It seemed like a good day for poetry… Maybe there are days when you feel like you get in your own way and complicate your journey. I know the feeling well… I create too many rules dreaming of an ordered life It is fantasy Like creations of sand by the ocean side, my ideals are fleeting carried away by the flow of life Freedom and […]
Here is a holiday acrostic poem for Christmas. May you be blessed with all the joy, wonder, awe and life that is Christmas and may the light of the Infant-King illumine your life and shine through you to light the world. Tidings come from God’s own faceHeralding his incarnate graceEnter shepherds beneath the sky Keeping there, a watchful eyeIn an instant, angelic hostNoble King, of […]
There is something about good art and the wonder of the artist’s eye that opens our eyes to the beauty that is around us. When we look through this creative vision, we see the grand wonders of creation, but we are also drawn to the smaller pieces that make up the whole. Even each color and brushstroke are pieces of beauty hidden within the bigger […]
A Childis born to usand His name shall be calledWonderful, Counselor, MightyThe King. A sonis given nowof His kingdom and peacethere shall be no end. He will reignalways. JesusLight of the worldfound in human likenessHe is here to deliver hopeto all. Saviorwe welcome YouCome make our hearts Your home.Be born in us anew each dayAmen. (A Holiday Cinquain)
A poem written for my wife. Today we celebrate 26 years of sharing our married journey together. Her eyes still reflect the lightOf the candle we lit together.Her touch still speaksIt’s language of intimacy and love. The path we’ve sharedResembles the one we charted.While the destination first embraced,Is still our journey’s goal. Her love for me grows deeperAs does mine for her,As our hearts are […]
Failure dreams of prominencein my vision of this life.It strives to deny meaccess to the truth.Memories wished forgottencry out over the still small Voice. Given just a moment’s thought,my heart would cease to hold its trustthat forgiveness embraces failure’s demiseand yearns to release new sight. Beyond the chiding veilthe promise waits, untouched.Preserved in all its splendorit unceasingly declares,“It is finished.”
In honor of all of our students returning to classes today, I share a poem a wrote for a competition a while ago. Swimming in My Homework I’m diving in my homework, It isn’t any fun.I don’t want to do it.Mom says, “Get it done!”I planned on watching TV,Or going to the mall,Not working on my English.No, it’s no fun at all. I’m floating in […]
I look beyond the surface.The truths are resting softlyjust beyond my sight. I peer deeply, butthe images of confusioncolor the waters with their reflection. I strive to see beyond the glare,still busyness stirs the flow;concentric circles of disturbancedistorts all that lies beneath. Persistence is the virtue.Patience wins this day.When finally the chaos clears,revelation will be worth it.
Lord, let me see the beautifulIn the midst of all that’s wrongWhen my fears would hold me captiveLet me sing faith’s triumph songIn the moment now before meMay I grasp eternal sightIn spite of all that’s threateningHelp me hold to what is rightAnd should the darkness cover meWith plans to bring crushing blowsI will put my faith in the OneWhose strength and love I now […]
Our family spent the last two nights relaxing by a small fire in the backyard. It was a wonderful time together and a great way to unwind. Our home has a significant amount of undeveloped property around it, giving us ability to enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature. As I reflected on last night’s experience and the wonder of all God’s creation, I was reminded […]