one more breath of one more dayof one more yearthat my Father gave i look backin thanksi look forwardin hopeJesus help me to loveand to dreamand to grow
{welcomed}
a girl of no influence, status, prestigeand yet she was the one to give birth to the Kingeven Mary was welcomed a humble carpenter with rugged handsa fatherless baby not part of his planseven Joseph was welcomed travelers mocked for following a starnot born in Israel but come from afareven the Wisemen were welcomed out …
{these memories}
the scent of frasier fir, tickling my nostrils/driving around town to look at the lights in my pink booster seat/a trembling wire haired dachshund under my hand me down red coat licking my chin as I keep him warm after he’d fallen in an creek while Christmas tree hunting/the nutcracker mug in the cupboard that …
{thankful}
thankful for beauty and for the ugliness which makes the beauty seenthankful for silence and for the chaos which makes me relish peace thankful for love and for the indifference that makes me embrace it thankfulfor hope and for the despair that makes me chase it thankful for loneliness for it helps me treasure friendshipthankful …
{winter’s coming}
shorter daysdarker nightscrisper air golden light winds are blowingwinter’s comingcandles burning hearts are humming seasons changing hope’s returning wonder growing hearts are yearning for the time of joy and gladnessa brief escape from all this madness Lord we ache for more of thee come grant us wholeness give us peace In your presence all is …