“Hitchhiking”

I’ve traveled beyond
where I’ve gone
fast forwarding to know
Your Will

not waiting for Your lead
not balancing in Your light
but tripping in the field

as I close my eyes
and open my heart
I see Love
all the way through

“Horizontal Leaps”

to know You
is to love You
every breath of doubt
every thought of doom
every shadow of sadness
won’t stand up
to You

as I’ve trusted before
I trust again
the calling
the plans
the dance
of my life
now teach me to trust

man

“Mixing the Well”

I’m excited about talking
with other people
about God

I’m excited to dance
with other women
with flags

I’m excited to visit
more churches
in the area

I’m excited to meet
more people
everywhere I go

yes
God leaves the ninety-nine
to go after the one

but maybe sometimes
the one
should go after the ninety-nine

“Original Soundtracks”

this place

to fall in love with it
would have to be from birth
because coming from San Diego
you KNOW what you’re missing

I miss seeing the wind
blow through the trees
and hearing the leaves
dance to its rhythm

here it’s too hot
and too humid
to open the doors
to open the windows

so as you watch the trees blow
you hear the music of the house

the water filter dripping
the hum of the fan
the ice maker clunking
Scott sweeping the room

the noise of this world
can never replace
the beautiful sounds
of nature