and Purposeful Prose
Distracted She can't think straight Can't find enough quiet and peace Even nature's a distracting beast… “Oh look, a snake!” 🐍 Not the greatest start in the grand scheme of things… Where can she go? Where can she flee? The library? Under her bed? A monastery? Should have been a nun…. Ah, but she isn't [...]
Image by 💚🌺💚Nowaja💚🌺💚 from Pixabay I once was your river Lord, you gave me the words Now I'm silently drowning I'm hungry and I thirst. Did I take a wrong turn? I used to delight In Your goodness and majesty I once basked in your light. Yet my heart yearned for more I felt isolated [...]
photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user AngelaYSmith We've set sail The crew is all here Our direction is set But the way seems unclear. The fog rolls in Then it lifts to reveal the sun It's a mystery what our plight will be Until each day's begun. The waves rise high Then the seas are [...]
Photo credit goes to Conger Design at Pixabay.com There was no room at the inn His entrance was quiet Revealing humbleness within. The manger, unfit for a King No crib for a bed, what an unthinkable thing Just a babe in swaddling clothes Human and God from His head to His toes. A Savior was [...]
Image by Ida from Pixabay Where to get started When you're feeling half hearted And you've felt this way for far too long You've become lost in the dust of the bustle and rush Carrying burdens and battles too heavy and hushed. There's no time to delay. It's time to unpack Unburden the load that weighs heavy on [...]
Inclined to sit awhile Inspired to stop and write Meditating on truths Seeking God’s pure light. Captured by the thought That Jesus walked on earth He sojourned here among us He broke bread And felt our hurts. God became a man Born of flesh and blood To reveal the face of God To show the [...]
We've all known the feeling of defeat When we're all alone and left in need When life deprives us of needed sleep We need someone to bring us peace. Yes, God is good. He'll see us through His perfect plans included you. We all need to know we're loved Seen and heard, adored, beloved When [...]
Image by Bob Bello from Pixabay Befuddled and bewildered. She's dazed and confused The heat is getting to her And the meals are becoming few. She reaches for a drink But there isn't left a drop She sinks into the sand And knows what she's forgot. She's forgotten when the sun was kind She's forgotten [...]
Image by Sam Williams from Pixabay Memes, Memes, what is a meme? They can be full of wisdom They're a laugh, or well meaning Some are for fun In a nutshell, they're for receiving. Some memes may be crude While others are far reaching Come to think of it, some are for dreaming. So I'll [...]
Spring is springing! Life is bursting forth once again as the daffodils sway in the wind and cherry blossoms turn tree tops pink, soon to carpet the earth. As cherry blossom's bloom-time is short, so too life in these bodies has its time limit. But God's word remains, unchanging, always faithful, true and life giving. [...]
Pippi's Poetry 