Compelled outside. Early morn. Forsaking beauty for over-sized boots. Loves Eternal. Still asleep. Wooden dock calling me…. Out of constricting walls. Into open field. Down grassy path….. To waters edge whispering. And there…..I drown in silence. Devouring His peace, like breakfast to the soul. Searching for Heaven’s handouts….even more….. And I absorb unfiltered air….unbound by walls […]
I tuck you in. Youngest One. And this is what I tell you: All the reasons I love you…. I love the way you giggle…full force. No hesitation…no holding back. So unlike us big, self composed people. Simple, pure joy bubbling out. I love the way you smile at anyone, everyone, ear to ear. Not because […]
O.K. so I have always been a little strange. As a child I remember being held captive by our black and white screen…..images of starving children in Africa & the reality of their pain. (Not a lot has changed) …..While other children play outside & people run to and fro….doing other things. Started working at fifteen. […]
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 […]
Peaking around corner. Following songs sound. I see her. Tiny digits dancing across ivories. Voice lifted. Heart engaged fully, playing….Heaven’s Song. I watch unknowingly. Wondering what lured her. Listening. Unrelenting. And I recall….Someone praying, few weeks prior….that though her physical ears can’t hear…her spiritual ears would be opened. And hearts melody floats through our […]
Trying something new today. Writing for 5 straight minutes. No correcting. No editing. Just pure, undefiled, raw writing. Honest words poured on a blank screen for 5 minutes flat. It is a challenge from, The Gypsy Mama. And I am always up for a challenge. It should be fun. It might be difficult. But, here it […]