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As images of the Christmas season slowly fade away, we try to hang on to the final ones before they just seem to melt away.
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Gene Autry (1907-1998) was an American actor and singer. Most of his roles in film and television revolved around his love of the West and the American cowboy. During the 1940s, he wrote up his “Cowboy Commandments.”
Light
Overcoming darkness
No longer hurting
Binding up each wound
Jesus
Landscape’s
Gentle breeze
Spirit’s encouraging breath
Trusting each righteous whisper
Peace
Sunrise
Trust always
Calming journey’s storms
Navigation welcomes God’s steering
Deliverance
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
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Even when life deposits darkness at our doorstep, God will nourish our faith in order for us to witness tomorrow’s light.
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(Updated December 20)
God’s work is not in buildings, but in transformed lives.
From Matthew 3:2: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007) was an American Christian author. Born to American parents who were dedicated to medical missionary work in China, she would later become the wife of evangelist Billy Graham. They met when both were attending Wheaton College in Illinois.
Shifting seasons frame change
Visions color each page
Windmill’s faithful turning
Always prepared to engage
Stirring with day’s sunrise
One more painting to view
Autumn’s awakening
Colors ink nature’s tattoos
Circling within each hour
Landscape reveals fresh start
Winter’s white fills sketches
Snow-covered quilt warming hearts
Waiting with eagerness
Tender green sprouts share love
Spring’s quenching refreshment
Precious gifts rain from above
Enjoying lazy days
Filled with endless sunshine
Summer’s relaxation
Flowers color each headline
Sharing seasons’ rhythm
Time to exchange baton
Windmill’s faithful turning
Pleasantly awake at dawn
This poem was inspired by the reflective lyrics found in “The Windmills of Your Mind” as sung by English actor and singer, Noel Harrison (1934-2013). In 1968, the song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. He was the son of acclaimed English actor, Rex Harrison.
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With every sketch filled with colorful memories, nature’s seasons fit together like a well-worn patchwork quilt.
(Updated December 19)Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer, whose prolific career of over fifty years produced countless works filled with his unique satire and dark humor.
From Psalm 92:12-13: The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.”
Witnessing early morning’s light of peace
Feeling Father’s presence, always nearby
Descending tranquility, never cease
Wiping away tears from yesterday’s cry
Harvesting faith’s sustaining, living bread
Accepting Savior’s forgiveness, now freed
Receiving Father’s grace, hope shall be fed
Thriving with righteousness, sowing her seeds
Praying with thanks, praising Father most high
Sharing eternity’s light, nourished with love
Sending Spirit, among bluest of sky
Scaling merciful path, heavens above
Called to discipleship, with Jesus Christ
Purchased at Calvary, blood sacrificed
From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.”
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When we spend more time with Christ’s teachings about love and forgiveness, we truly walk in life’s peace.
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(Updated December 18)
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