Monday, July 6, 2009

12.22.08

Little Brian

~The Laughing One~

Tomorrow you go home with your real mama.
You've had many mom's in your short three years.
Even me, you snuck your way into my heart.

You ran so fast. Kicked the ball. Brian noticed.
I looked for you--You had already seen me
Before I finished coming through the gate...
You were running. Arms round and round ~ so silly.

Your laughter broke down my defenses.
Your smile found its reflection in my own.
Head thrown back, a giggle erupted.
I decided I could take you home.

God added a room to my heart one day.
I don't think it will ever go away.

Sweeties and tears and laughing and running
And crying when you didn't get your way.
Silly songs and silly humming and pointing and...
"Mama! Look--a birdie!"

We packed our bags to leave for only a few weeks.
You saw us go and I saw...

The biggest tears running down your face.

I think your real mama heard you crying
And now she's coming to take you home.



The Lord bless you and keep you, and cause His face to shine upon you. The Lord be gracious to you and give you His peace.

03.08.09

Your goodness... Your grace...
Are all over my life.
You are my portion...
You're what I have...
And you're always enough.

You lead me in everlasting ways.
And the journey's ever changing me.
I cannot be the same.

At times I miss the "me" I used to know.
But time has proven the new in me
To be better than the old...
As long as I keep laying down
To sleep in the palm of Your hand.

You say...
Behold, I make all things new.
I say...
I will continue to trust in you.


"For the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn
that shines brighter and brighter and brighter til the full day."

03.17.09

What is your name, Little Lady,
Little joy of our hearts?

What is your name and what is your
Destiny in life?

We want to know you, Little Baby, inside.
We want to call you who you already are.

To be named, to be known...
And only God knows what you're like.

Tell us your secret, Little Lady of Light.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Welcome To My New Poetry Blog!

I have journals and journals of writings from over the years and every once in a while I like to go back through them and remember what God has done in my life. So I'm using this blog to kind of put together a "chest" of the random treasures I find...