She Fell hard She Feel deep In love With a man Selfless love Human compassion With her Beside her Throughout all days During all troubled times For many seasons He did remain He saw The good The bad He come to know Every side of her From the breaths She took To the breaths She …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
High-5
On Friday, October 29, 2021, I was witness to one of the greatest moments, one of those proud momma moments, seeing my child achieve. We are early into the season of girls’ high school hockey here in Alaska. The way it’s set up, two schools come together to form one varsity team. The number of …
Give Way to Him
She loved So deep She held on So tight Wanting To be In control Over time The strongholds Gave way To God’s ways His love His light His truth With this She knew Everything Would be Perfectly executed In His timing Her life She found Peace Harmony Solitude Everything will be okay
Imagining
If We meet Again What Will the response be A smile A hug A warm embrace Glance Then Look Away Tension Hard feelings Pain Unknowing How One will be When Together Once were Today A new day Memory
Blessings
Vacation Bible School 1981
Yep! That’s me 🙂 How I loved having a reason, a purpose, to dress up and show up for life! Attending Bible School at the church we belonged to gave me a sense of belonging, something to look forward to. I liked being away from the farm, an escape from my everyday, reality, ways of …
What is Maturity?
(Originally written in 1991 for a high school English assignment, age 18). What is maturity you may ask. Maturity occurs in a person when they are old enough to know right from worn and from the sillies to the seriousness. A mature person can take on many responsibilities and be trusted at the same time. …
Realization
She learned to let go Discovered a new freedom Peace in her soul Self-love without condition She lived life freely Enjoying the present moment Everyday life Gratitude filled her soul Life she learned Is what you make it She found fulfillment In the ordinary Saw beauty In everyone and everything Faith, hope, and love Became …
Self-Love
Time For Reflection
“As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.” -Proverbs 27:19 (ESV) Take a moment to pause….be present…. Notice the beauty that surrounds us… Bring your attention to… Silence yourself…Be still… Do you see it? Reflections on the water… Reflections…Life…Beautiful World…Beautiful You! (All of the pictures were taken today (10.22.2021) …
Ode to Moms
To the mom Who Is crying All alone In Her own space I hear you I feel you To the mom Who Feels life Is overwhelming Wishing You had a clone It’s okay For I know How hard You Are trying To the mom Who Carries burdens Carries grief Remember The seeds You have sewn …
Angel in Disguise (in the skies :)
Sometimes I look up To The sky Sometimes The sky chooses To Look at me At all times I give All glory All thanks All praise For I know God He has blessed me In So many ways
Freedom to Be Found
Once Lost-Now Found
She lived her life A prisoner to the past Every day She showed up Looked at Herself In the mirror Who Was this person She Had become A foreigner Disguise Disgust Was she A woman Or Was she A little girl Someone Who she could trust What happened To her body What happened To her …
A Perfect Marriage
He met me In my dreams I knew He was my lover I knew He was the one Inside A warm and loving Sensation Our thoughts Became As one A connection A longing Him and I In time Would be one He stood there Before me At a distance Not so far away Someday Him …
Until We Meet Again
There came a day You Left this life On earth Entered Heaven You’re there I know How peaceful Is Your presence Smell Aroma Sweet memory A time We Shared together An image A thought ‘twas you The air The breeze Coins Pennies Nickels Quarters Change Yes You are there A bird A feather Clouds Skies …
My Heart Remains
My soul mourns At the sight At the sound The woundedness The pain Those families Trying their hardest Doing their best With little To no gain With the pandemic Everything Has changed Living Lifestyles Travel Plans Work Education Home life Recreation Ordinary outings To the park Refrain Health diminished Quality of life Spending final moments …
Why Rush? Trust.
We want answers We want results We want things We want happiness We want it all We want it now Pretty demanding, Right? Stop Pause Commit Submit yourself To the Lord Isn’t it us Who Are to obey His command Isn’t it us Who Are to wait On Him His timing His ways Have patience …
Peaceful Place
Bringing hope Brings peace To Other people Myself Burdens Lay down Strife subsides Love Settles in In the heart In the mind Forgiveness Healing Progress Becoming of Oneself Time alone With God Well spent
The Feelings You Get Inside
Nobody Can describe The loss One Feels inside To lose A loved one To lose A best friend To lose Yourself And have Unrest Loneliness Isolation Social awkwardness Who are you? Who am I? Without that someone special Standing Side by side Redefine Rediscover A new sense Of self Acceptance Takes time Mourning Grieving Alone …
Wounded Warriors
Many are The Wounded warriors Wanting To be Set free Among us They are Angels In disguise Days Weeks Months Years A life Compromised Tired out From The battle Deep wounds Battle scars Healing From the war Victory Is won Peace remains
Amazing What an Ounce of Kindness and Love Can Do!
Have you ever offered up even the slightest bit of kindness without the expectation of receiving anything in return? If so, did you notice a difference in your heart and how it made you feel? I know in my heart, my mind and my spirt, everything softens filling every cell in my body with peace …
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Inside of You
Sweet Loving child Of mine Your hurt I feel The pain Inside Disappointed Discouraged Exhausted Insane Doing The hard work Takes patience Time Results What’s yielded God knows He decides Change We can Transform All we need Comes From within Inside Better version Of ourselves Thoughts Feelings Mindsets Takes a toll Plays games Distorts Feeling …
You Belong Here
Have courage Be brave Generations Before you Hard times Struggles Been through Cycles Repeated Interrupt Break The pattern You can You will You do Belong Right here Wisdom Insight Change Is coming When The moment Is right
Care & Nourishment
She came home with us on Mother’s Day two years ago. As the seasons changed, so did she. I thought I wasn’t doing enough, especially during the winter months and into the spring. Too much water. Not enough sunlight. Balance has been hard to find so it seems. At the two-year mark, the nursery wanted …
I Want You to Know…
Whatever darkness it is you are going through, I am right here with you. The challenges you are facing. The fears that fill your mind. Constant worry. Heartache. Emotional downpours. Sadness. Pain. These are all temporary emotions, not long-lasting, suffering and agony. Friends I know what it’s like to be held captive in your own …
Future Self
In a dream There She sat On The driver’s side Backseat Not knowing Where She was going She looked Out the window Her reflection She Did see A woman Who Has aged Golden years Beyond Her prime At first The young woman Was Startled Taken back By Her reflection In The window A much older …
Magnificent Meraki 