grace
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Her-Frame
I saw the Spirit walking in her framewhen I was but a “skin-flask in smoke.”The walls yet boards and cut-outsof the still-frame life still “yet-to-be.”She, actively, balancing on scaffolding,the vision of my “future-self,”beautiful on-high. And I, sad,a draft-on-paper-bones looking longinglyto… Continue reading
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Prayer no. 1
How joyful is the one Whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How joyful is the man The LORD does not charge with sin And in whose spirit is no deceit! … For day and night Your hand was… Continue reading
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At the Name of Jesus
What is the danger of a president who publicly silences the claim of a citizen that “Jesus is Lord”? For starters — and this may be too obvious to be worth mentioning — the entire impetus for freedom of speech… Continue reading
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A Word Fitly Spoken
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11 Part of my vision for my blog is for it to be something people can read at the onset of their day, perhaps with… Continue reading
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Little Cracks
If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. Gen. 4:7 I have… Continue reading
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Corners
I hide around the cornersto counteract the sound,that final missing clickthat signals I am naught.Corners that will not catchme in the throatlike coming to the grave middle piece Empty-handed. They’re all but made of peace,being already solved, sit cornered.I hide… Continue reading
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The Paradox of Choice
My daughter, Rory, is what I like to call a “Both/And” kind of girl. When given the option between two good things, her answer is always both. The kind of girl who wears an Elsa dress under a kitty cat… Continue reading
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Umber-Ella
When the cold front caught us unawares,we were wearing t-shirts,outsmarting puddles in the Supergarciaparking lot, gigglingbecause we got out without the kidsfor once, and in a hurry dartedinto town for burgers. Wishthey had something to wearover regular clothes to keep… Continue reading
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Sweeter Than Honey
How sweet your word is to my taste — sweeter than honey in my mouth!Psalm 119:103 In the 90’s, Dr. Linda Bartoshuk identified that some individuals, deemed “supertasters,” have a heightened sensitivity to certain tastes, including sweetness, which they experience… Continue reading
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The Least
Of anything a soul could willmine the worst of all.Of anything a mind could fathom,all others be appalled.Of anything a hand could do,to that end my fingers fly.If there is one sinner in the world,it is only I. Of any… Continue reading