Rose Belle

Rising early to prepare for the day?

Only those close by know if this is true, but

Sunshine and summer heat

Excitement building and

Busy details as

Everything is finalized for the wedding

Love plays a role as

Lives are joined together before

Everyone who has come to celebrate

Book Launch

Becoming a writer

Ordered the early hours

Of my days as I worked

Knowing that finally a book would be 

Launched for

All to discover

Unrelenting time brought me to

Now as I turn the page as a writer, the

Confirmed

Homebody

He Is Risen

Hallelujah! The dead has

Escaped the grave

In triumph

Set free by the power of God

Risen to glory

In the heavenly places

Seated on the throne

Eternally God

Never again facing death

Jamie

Just

A young

Man

Inspired to live

Extraordinary

Happy birthday!

Book Launch

Book release becomes

Official with a party

On Friday, April 1st at First Baptist London

Keep on living through the process

Learning what is involved

Announce the book and the event

Until I'm comfortable with doing publicity

Now that I am a writer

Currently

Honing my skills for launching future books

Mortgage

Many small

(And not so small) payments

Result in a home of one's own

Teaching discipline as it's

Gained through patience

And hard work

Going day by day until the

Expense is gone

Changes

Challenges emerge as

Hope radiates strength to 

Applying dreams to life

Now--yes, beginning now

Growing into new

Endeavours

Step by tiny, little step

A Quiet Life

A home for two where

Quiet is a frequent companion

Until the television

Is turned on for the evening

Everything is low key with

Two people simply hanging out together

Life in the slow lane seems to

Inspire a vague contentedness

Freeing us to simply

Escape . . . ?

Storytelling

So tell me a story

Take me to my roots

Or I won't know my place in this world

Reveal the depth and dignity

You and I share as people

Teach me truth by touching my heart to

Enter life courageously with

Love and joy sparkling from my eyes

Life is amazing but

I need to be reminded that

Nobility and joy exist in ordinary people

Growing through every adventure they live

Abide In Him

Alive to more than common sense

Begins a walk of daily faith

Intent on resting in trust in You, Lord

Details emerge quietly

Experiences grow depth as the 

Inward flow begins 

Nurturing life radiates out as

Hope draws action

Instinct it seems; yet whatever the reality it

Makes the pieces work together as a whole

The Lord is My Shepherd

The stories begin so long ago when

Hope died in the land of

Egypt: a people enslaved, distrusted

Longing to be free

Once again, when their Shepherd

Raised up Moses listen to Him and guide them

Down country and across desert

In expectation of the Promised Land

Some grumbled along the way

Many rebelled even after amazing demonstrations

Yahweh performed to care for them as their

Shepherd moving them through

Hostile territory toward

Everything they needed and away from

Pharaoh and all

His chariots

Every single slave walked out

Relinquishing every tie to a land not their own

Doing what their Shepherd asked

Walk The Walk

Winter comes close

As the New Year approaches

Leaving 2015 behind

Knowing we have walked with You, Lord

This past year

Hanging on tight when things got tough

Exuberantly dancing when laughter

Was the gift

Always knowing You are close by in the heart

Looking forward toward Your leading

Knowing security in You

Pursue His Purpose

Presenting the story that unfolded

Under the light of the star

Reveals God's initiative to 

Save people from themselves

Unknown to general comprehension

Eternity entered time as a baby boy

He grew in obscurity

In a country remote from the

Seats of

Power

Under the watchful eyes of 

Roman soldiers keeping the 

Peace in a rough world in

Order that He could

Suffer death in exchange for

Eternal peace for all who will believe in him

Christmas

Christ, the promised one, became a man at

Home on earth as citizen and yet

Refugee for a time to avoid jealousy

In power

Seeking safety 

To grow into

Maturity ready to face his

Assignment of teaching and dying for

Salvation for each who believes in him

December

Day after green day is passing

Even as December is more than half gone

Christmas will soon be surpassing

Even as autumn remains in effect

Memories of winter amassing

Bare trees covered in snow

Elegant homes for squirrels bypassing 

Requirements of local builders 

Manuscript

Memories in bite size chunks

Arranged for reading on

Numbered pages

Under the watchful eyes of me

Susan's poems

Combined with EhLu's illustrations

Reveal

Ideas and actions of life

Perceived, understood

Today

Shiver

Saturday awoke with a shiver as

Home felt abandoned by heat and

Invaded by cold

Very thankful for portable heaters and

Electricity to provide relief until the

Repairman arrives to fix the furnace

God Keeps His Promises

Going into Your Word, Lord

Opens other lives to my view

Dipping deep into stories brings

Knowledge to 

Explain

Experience as I walk with You

Past lives open up ways to 

See this world, to interact with

Hope

In a fresh and

Serious way as I

Proceed

Relentlessly forward into the love

Of God: the promise keeping God

Making mercy and grace key elements

Influencing my life

Seasonally and daily

Energizing my attitude as I 

Strive to lift You up for the world to see

Tea Time

Time to pause and gather my thoughts

Every day of life is different but I know

All settles to a focal point during

Tea time

I boil the water, heat the tea pot and let it brew

My busyness disappears when the tea is poured

Exhale stress, inhale contentment: life

Found Food

Free food for the gathering

Out in the woods or

Under the clear wide sky

Now is the season to harvest

Down near the river wild mustard greens,

Finding beside the road wild black berries;

On the lookout for wild grape leaves--

Out of the middle east come recipes for such.

Do not let the city blind us to what is out our front door.