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Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
The inspiration for this poem comes from a photograph published on Jan’s blog in her “Wordless Wednesday” post. Check out her site for some wonderful poetry, inspiration, photography, and so much more. There is probably a hint (yes, definitely) of the rustic and tranquil life experienced in the small communities of western Montana.
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Picturesque, isolated hamlet
Resting below mountainous shadows
Nestled along lake’s calming fingers
Life’s narrative writing tranquil prose
Sunrise crawls over the mountaintop
Cruising silently in their small boat
Early to rise anglers find their spot
Baiting hooks for trout with rainbow coats
Soon village shops begin to open
Curious shoppers fill crowded streets
Welcoming Farmers’ Market today
Locals selling homegrown goods and treats
Later, stillness returns to the town
Sunny, summer day comes to an end
Sun setting behind lake’s dozing shore
Waiting for tomorrow’s best friends
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Life is a series of choices between the bad, the good, and the best. Everything depends on how we choose.
From 2 Corinthians 5:6-9: “So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him.”
Morning
Gentle rain
Geese flying overhead
Nature starts her day
Serenity
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Sunset
Evening twilight
Chorus of colors
Painting our Creator’s masterpiece
Nightfall
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Trees
Tiny buds
New leaves sprout
Growing greener, bigger, fuller
Grandeur
Summer’s glory in full display at Ohio’s Chestnut Ridge Metro Park.
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An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he in her.
Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don’t recognize you.
From the words of American pastor and Christian evangelist, Vance Havner: “Life is a series of choices between the bad, the good, and the best. Everything depends on how we choose.”
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Our daily walk encounters many tests
Life’s decisions shall never be easy
Facing a series of heartfelt choices
Sometimes feeling so alone and uneasy
Quality decisions lead life forward
God’s Word and righteousness always shining
Making choices, pleasing to our Father
Our Lord’s love, His sacred silver lining
God chooses our Savior—His Holy Son
Jesus becomes our faithful source of life
Bringing lasting redemption to ourselves
Hope-filled Cross saving the foolish from strife
Our Father calls many, few are chosen
His chosen, precious cornerstone—Jesus
Believing in Him, never put to shame
Living by faith through our Lord, who frees us
Jesus chooses us in His Father’s name
Days ahead offer bounties of treasures
Following His love and wealth of teachings
Therefore, bear lasting fruit through His measures
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From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord–for we walk by faith, not by sight.”
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Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong.
The young people think the old people are fools–but the old people know the young people are fools.
I keep a daily journal of “take-aways” from my devotional readings. This poem was crafted from some of my February entries.
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Sitting alone and hopeless
Faith’s shadow, covered in rust
God awakens mind and soul
In His Spirit, words bring trust
Turning to God, always there
His footprints walking ahead
Through life’s hefty challenges
Our Lord brings our daily bread
Reading from His Holy Word
Always giving thanks and praise
Marvelous things, God has done
Our hope alive and ablaze
Growing in faith, from our woes
Therefore, pray . . . listen . . . follow
Righteous life following Christ
Savior’s hope, never hollow
Facing temptation each day
Alignment with Son of God
Blood and body shed for us
Boldly fleeing evil’s fraud
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From Galatians 6:1-2: “My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
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No one enters into the experience of entire sanctification without going through a “white funeral”–the burial of the old life.
From Romans 6:4: “Therefore we have been buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.”
Inning by inning
Baseball’s enduring fabric—
Life in a box score
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Baseball broadcasting
Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson–
Game open to all
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Iron Horse plays each game
Playing in Yankees pinstripes—
Lou Gehrig stands tall
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Big Sky Buckeye 