Continue reading →

Are children sadIt’s Christmas vacationI see no frost on windowsFor inspiration No sleds, no snowNo Dripping low-Icicles hanging from the eavesJust naked branches with no leaves Now a woman, no more little girlAnd a man emerged from that little boyThe … Continue reading →

LatelyEvery day ends the sameThe sun setsShadows dripAbsorbing the scent Of rainBare branchesEmbrace the falling darknessI reach withinTo embraceWhat I neither Touch nor seeWhile all the whilerejoice for what is and will beYet yearn for all that is not

Some people don’t walk the narrow roadI wonder do they think they will not fitIf a camel can fit through the eye of a needleSize is a factor you can now omit “Again I say to you, it is easier … Continue reading →

Quiet continuesI know God is with meIn drought and floodThe need is the same “Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord — for we … Continue reading →

Every ornament has a storyYou had to be thereEvery step leaves a footprintYou had to be there Every laugh shapes a trailEvery tear weaves a taleIf one’s not thereThe story’s incompleteI sit alone with He who dwells in me In … Continue reading →

My name is MaryBut I’m not sheWho carried the SaviorIn her humanityAnd watched in aweAs shepherds cameAnd worshipped theBaby with Jesus name My name is MaryNo virgin I claimMy sin was greatMore so my shameOne day I bowedBefore this heavenly … Continue reading →

Today I wrote storiesFew words found my fingersMy journal lay emptyA blank page will linger Perhaps come tomorrowWe’ll meet once againToday I wrote storiesBut not with my pen My mind so full of storiesWill I remember them then?If not, I … Continue reading →

Borrowed manger, borrowed graveThis year I have a borrowed treeIt’s no big deal, Jesus savesThe cross is empty on Mt. Calvary No more a baby, no more entombedHallelujah, He is coming soon! Celebrate what God has doneLet go this guilt … Continue reading →