• Poems

    What If?

    For several weeks, I have been in a season of “busy”.  Distracted. In my heart, I know that I “should” be writing, encouraging, sharing but I have “put it off”.  There are what seem to be endless tasks:  mowing the yard, weeding the garden, sowing seeds and reaping the harvests, running errands, fixing meals, doing laundry.  The list goes on and on. But, I am without excuse.  I let the “urgent get in the way of the important”.  I let the enemy get me off course with endless distractions.  Today, I have stopped.  I hit the pause button and just took time to “be” with God.  I took a minute…

  • Jesus

    Jesus is Coming SOON

    The time is NOW. The day is here. To choose Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD; His coming is near. Like a train pulling into the station signals. The call goes out “Come to me.” to every man, woman child across every nation. The train bound for glory will quickly depart. Have you invited Jesus into your heart? This is the ticket needed to ride. The steep price was paid when Jesus died. When He rose from the grave- Those who accept His gift; no longer are sin’s slave. He broke the chains of death and sin; set us free. When you accept His gift, you will be on the…

  • Lent

    Snow

    “Come now, let us settle the matter, “says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18) The snow sparkles and glistens as it covers the ground in a blanket of white. It appears fresh, pure, beautiful, untouched when it first falls. Within minutes, there are car tracks, footprints, dogs running and playing. The purity seems to fade quickly. Isn’t this similar to the way sin entered into our world? In Genesis chapter one, God creates a perfect world; filled with purity and beauty; perfect. Yet, by chapter three of Genesis,…