some times
you know as you’ve learned
other times
you learn as you go
and some times
God’s greatest designs
are revealed through mistakes
poems
“A New Normal”
everyone has a different “normal”
what they’re raised in
what they’re used to
and I wonder
how much that “normal”
hangs on
if a child is raised around screaming all the time
will that child become an adult who screams?
if a child hears a lot of cussing
will it become part of their vocabulary?
it could
but it also doesn’t have to be
I believe parents
teachers
coaches
and the like
who are creating an environment for children
should carry themselves well
regardless of their past
growing up
involves learning the difference
between right and wrong
and choosing right
but then it comes back to “normals”
maybe wrong IS right
I used to cuss all the time
scream at my kids
slam doors through the frame
my kids’ “normal”
but I changed
I hope others change too
all it takes is for one to change
to make lifetimes of different
“Silence”
there’s a quiet place of the heart
unseen by man
but known by God
where requests are never made
but desires are known
and answered
where a thought becomes a prayer
because it came from the heart
when His Spirit lives in you
there’s always communion
know it
seek it
learn it
live it
“Speechless”
do you know what an honor it is
to be Scott’s wife?
what a privilege to be one
unto death?
a covenant
commitment
a lifetime of one
words swim in my heart
amongst the tears
as to what this means
to me
to God
to Scott
oh what a blessing
to be awake
to be alive
to love well
forever
“Falling Rain”
it’s funny how tears flow
sometimes inside
sometimes sideways
sometimes all over the place
somewhat like rain
sometimes there’s warning
but other times
the skies are blue
the sun is out
and rain just falls
“Dear Santa”
yesterday
cleaning the garage
I came across two letters
from my girls
one asking for twenty five minutes
the other asking for fifty nine minutes
of a loving family
that moment
when you feel your heart break
and drip
I began to cry
THIS is why I’m so grateful
THIS is why I write
do you have any idea what HE’s done?
do you even know how HE’s changed my life?
my grateful tears
ran into regret
and the sobbing began
regret
always referred to as bad
but how can one not
searching deeper within
I looked up regret’s definition
as a verb
feel sad
repentant
disappointment
as a noun
feeling of sadness
repentance
disappointment
I regret the damage I’ve caused others
I regret certain things from the past
but it’s not a verb I practice
and it’s not a noun I live in
I breathe
stand
and live
in joy
grateful that I’m
forgiven
“Quick Fixes”
if you look hard enough
you’ll find pain in the world
but if you look past that
you’ll find freedom Continue reading
“Backfire”
through this “art” of writing
I’ve been attacked many times
which has only strengthened me
to write
“When Light is a Fire”
in His Heart
there is freedom
in His Heart
there is joy
in His Heart
there is company
of angels
where heaven breathes
and moves through you
when nature knows
where heaven breathes
and the world looks different
through change
when they learn about
this freedom
and learn about
this joy
and learn about
this company
and enter into His Heart
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