Forget Blackberries!

Earth's crammed with heaven,

And every common bush afire with God;

But only he who sees takes off his shoes;

The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries.

(Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

Ode to Wife

I love my wife

and she loves me!

It's just as it ought be.

She bakes me cakes,

Loves eating steaks,

Makes me feel great,

Stays up talking late. 

I love my wife

and she loves me!

It's just as it ought be.

She has blonde curly hair,

And a big heart to care,

For others with needs,

(She's a rose among weeds!)

I love my wife

and she loves me!

It's just as it ought be.

Prodigal Blogger

I left my blog

Sought a new, cool blog

One that had a cool look

And savvy widgets 

But I wasn't happy

I was out of place

I missed blogspot

I wasn't quite sure 

If it missed me

I came back to check

And was welcomed

With open arms

And I'm home.

Daydreams of Genesis

I daydream of Genesis:

The Creation, Destruction

The Promises, and Lies

And people call on the name of the LORD.

I daydream of Grace:

The Provision, Fulness

Purity, then Pollution

And the LORD covers man's nakedness and shame.

I daydream of Beginning:

The Newness, Life

Assurance, but Barrenness

The LORD making his people a Great Nation

The LORD, the LORD:

Creator of all.

Sustainer of all.

All in All:

Even before the Beginning. 

Sleepless

The nothingness of silence creeps in

right on time

loud and announced

fanfare and fireworks

the life of the party.

I lay here awake--

thinking,

praying,

pleading with God

for a still whisper to creep in,

"It's okay, my son, sleep."

Jesus is not JUST a band-aid...

He's also kind of like a rose covered in thorns.  

We reach out and grab hold of Him

And bleed.

It hurts.

Grasping the fullness of His call

We feel the pain of a life of suffering and anguish.

Graces...

Graces upon graces
Lavished on my head
Perfect, Holy Righteousness
Not mine, but His instead
Gifts defying logic
They baffle young and old
I'll believe, not understand
'Till I cross Eternal threshold