Happy Father’s Day!

  Happy Father's Day!!!   Hello to you, and Happy Father's Day to all the dads and single moms who have to play both roles. I hope you have a wonderful day with your families and that they treat you like a king or queen! :)   I wrote a poem to my (late) dad and hope he is looking down today and knows how much I care. If you are missing your dad today, my heart goes out to you. Be...

Finding Love Online

      In a few months, it will be my 6-year anniversary.  When I think of how my husband and I met, I still marvel at the "coincidences" of how we found each other. The stars were smiling at us, and God must have whispered in my husband's ear that I was the one he was waiting for. He's my best friend, my comforter, my biggest advocate, and my protector.I love Justin Fink so...

The Love of Rebekah and Isaac

Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash     I got the chills this morning as I read the Bible story about Isaac meeting Rebekah for the first time. Even though she must have been scared to go and meet him in a faraway land, she willingly went and left her family behind to start a new life of potential love.   For all she knew, her new life could have been the marriage from...

Remembering My Dad, and One of His Favorite Songs

Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash When my Dad was alive, one of his favorite church songs was called, "As the Deer Panteth for the Water." I have always loved this song and decided to write down some of the lyrics and think about them this morning as I remembered my Dad. After writing down the lyrics, I decided to go and read the whole Psalm from where the song originated (Psalm 42). To my...

She Cries Out in The Streets

She Cries Out In The Streets ~a poem about the need for equality ~ Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash she cries out in the streets desperate to be heard many listen to her but ignore her message the simpleminded scorn her and close their eyes to her pleas they joyfully keep oppressing others and plotting their evil deeds she cries out in the streets and she won’t be silenced for she knows that her...

You Were Here For Me

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash     you were here for me when I was feeling overwhelmed when my spirit ran dry and when no one else cared   you were here for me when I was feeling so low that my mind could not see the light when nothing made sense you listen while I cried   every time I called out to you you answered me speedily when my heart was desolate and I needed to...

With Love, We Pass the Test

    Photo by Herbert Goetsch on Unsplash   With Love, We Pass the Test   I close my eyes and visualize another place another time   a time when I could gaze into your eyes   your eyes transform from blue to brown and every color known to man   they mesmerize they're so profound   they love they give in them are found solutions for our time   I close my...

Needing a Friend

Photo by Briana Tozour on Unsplash Needing a Friend   If you could  sit with me for just a moment   If you would listen as I vent away my fears   I need another human to connect with   I need to know that someone really cares   For I've been hiding in this world  a long time   I've been talking to myself and empty walls   And though I  sometimes...

God is good, despite me

Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash     You say to cast my cares on you, but I keep worrying  anyway   You say you hold me in your hand, and that with your help I will not fall   Only you can give me the help that I need   Even when people treat me with hatred, and even when they abandon me   Show them all  that you are here as you intervene for me...

The Power of Your Love

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash   The Power of Your Love   you mesmerize me draw me into unknown realms I've only dreamed of   you seem to have this power over me it sometimes scares me yet intrigues me   if I give you everything that is within me will you hurt me   not that I have any choice about the matter for I've allowed your spell to capture every part of me...