Farm’s eternal footprint
Memories held tight
From each generation
Nurturing what’s right
Kitchen table’s witness
Writes each diary page
Chronicles history
Filling life’s rain gauge
Precious hope’s future link
Tough times overcome
History comes alive
Leaving each bread crumb
Confidence builds each spring
Another crop sown
Expected fall harvest
Paying back bank loan
Farmer’s faithful outlook
Every season’s birth
Tomorrow remains bright
Blessing Mother Earth
Never yield to gloomy anticipation. Place your hope and confidence in God. He has no record of failure.
From Romans 8:25: “But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”
Lettie B. Cowman (1870-1960) was an American writer of Christian devotional books.
Scripture’s rendezvous
Morning peace at last arrives—
Forgiving grace brewed
Remember always
Today learned from yesterday—
Tomorrow’s wings wait
Slow brewed with freshness
Confidence fills every cup—
Joy’s interactions
What we know matters but who we are matters more.
Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.
Brene Brown (born 1965) is an American researcher and author. Much of her work has studied courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.
Darkness
Surrounds thee
God’s blazing fire
Enemy vanquished to shadows
Salvation
Heart
Distress filled
God’s trusted answers
Lighting His righteous path
Confidence
Songs
Of praise
God’s steadfast love
His goodness endures forever
Thankfulness
The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.
From Psalm 34:8: “O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in Him.”
Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was an American theologian and Christian teacher.
American baseball legend, George Herman “Babe” Ruth, had a simple philosophy as a hitter: “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” In his major league career, he endured many, many strikeouts, but he also hit record numbers of home runs.
Journey’s imperfections
Discovering each day
Simple philosophy
Always swinging away
Freedom to meet failure
Swinging again with might
Confidence maturing
Baseball rises in flight
Pathway toward success
Achieving one more dream
Every strikeout teaches
Lessons ride each sunbeam
Vision’s bright tomorrow
Learning from yesterday
New challenges arrive
Inning’s next double play
Courage stepping out front
Embracing today’s game
Fearless in attitude
Humbleness blends with fame
Life’s joyful journey
Relationships built on grace—
Friendship’s steady rock
Loyalty in friends
Reaching each summit as one—
Sticking together
Navigating storms
Guided by trust among friends—
Nourishing each soul
From James 5:11: “Indeed we call blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Totally unexpected, overwhelming
Lingering cracks appearing along life’s road
Tripping, stumbling, and finally crashing down
Shattering confidence, from life’s heavy load
Floundering, drowning . . . caught in river’s rapids
Endlessly swimming, lost at pool’s deepest end
Feet never finding firm ground, dour fear arrives
Replacing life’s daylight with night at each bend
Life’s turbulence teaches us lasting patience
With the Lord, with ourselves, and with life’s curve balls
Fumbling life’s slippery game ball once again
God’s love sends patience after every fall
Endurance of Job, life’s journey shall require
Living with patience, frees us from each briar
From Galatians 5:22-25: “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”
Originally published October, 2020.
From Psalm 13:5-6: “But I trusted in Your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because He has dealt bountifully with me.”
Tomorrow’s uncertainty
Darkness surrounds thee
Asking, where to turn?
Confidence, ready to flee
Focused on Bethlehem’s star
God invites our trust
Savior’s love fills heart
Assurance grows, steps adjust
Unwavering peace stirs hope
No longer afraid
Spirit lifting faith
Comfort found in joy’s upgrade
Rejoice in life’s salvation
Christ’s redeeming love
Heavenly praise sings
Unafraid, fed from above
God’s righteousness shares vision
Blessing faith’s new lease
Seeds sown with mercy
Confidence blooms, lasting peace
From the words of Canadian writer and Christian blogger, Ann Voskamp: “There is an unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is trusted to an unchanging God.
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