There he is. Clenched palms to chair. Lungs rising slowly……fighting for air. Wriggling in pain. Last moments….before breath grants no more days. Cancer. Like a thief in the night. Taking away bodies ability to fight. The battle’s almost done. Eyes dim. Struggling one…..recollecting what’s been left undone…….what’s to come. Hoping for answers to the unknown. Fear […]
I hold out sign to Hardworking One. Similar to the one daughter’s friend held out to her football game last. Asking…”Homecoming?” And she answered, “yes”….So I thought I would have a chance… Though words were thrown like daggers moments earlier. And heat escalates as flesh tries to rescue… Pride that had been lost. And how beautiful […]
I hear tales of world ending. People panicking. Fear for Economy. People losing jobs and homes. The Word douses fear…. Yet, fear’s spirit gripping others…..like a steal cage. Paralyzing. And I know how they feel…cause I have been there…once before. From living a full Life in Christ. The exchange…faith rise…for fears hopes to shatter faith rise […]
There is a pot that I see. Sitting so bold in front of me. One day, I take this cracked pot out. And patch it from pieces lying around. I get out color. Paint it from plain. I want dazzle, beauty, fame. ….from my pot. I work hard. Diligently. Faithfully. Day in. Day out. But eventually […]
Like a child today. Defenses stripped away. Whirlwind of tasks…chores…stores…Preparing for another party. More….people through the threshold of our home. And I knew. Defenses were down. Body holding on from the battle it’s been through. Attacked again…from nuts. An allergy. Just learning about. Suffering through… And I hear them. Like salt inflaming a wound long healed. […]