Some say the petals fade, that they don’t mean much. But I see living praise in every fragile touch. Each stem has its own song, each petal, its own perfume. Each color tells a story… only Heaven could bloom. Nothing You make is wasted. Nothing You make is the same. Every flower has a purpose.… Continue reading Every Flower Has A Name
One day when I was sitting outside… I noticed something… A single leaf, barely hanging on to the branch, of an oak tree. So small. So brittle. Brown, withered, Pieces of it broken and missing. Slowly dying…. but still hanging on, with all of its might. All by itself, Blowing softly in the wind, and… Continue reading Fall Into Him
Tears fall, splattering onto the tips of the grass… morning dew, born from long-held sadness. Feelings pour down, like a heavy spring rain, like healing water… washing, softening, making room for something new. Emotions. Feelings. Hurt and pain. Frustration built too long, anger, resentment… all of it gathering, until it has nowhere left to go.… Continue reading Where Tears Become Gardens
Last night… was heavy. Not in silence, but in noise. Little voices, restless hearts, tiny hands needing me , all at once. Six lives, calling me “mom”, and I felt myself splitting in every direction. I love them, God, I do… But some days, love looks like exhaustion, and faith feels like trying… not to… Continue reading Help Me Overcome.
Another one of those nights…sleep won’t come,my thoughts keep running. I step outside for air.A cold, windy night.A haze hangs in the dark midnight sky. Somewhere in the distance,a wind chimeso faint,almost too quiet to hear. Tonight, the wind is constant.Constant like the waves.Why do I keep returning to that? A tear gathers in my… Continue reading Still, I Will Stand.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and… Continue reading The Seasons of Life
This Is My Story 