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I Just Gotta Write

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It’s what writers do eh?  We WRITE!   Sometimes we write stories (I like writing kids stories, and have told a lot of them off the top of my head), sometimes we write poetry or music (like.. you know….. poetry is simply fun!), sometimes we write to inform others (reviews, factual things, printables, devotionals etc), and sometimes we write just have a way to put our thoughts down, writing helps us to think more clearly (I’ve done this since I was little, I admittedly drove my mom a bit nuts).

I Just Gotta Write
Wordsmith
Playwright
Novelist
GhostWriter
Journalist
Screenwriter
Novelist
Poet
Newspaperman
Scribe
Contributor
Correspondent
Editor
Freelancer
Composer
Ink Slinger
Literacy Craftsman
Prose Writer
Poet
Speechwriter
Man of Letters
Copywriter
Freelancer
Pencil Pusher
Technical Writer
So many people
So many loves
I Just Gotta Write

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Always Remember

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So this past weekend I was at the Breathe Conference. One of the workshops that I attended was one were they critiqued poems brought by the attendees.   I can’t say they all resonated with me, but one of them did. And quietly sitting me burst out with “That was interesting”.  I wish I could have kept a copy, but alas, it was a read poem with no copies available.

 Always Remember

I wish could remember
the words of yesterday.
Words that sunk into 
my heart.
Making me ponder,
feel and reminisce.
That made me burst out with
“that was interesting!”
As I sit here and ponder the longing within,
For a carefully written poem.
I ponder why I don’t long to remember
the words of God
Etched upon my heart more clearly.
Why does one make me long for more?
Why do I forget the longing that brought 
the heart-etching?
 
I am moved to remember
the more important thing.
God’s Word.  
Clearly written.
For me.
I don’t need to long for words unattainable.
They are sitting right there.
Waiting.
Let me 
Always Remember.

 

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Listen, Listen My Child

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Hush, quiet, be still
Hush, quiet, be aware.
Hush, quiet, be one who listens.

Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.  Psalm 34:11

Listen, Listen My Child

In the quiet of the morning, I hear his voice, 
Calling to me,
Reminding me.
That first off and foremost, I am his child.

Listen, listen my Child 

In the busy-ness of life I hear his voice
Whispering my name
Teaching me who he is
As I spend time in his word, hearing
Listen, listen my child

In the moment of fear, I hear his voice
Adamantly calling to me
Saying PEACE be still
Remember I AM who I am
Listen, listen my child

In the aloftness of my heart, I hear his voice
Pleading with me,
Reminding me that without him, 
I am but a weak, insignificant vessel.
Listen, Listen my child

In the silence of the night, I hear his voice
Tender words, recalling to mind
The blessings of the day
Showing me his continued care.
Listen, Listen my child

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Plan, A Thanksgiving Meal

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I sit here tonight with a cold, I’ve come back from a busy weekend and a long drive and am feeling rather beat.   It’s thanksgiving weekend too.  It would be lovely to have a meal together don’t you think?   What does one plan when one is away and there’s a meal to put together?  One leaves it to one’s hubby!!!!!

 

Thanksgiving Meal
A plan to make
A meal expected
Wife’s away.
I know I know
I’ll call my mom
She’ll help me plan.
And so a plan was put in place
Turkey Dinner
Monday, my place.
Saturday 
A reminder made
Turkey out to thaw.
Forgettfulness
No turkey out
Tell the wife as to church I out.
The wife she mutters
A bad cold she has
No sleep , Long drive
Turkey thawing
Relief is felt
Monday meal, Food will abound
Tell the wife
Do nothing dear
Rest and sniffle, be at ease.
Monday meal is planned
Mom will come
Ah… I can almost smell it
The plan, it’s done.

 

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Hold, as from the Scripture

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Hold, as from the Scripture.  Reading through these verses gives a better thought as to what the word HOLD means before the Lord. We are to hold fast to the Lord and his promises, as the Lord will hold fast to us.

 You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.  Deut. 10:20

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.  Gen. 2:24

I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. Job 27:4

The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.  Psalm 16:5
 

“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. Psalm 91:14

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matt 14:31
As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. Luke 8:51
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:60
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold
you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my
imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.  Phil 1:7
They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.  I Tim. 3:9
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You
must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.  Rev. 19:10

 

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Trust

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Trust

Trust me he says
Trust me to know what is best.
Trust me,
Let it Go.
Know that I have this under control.
Let it Go.  Seriously.  
You do not have to be in control.

And yet I sit
I fight
I hold on tight.
This is my worry
My fear
My thing and it’s MINE.
You can’t have it.

Again it comes.
Let it go.
It’s not good for you this thing.
Let it go.
Trust me.
I have a better thing for you.

Slowly, loudly
Fighting all the way
I let it go.
and I discover a truth.
There is a better thing
there is contentment in what I have
A joy in discovery
that, that other thing, 
the thing I held on to ever so hard
Wasn’t good for me.

It’s a joy.
A relief 
A total surprise.
that indeed he knew better.

And so slowly
reluctantly at times
I learn to
Trust
because I am learning
what hope truly is.

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My Hope

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What is your only hope in life and in death?

That we are not our own but belong, body and soul, both in life and death, to God and to our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Have you ever stopped to think about what this catechism question means?  What the answer means?

Our HOPE, our ONLY hope, lies in the hands of God and the actions of his son, Jesus Christ.  We belong to him.

He (as in the triune God) OWNS us.
We belong to him.

Not ourselves.
We aren’t, ultimately, once we know the Lord God, responsible for ourselves.  We don’t own ourselves, God does.  We belong to him.

Think about that.
Think about what it means to belong to someone so great he surpasses the universe.
And we.. we belong to him!!!

Not only in life, but also in death.
Not just our souls but also our bodies. 
Everything, God doesn’t leave a single thing out.

Doesn’t that give you hope as well?   A hope that transcends the now?

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