Just A Dollar

We may only have a dollar in our bank account
Freaking out seems fair
But for some reason I feel stronger
knowing God is here
Yeah it seems foolish
to put my trust in an invisible being
But without Him I'd definitely be dead
So I choose Him to trust to make all alright
No, my bank account won't
magically acquire money from a tree
But I can be certain
that my dollar will go farther
when God is looking out for us
That's silly, you may scream,
hoping to wake me from a delusional state
But you don't understand the power
in His spoken, glorified name.
If God can move a mountain
If God can calm a sea
If God can walk on water
Then God can help us pay the rents
And God can do it only on a dollar.
With a little faith in Him
a miracle might just happen after all.

Written on December 12, 2011
Inspired after my husband told me we only had $1 in our bank account & the amazing, indescribable peace and freedom I found in that statement, call me crazy but it is the truth, lol. Praise God!

Finding Peace

My world is spinning out of control
I feel so far from home
Just when I've given up hope
From somewhere in the darkness
I hear your voice, O God,
whispering peacefully to my heart,
"This way my child.
No need to fear.
I've got your hand.
I will help you to stand.
You were never alone.
I was one step behind my beloved,
just waiting for you
to stumble and fall,
finally calling me to your side,
willing to let me lead you
into a brighter future.
I am here now and forever.
Just ask my Princess
and you will receive."
Tears fall as my head stops spinning.
Slowly I take a step of faith,
walking toward the voice so soothing,
stepping from familiar darkness
to warm, glorious light.

Written on October 21, 2011
Inspired by recent, good events that will lead to a better, brighter future, a future founded in Jesus Christ.

Daddy

Deliverer at birth
Thoughtful supporter
Bear hugs after bath
Storybook reader
Protector of childhood
My indoor tree
Bike riding Hero
Doctor of my hurts
Sweets sharer
First Valentine
Father/Daughter dance
Constant companion
San Fran Tour Guide
Gold Discoverer
11 Years of Love
Christ-Follower
Forever My Hero
Heaven Awaiting

* In Honor of My Dad's Birthday, March 27*

Be My Protector

His smile unnerves me,
sweet but sinister,
delightful but desperate,
and something in his walk warns
me to stay far away...

But it's useless I confess
as I fall into his arms
and he holds me close in
an embrace that
thrills and terrifies
me at the same time.

As he hugs me closer
I'm entirely his and
finally have nothing
to fear, he'll always
be my protector.

Eyes in the Night

I see His eyes, forest green, piercing darkness,

staring me down as I move through black fog of night.

He knows there's nowhere to go, I'm lost and alone,

And so He waits for the moment...

the moment where He steals my soul and steals off into the night.

The cold of His breath chills the bone,

The sharpness of His claws rip my skin,

They draw round my neck, He takes

   Every

   Last

   Breath.

I try to scream, but He's stolen my voice.

He's right. I'm Alone. There's No Way Out.

I'm Surrounded by dozens of Their slimy, snakelike, winged bodies.

I'm Shouting in my head! no one hears but me...

and Them. Them. They. He. They're the same,

haunting my dreams, my waking hours, my moments of silence.

They Know I'm Alone. Broken. Forgotten.

They Love hearing me beg as they torture me.

They Display my failures, laughing at each fault,

the darkness encroaches farther, deeper, thicker.

As I breathe my last I see my life,

barely a snapshot, before my eyes,

moments of regret,

tears fill my eyes, sorrow and joy,

I've lost. There's nothing left to do

   But 

   Give

   In.

It's what They want.