Turning Life’s Page

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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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Martha Williamson Quote

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Never forget, when you have lost your faith, when God is no longer real to you–go back.  Go back to the last place you saw Him.  He will be waiting for you there.

From Isaiah 30:18:  “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you.  For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.”

Martha Williamson is a television producer, who is best known for her contributions as the head writer and executive producer of the award-winning television series, “Touched by an Angel.”

Monday Memories: Waiting for a Call

woman wearing gray topcoat during snow season

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Waiting for its urgent call

Winter’s snow waiting to strike

Where is winter hosting fun?

Playing games in the Klondike

 

School children watch outside

Dreaming of a snow day soon

School’s steady beat marches on

Soon, everyone sings a new tune

 

Weather forecast predicts snow

Snowplows prepare for battle

But, this storm slides to the north

Hmm, snow dumps on Seattle!

 

Outside, waiting for a call

Snow shovel dreams of snowfall

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Originally published January, 2020.

Nature’s Storylines (Haiku Series #198)

Perpetual

Transition’s river

Creation’s tireless seasons—

Lasting ebb and flow

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Instinctive

Blessed reminder

Painting life’s daily landscape—

Creator’s witness

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Doggedness

So much to enjoy

Waiting again to blossom—

Steady persistence

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Hope’s Flame

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Hearing hope-filled words

Again and again

 

Different story

Always same message

 

Better tomorrow’s

Waiting in the wings

 

Whatever issue

Life’s hollow words sting

 

Today’s hope searching

Empty souls stare out

 

Yesterday shattered

Future dreams snuffed out

 

Confidence shaken

Sunrise uncertain

 

Starving for action

Grieving voices weep

 

Life struggles onward

Energy waning

 

From smallest ember

Hope’s flame still glowing

 

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Oswald Chambers Quote

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One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God.  Remain spiritually tenacious.

From Psalm 46:10:  “Be still, and know that I am God!  I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth.”

Journey’s Lessons (Haiku Series #180)

Secrets Revealed

Looking and searching

Sometimes life’s obvious waits—

Right in front of us

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Compassion Shown

Life’s interactions

Seeing goodness in people—

Help them to blossom

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Integrity Counts

Out of life’s darkness

Human character rising—

Overcoming all

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Charles Swindoll Quote

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God has a plan for us, mysterious though it may seem, and we want to be in the center of it.  All the risks notwithstanding, the center of God’s will is still the safest place on earth to be.

From Psalm 130:6:  “My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.”

Alexander Maclaren Quote

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If God sends us on stony paths, He will provide us with strong shoes.

From Isaiah 40:31:  “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

Waiting

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Waiting . . .

 

Another minute

Problems downsizing

Lasting peace rising

 

Morning coffee brewed

Caffeine powers up

With every cup

 

Morning traffic jam

Anxiety parking

Shortcut embarking

 

Waiting . . .

 

Autumn’s arrival

Dazzling colors sing

Annual fall fling

 

Grocery line backup

Accept life’s downtime

Conversation time

 

Baby coming soon

First-time mother shines

Love’s newest headline

 

Waiting . . .

 

Hearty breakfast served

Blueberry pancakes

Hunger takes its break

 

Plane’s late departure

Airport’s normal tune

Returning home soon

 

Career door opens

New community

Opportunity

 

Waiting . . .

 

Life’s worries mounting

One more sleepless night

Sunrise shares insight

 

Page finally turns

Cherished feelings roam

Love finding its home

Day’s special moment

New baby arrives

Joining life’s archives

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