• Trees along a riverbank nearby a mountain landscape
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    Nobody climbed the mountain of trials and tribulations. They grew comfortable in dwellings built upon sand, believing in their hardened hearts there is no God. But in the horrendous storm, each house crumbled into ruin. Fueled by hubris, they rebuilt their homes. How long does it take to humble a heart of stone? When will ...
  • A outstretched paved road in a forest landscape
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    I travel along the broken road, not the one from cheesy country love songs, where I’ve found the one meant for my vagabond soul. This road is full of potential detours, ragged bumps, and wasted years, a road unfit for redemption. “God, why me now?!” I scream to the heavens, while streaks of fading sunlight, ...
  • A shining full moon in the middle of an empty midnight sky
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    Enraptured Adorationfills my heart.Unequaled holinessastounds my senses.Pure light and true loveencompass You.All I can never fathom,trapped in a cage of flesh and bone.Without hesitation, I cast myself atYour Feet, weeping bitter tears.As they fall to the dust,I’m overwhelmed.You have known me, Lord,since I was fashioned in my mother’s womb.Let me not forgetYour abundant Grace!For I’ve ...
  • A lamp beside an open book on a wooden desk
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    It will be okay.Among the murky clouds of despair,God’s light willpierce throughthe dark, twistingpain in your heart. “When you walkthrough the fire,you shall not be burned,” is thepromise madein Isaiah 43:2. So it is spoken to thoseof little faith, in thethrongs of life thatthreaten to overwhelmand consume you. In the moments spent with tears cried ...
  • A lone church building in a cluster of houses and buildings
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    Can one imagine thedepths of a man’ssoul? Among anticipated crowdsof bleating sheepand raised voices, Eager to see the merchandiseeach pitiful trinket,worthless bauble Compared to treasuresthe Father storesawaiting them in Heaven. “Come one, come all,a cross necklace for five dollars,”the salesman cries out. A Bible scenario,envisioned beforemy eyes. “How about a WWJD bracelet?The finest way to ...
  • A lone woman in a busy, mass crowds in the city
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    An ordinary man, unafraid, unashamed, cherished by humanity, Bold to proclaim truth on rooftops, regardless of cost. A man once asked, with sincerity, like talking to a friend. “If you could be associated with one thing, how would you want to be remembered?” And without hesitation, spoken from the lips of one honest and loving, ...
  • a translucent worm in brown soil
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    inside an apple there was a worm- small & pale & blind, with one purpose: to wait. when the jaws of opportunity opened – inside it slipped. it did not speak in words; it just uncoiled in the mind and began to *nudge*. “look,” the nudge said without saying, “see what you are. see what ...
  • A white and black wooled lamb among a pasture and trees
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    There are days I ponder within my heart why I am on Earth among God’s creation. What does He want me to see? Why am I living a life of abundance while the lost are roaming the cobbled streets, waiting for a kind Samaritan to save them? My sisters suffer in agony, leaving a trail ...
  • A lone woman walking among a busy and deserted highway
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    You’re relentless,a fire within your eyes,the world laid before your feet.Little does happiness on its own,appear without a cloud in the sky. Oh, you relentless soul indeed,now you know both cruelty and beauty.All a flash before you,the empty, barren landscape ahead,left to survive alone. Now you’ve fallen,bloodied knees as tears mark the ground.But take heart,there ...
  • Moon peaking over two mountains along a pine tree valley covered by fog
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    True joy comes from holiness and anguish, for the benefit of God’s Plan. Everything that resides in Heaven and Earth is part of the tapestry that is God’s Infinite Design. Peace and love abide within the arms of the Great I Am. We, as part of Creation, live in the abundance of what God gives ...