“Be real, I hear Him say.” Yet, hiding for so long. Behind walls. Big green eyes. A smile. Social charms. Value as a parent. Wife. Everyone else’s …besides Gods. What does it even mean, “Be real”? Doesn’t life itself break down? Strip one of self? Fire of God burn away the dross? Yet, still, at […]
Joy! The mark. Yet, so many…dying. Aren’t we alive? I hear their woos. Counsel. Encourage. But hearts grow faint…as Matthew said they would. Lives destroyed…by doubt, pain, job loss all around. There is hope! Hope! Isn’t it the mark we envelope? Hope in Him to save us…not ourselves. Hope of a Savior, who knows, who sees…who […]
We spot him yesterday. Lost. Alone. Without mom…or home. Littlest furry fellow. Easily unseen. Laying estranged, in properties path. The lost one. Forgotten. Littlest unforgotten…easily missed. Gathering him in loving arms. To Nestle him. Comfort him. We also spot, a centipede. Pencil stroke long. Crawling across the sun dried ground. To some, invisible. To others […]
Would I do it again? The question lingers… Take on an infant? A consuming, drug exposed, consequence of society. Government. Irresponsibility. Embrace the failings of a mothers choices. Hear the noise…of aches, pains, withdrawals…abandonment? Know…this child fights for hope. Struggling to breath. Seizures. Spasms. Difficulty eating. Comfort the lifeless limbs. Hold the tiny bones of a […]
I saw our son that left home again yesterday. Age two. Had him since birth. Running. Playing. Hugs eternal. A kiss. A smile. To get to look him in his eyes. An assurance from me, “I love you”. Bitterness shattered. Healing truth. His new mom. So sweet. Tender. Kind. Walks with Jesus in perfect time. Regrets, […]
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]