Tag Archives: God

Finders, Keepers

So, Gramma Randa being the imaginative woman she is and Hunter being over at our place yesterday, she suggested I take Hunter fishing. Continue reading

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Under the Curse

I guess that at least in some ways, it seems easier to blame God for the messes we find ourselves in rather than to accept that responsibility ourselves. Continue reading

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The Witness of a Greater Light

I love the look of a winter moon,
barely past full,
just that slight slump of the middle
suggesting it is only slightly less
than the night before.
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Gloom, Despair and Agony

It’s true that stuff happens and some of it is pretty awful. Some of it is just unpleasant. And, an awful lot of it is just different from what we’d like it to be. Continue reading

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Amish Hay

Farmland spreads out for miles,
remarkably green in the heavy heat of August. Continue reading

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Dark Waters

The breach sent floodwaters rolling across fertile farmland and forced residents of the area to leave. Continue reading

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Prisoners of Love

Love delivered in some way other than according to the fantasy of the individual is not accepted, enjoyed or even acknowledged. Continue reading

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Promises of the Wind

“All of work
will one day
have its reward.” Continue reading

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Un-evolved

in the midst of all that we bring
all that we find and take of life
and all that we have made Continue reading

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Quiet Drive

I imagine the hand of God, sweeping across the fields, feeling the gentle nap of corn and beans, taking measure and pleasure, like a father’s hand resting on the head of the child he loves. Continue reading

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