Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Turning Life’s Page

Posted on March 9, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Living on hidden island

Searching through another day

Overwhelming heartache

Waiting, filled with emptiness

Whispering thoughts, every night

Hearing silence once again

Tears drowning in sorrow

Waiting for new direction

Making one more decision

Holding torch, ready to light

Prepared to burn last bridge

Waiting to strike final match

Listening again, a voice

Growing stronger each minute

Conscience stirs from abyss

Waiting, no longer needed

Turning life’s page, new chapter

Leaving island at long last

Light leads to happiness

Revealing brilliant sunrise

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Jimmy Buffet Quotes

Posted on March 9, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.

Breathe in, breathe out, move on.

Jimmy Buffet (born 1946) is an American singer and songwriter. He has also written three number-one bestsellers.

Monday Memories: Called to Persevere

Posted on March 6, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 10:19-20: “Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh).”

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Sharing these words of eternal hope

Living with hope-filling optimism

Gathering with positive people

Persevering through God’s bold prism

Living as faithful children of God

Hearing our Father’s message of hope

Realizing now, hope springs from our Lord

Praising His Word, helping us to cope

Joining into a New Covenant

Filling with assurance from His Creed

Approaching with hearts, clean from evil

Washing with His pure water, indeed

Recalling our earlier struggles

Showing compassion through hopeful hearts

Maintaining endurance, life’s ahead

Remaining faithful, as life restarts

Holding fast to God’s blessings of hope

Encouraging daily, each other

Blessing with our love and gracious deeds

Standing with our sisters and brothers

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Jim Cymbala: “We urgently need people who encourage and inspire us to move toward God.”

Originally published May, 2020.

John Maxwell Quote

Posted on March 6, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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With the right attitude and a willingness to pay the price, almost anyone can pursue nearly any opportunity and achieve it.

From Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker. He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.

Another Day (Haiku Series #218)

Posted on February 21, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Quiet Perseverance

Reasons to finish

Overcoming challenges—

Never giving in

Yesterday’s Peace

Time’s quiet moments

Opening each memory—

Never forgotten

Treasures Waiting

In searching life’s depths

Finding intended nuggets—

Few others shall see

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Saint Augustine Quote

Posted on February 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

From Romans 12:11-12: “Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.

Maya Angelou Quote

Posted on February 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

From 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a: “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs;it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.