and Purposeful Prose
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user pasja1000.) What are you passionate about? What compels or controls your actions? These are good questions to ponder. Our passions can tell us a lot about the state of our heart. According to Scripture, passion can be broken down into two categories: desires of the flesh (or worldly passion) [...]
Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user 652234 (Appropriate. That sounds like a prison ID) Irritable (Stuck) I want to move forward But I feel as if I'm sliding backwards It's like trying to hold on with both hands, but losing grip with one. I want to believe boldly And trust that God's timing is perfect [...]
It was January 8, 2020 when I first posted on this blog. I had branched out from my original WP blog intending to start one for recreational and creative purposes. It wasn't long before I realized that I was so entwined with God that I couldn't be separated into layers (so easily), as you might [...]
Clearly I'm not on the ball with blogging. Scheduling isn't working well and I'm struggling to read and comment on posts. Today's planned post will be delivered, apparently, at 7:30PM (Pacific Time) instead of 7:30AM. You'll be getting two posts today. That settles it. I need a full stop from blogging. I guess I'll get [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user hpuppet.) We prefered darkness You brought us into the light. We rejected You You pulled us to You. We were bound up in chains You set us free. We were separated from You You removed the veil. We were helpless and harassed You took compassion on us. We were [...]
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user federicomanderno.) It's time for another F(l)ight Songs! It's been a while. Let me give you an explanation of how the idea of F(l)ight Songs came into being and what they're are all about. I first started posting what I was calling "fight" songs while I was struggling terribly with [...]
Day 42 - March 31, 2020 - This is a comparison of our neighbors tulip tree (on the left) to ours on the right. Our neighbors tree was already dropping petals! In April of 2020 I posted my study on how long it would take for the Tulip (or magnolia) tree out front to bloom. [...]
Don't be shy Tell the world you're alive You were fearfully and wonderfully made. You're the apple of God's eye He breathed into you life And He wants you to know that His love never fades. So don't be shy There'll be troubles in this life But He'll never leave Hold on to your faith! [...]
When I spotted these brown evergreens it made me wonder. Evergreens aren't meant to be brown. It's in their name. What happened that turned these young saplings from their hopeful green future to this lifeless clone army? Since ALL (not simply one) were decimated, my first guess was disease. It rains aplenty here. Lack of [...]
Pippi's Poetry 