As you’ve noticed, I no longer post about Lee. I thought about it: if I went to have coffee with a friend, would I post about it the next day, what we talked about? No, so why was I posting about Lee? He’s become a very good friend of mine, so the posts of him have come to an end…except for this one. Without him in the story, I won’t be able to fully express what happened to me yesterday, and it’s worth the smile it might bring. Continue reading
Author: Laura Lee Bonde
“Hidden Existence”
Not everything that has wings
flies
Not everyone that has breath
lives
Not everyone who smiles
laughs
Not everyone who sleeps
rests
Not everyone who sees
understands
Not everyone who hears
listens
I used to be a Christian on the outside
but inside
the truth was a lie
In the Presence of Honor
Last night, I was invited to a very special meeting and ended up in a room full of people honoring one another. I sat there thinking, “How did I get invited to this? Thank you, God, for thinking of me.” It was truly amazing: a night of ordination, a night of declaring what’s to come, a night of honoring those stepping up into their calling. There’s just something about “honor,” and I’ve been talking to God a lot about it lately because I haven’t fully understood it, and I felt like God answered a lot of my questions by placing me in that room. Continue reading
“A Place to Grow”
Honor
easier given
or received
Honor
not a bad thing
calls goodness to the front
Honor
releases
empowers
commissions
Honor
touches deep wounds
healing in love
Honor
fills hearts with joy
sings into every cell
Honor
creates a bond
deeper
than known before
Honor
continues to move
continues to raise up
Honor
easier given
or received
Wanting to Be a Mother
This morning, I was remembering things from childhood, and as I remembered how I wanted to be a mother, I wept. This was around 5:30 am. I had a time in my mind to work on flags at 5:30 am, but when I wept about wanting to be a mother, a desire rose in me to write about it. I tried to ignore it, but I can’t, so flags will have to wait. Continue reading
“Stepping Out of the Tomb”
What may look broken to you
may be breakthrough for me
If you know me, you’ll see
my dance is pure
my heart is holy
my walk is upright
I have integrity
and know my created value
What may look broken to you
may be breakthrough for me
When Jesus rose from the grave
breakthrough happened
It’s all about seeing that
believing that
knowing that
walking in that
Truth
What may look broken to you
may be breakthrough for me
“Seasons of Heaven”
crawling out of darkness
smoke had filled the air
clearing away
revealing vision
clearer than before
kneeling
discovering
standing
walking
to a place that looks different
with familiar faces
that acquainted before
but become closer
in the picture of life
uniting
swaying
supporting
growing
when seasons change
the weather blends
to create an atmosphere
that matches the season
until Jesus
promises
hope
Peace
understanding
Jesus living
creates an atmosphere of heaven
in every season
every circumstance
every moment
breakthrough
believing
receiving
victory
of standing tall
with smoke underneath
breathing with ease
sleeping in rest
seeing with clarity
“Colors”
In my world…
laughter is music
silence is precious
clouds are sunshine
The Color of Love
In everyone’s life, the color of love has a different hue, a different shade, a different look that capture’s the eye, a heart, a smile. God is constantly painting the picture of my life, and love takes on a different color all the time, but let me share with you what it looks like now. Continue reading
Worship Flags and Infinity Scarfs 