Big Sky Buckeye

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Father’s Vision

Posted on January 28, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

From Deuteronomy 6:5: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Unconditional, none greater

Father’s steadfast and faithful love

He witnesses each human stain

Yet, His grace forgives from above

Eternity’s river of hope

Father’s truth expressed through His love

Heavenly spirit’s mercy flows

Righteousness descends from above

Enemy’s darkness now shattered

Father’s peace illuminates love

Patience always slow to anger

Angelic praises from above

Judgment left to His caring hands

Father’s vision expresses love

Invites man’s actions of kindness

Sunrise always leads from above

Truth sown from greatest commandment

Father looks inward at man’s love

Shared with every generation

Joy destined to praise from above

From Leviticus 19:18: “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

Through Nature’s Heart

Posted on January 22, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

Darkness transformed by sunrise

Energy welcomes new day

Nurturing all living things

Creation’s welcome ballet

Light sprinkles from each raindrop

Nourishment covers this land

Offering prized refreshment

Creation’s spirit as planned

Landscape transformed once again

Yesterday’s page turns over

Embracing scene’s blessed touch

Creation’s own makeover

Peace rises with ocean tides

Gentleness coming ashore

Earmarking time’s tomorrow

Creation’s open front door

Patience streams through nature’s heart

River’s living waters flow

Quenching eternity’s thirst

Creation’s whispers aglow

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Monday Memories: Just in Case

Posted on December 29, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From James 4:6: “But He gives all the more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'”

Our Creator’s divine plan

Offers fullest, living grace

Giving patience, just in case

When running life’s anxious race

Our Lord shares forgiveness

Relationships need healing

Forgiving sin, just in case

When each day seems freewheeling

Heaven’s Father, sharing peace

Imperfect lives needing change

Trimming each branch, just in case

When roaming lost on God’s range

God shares His timely wisdom

From Heaven, He sees us fall

Touching our hand, just in case

When we need His hope-filled call

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From John 15:1-2: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit He prunes to make it bear more fruit.”

Originally published January, 2021.

Trusted Patience

Posted on December 28, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “When the sovereign God brings us to nothing, it is to reroute our lives.”

Surrounded by darkness

Human perspective fades

Thinking offers no choices

Feeling betrayed

Trusted patience in God

His fields of green shall sprout

Taking delight in His peace

Erasing doubt

Committed to God’s way

Today’s hope starts anew

Knowing mercy share His love

Transforming view

Witnessed truth in God’s Word

Calvary’s light unfolds

Rewiring faith’s new outlook

Praying tenfold

Rescued by Savior’s grace

Redemption now deploys

Forgiving, eternal love

Responding joy

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From Psalm 37:23-24: “Our steps are made firm by the Lord when He delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.”

George Matheson Quote

Posted on December 25, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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I will have reached the point of greatest strength once I have learned to wait for hope.

From Lamentations 3:25-26: “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”

George Matheson (1842-1906) was Scottish pastor, Christian author, and hymn writer. His faith in God matured after becoming blind as a young man.

Advent’s Journey

Posted on December 17, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Luke 1:46-47: “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.'”

Advent’s journey

Following Savior’s star

Walking toward Bethlehem

Nurturing hope from afar

Advent’s patience

Sowing fresh seeds of hope

Harvesting heavenly peace

Grasping eternity’s rope

Advent’s witness

Wrapping faith in God’s Word

Waiting for hope to be born

Seeing prophecy unblurred

Advent’s treasures

Rising without fanfare

Revealing Messiah’s hope

Answering every prayer

Advent’s cleansing

Leaving darkness for light

Replacing man’s sins with hope

Raising redemption forthright

Advent’s glory

Sharing from hope above

Bearing world’s ultimate joy

Believing in Father’s love

From Luke 1:54-55: [Mary continues speaking] “‘He has come to the aid of His child Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, according to the promise He made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.'”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on December 14, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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In the midst of the struggles and the storms and the sufferings of life, we can advance our thoughts beyond today and see relief. Because, in the end, God does indeed win.

From Romans 12:12: “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Transitions (Haiku Series #353)

Posted on November 25, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Repurposed

Raking piles of leaves

Trees now empty of color—

Autumn’s leftovers

Unhurried

Morning’s icy breath

Winter playing hide ‘n seek—

Goodbye autumn friend

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Treasured

Lonely tree branches

Always full of memories—

Final leaf falling

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Love One Another

Posted on November 23, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American Christian author, James Dobson: “It is important to know that you have to work to keep love alive, you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.”

Encouraged to trust Father’s Word

Hope sown with Christ’s patient love

Precious seeds of kindness

Heaven harvests from above

Cultivated with Father’s grace

Eternal light never ends

Rejoice with Spirit’s peace

Fragile love strengthens to mend

Answered with Father’s faithfulness

Calvary pays debits of man

Love rises with new life

According to divine plan

Called by Father, who always cares

Love each delicate flower

Maintain, always protect

Backed up with mercy’s power

Commanded by Father above

Always love one another

Just as faith’s Savior loved

Every sister and brother

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From 1 Corinthians 13:13: “And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.”

Bountiful Grace

Posted on November 6, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Evening’s darkness deepens

Silence now awakens

Nature never rests

While daylight feels forsaken

Gentle spirit’s exhale

Dreams stand ready to climb

Day now forgotten

Headlines swallowed up in time

Starlight scatters its dust

World seemingly asleep

Patience to unfold

Caught up in submerging deep

Harmony’s dawn rises

New day set to embrace

Morning shares goodness

Propelled by bountiful grace

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Repurposed

Unhurried

Treasured

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