The sun comes up another day.Sending her rays across the open fields, casting shadows with the trees, making puppets with their branches.The moon goes down, sinking in to soft sleep once again.The stars follow him, not twinkling across the black sheet of night.Like fireworks' sparks they fizzle out.The sun is a star too though.She does … Continue reading Stars Like Fireworks
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Angel’s Tears
The sky fills with clouds a warm gray, the Sun tucks away, blanketed behind His fluffy comforter.And cold droplets fall down like angels' tears, rejoicing for renewed life.Grass blades drown out, soaking up each tear deep within their roots. They grow tall, reaching towards the sky, singing and praying; praising His name.Flower petals drip cold … Continue reading Angel’s Tears
Time & Trees
Leaves fall off the trees, raining down like rubies and diamonds beautiful in all their color.Time passes and the trees sit bare, stripped of their splendor and dormant til spring.Time plays its roll, a harbinger of life and death, bringing with it the ceasing of winds and the gentle brush of new breath.We fear it's … Continue reading Time & Trees
Castle of Sand
The wise man built his house upon the Rock, but a castle made of sand can only take so many waves before it crumbles.Once collapsed, the walls leave you exposed to the elements.Every small wind tries to blow you off the Rock.And every raindrop feels like a hurricane.But the Rock remains steady, never moving and … Continue reading Castle of Sand
Smiling Faces
We should be nurturers. We're supposed to be a community. We're supposed to listen, to talk with others. To ask, "How was your day?" But when they say, "I'm fine," we're supposed to keep talking.You look into their eyes when they smile or they laugh, through those little window panes. But sometimes- sometimes they're not … Continue reading Smiling Faces
A Missing Piece
Genesis 1:31 NASB "God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good." This is the start of time as we know it for life on Earth. The very beginning to all you see today. At this point in time, God had yet to make me or you. One can think we … Continue reading A Missing Piece
A Box of Buttons
My grandma kepta box of buttons.Inside you could findthe history of 100 years.The history of a woman,a daughter,a wife,a mother.My grandma kepta box of buttons.A box of memoriesof a life well lived.Each button tells its story,it's covered in the memoriesof each place it traveled,each person who it touched.Each button different,some plain,some intricate,some dented, misshapen,or broken … Continue reading A Box of Buttons
Focus.
Brain is screaming,My head is spinning.Words fly through my thoughts;An endless garble of chaos. I hear someone calling my name-Ooh, is that a butterfly? No. Focus. Keep focus.Pay attention. Listen. Focus.Psychology is the study of-Crap, did I forget my homework? I think I have an essay due on Monday- No. Stop it! Listen.Focus your thoughts, … Continue reading Focus.
Coping Techniques for When Emotions Suck
Emotions suck, that's a fact of life. Anxiety, sadness, anger, etc. Usefull in a primal sense and a modern sense, but they always come when we don't want them to. We're never actually prepared to deal with them. A lot of us have anxiety disorders or just generally struggle to comprehend and compose out emotion-fueled … Continue reading Coping Techniques for When Emotions Suck
Amongst the Winter Storm
Have you ever noticed that the cold seems to be much more lasting than the heat? I suppose cold is merely the absence of heat. Without heat the cold itself would be non-existent. Then again, nothing exists without its counterpart, so heat couldn't exist without the cold. Heat is one of our most proactive sources … Continue reading Amongst the Winter Storm