I’m grateful for this time I’ve hadit has been really great, not badso wonderful the kids to seeand with my wife in person to be I enjoyed the early morning walksso that we could have uninterrupted talksAfter the bad storms on Friday, which delayed my flightthe weather has been gorgeous, […]
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Love Reality
I think about the future all the time but often at the expense of the present Blessings innumerable are currently mine, Though not every one of them is pleasant Am I missing out on the now, as I sojourn, Always focused on what is next coming? Letting this moment pass […]
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Brain Retrain
Oh brain, it’s time to retrainto leave old ways behindto stop going back again and againit’s time to show you’re a new mind Years of sinful thoughtsputrid, though we “ought not”became the default patternas if thoughts didn’t matter But they do. They change us.And the way we see and treat […]
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Fishing Line and Sin
Oh Fishing Line, why are you so terribly tangled?Wouldn’t you rather be in the pond, and dangle?So that I might possibly catch something?Instead, I must sit here, catching nothing As I try to unravel the terrible knotI have one recurring thoughtOh Fishing Line you are like sin,“So easily entangles us” […]
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Forty-Six
As I’m turning 46 todayI’m taking time to think and prayLooking up to the clear, blue skyI wonder: “Is life passing me by?” No, life is busy, always fulltoo much at times, but never dullIn all my toil, have I done enough?Reflected Jesus, when times are tough? Life has highs […]
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My Rock
Oh God you are my Rock! When everything around is unsettling when changes seem never ending I can stand firmly on You. You do not change or move even when things are not smooth I can remain confidently on You. When strong storms of life abound when it seems things […]
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Rest Day
The weather outside is full of gloom as I sit alone, in this hotel room It’s nice to finally have a day off! the schedule recently has been a bit rough– Working every weekend for various reasons I’m thankful it’s not always like that, just some seasons I tried to […]
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Wandering in the Desert-Where is God?
I wander in the desert. Where is God? It’s hot, and dry…where is God? I thirst, there is no water…where is God? Day after day I put one foot in front of another All that remains are footprints in the sand behind me. Soon the wind blows, a storm comes…and […]
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The Current
The current is strong. The river is wide. But there is an island. The waters rush by It seems I’ll never get to the other side But the Rock is there. I launch out My raft small and rickety Hoping to get across. I paddle and work I struggle and […]
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Mighty Ocean
Mighty Ocean Consistent Wind Palm branches wave …worshiping God. Waves crash, like life sometimes Large expanse…like the depth of my sin …or the breadth of His grace. Birds hunt, poor creatures in the sand are soon to be picked Sand, numerous like people…yet God cares for each one Relax, the […]