More Than Poetic Musings

This poem is for my Solo Parents Society PALS group. They are an amazing herd! Remember Remember the sin that once brought disgrace...

Today I’m sharing a hard poem I wrote, one that has been years in the making. It tells the story of the journey both myself and friends...

For all my fellow solo parents who are working so hard every day to parent and heal from their wounds. Craggy soil Mixed with grating...

This year in Women's Bible Study, we were asked to look for who God was revealed to be in each chapeter. At the end of the year, we...

I wrote this today based off our Women's Bible Study lesson on 1 Samuel 11-12 and Psalm 16. We were encouraged to write our own psalm of...

This poem began through what I say to my puppy every morning. The more I thought about those words, the more I realized their beauty....

On Monday nights, I join the Solo Parent Society's PALS group (Parenting After the Loss of a Spouse) meeting. It's been a little more...

"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous...

"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country, and there squandered his wealth in wild...

Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he...

Our pastor, Timothy Ateek, preached on 2 Corinthian 5:11-6:2 yesterday all about leveraging our lives for the sake of the gospel. His...

This poem was born out of a conversation about parenting my kids in widowhood. This simple phrase "wait until your father gets home" is...

One of the amazing women in my Bible Study group said this phrase when describing faith. "It's like stepping into the Jordan while the...

In Women's Bible Study this year, we have been studying John and the abundant life. One of our leaders stated that "abundant life is...

Waking up this morning with a dozen thoughts swirling led to the creation of this poem during my prayer time. It reminded me to cast all...

The book of John opens with a lyrical poem introducing us to one of the many themes of the book: Who is Jesus? The seven “I Am”...

I've been working on this one thanks to Bethany Barnard's mentioning of this chapter with her latest album. A line of it is in her song...

I'm doing Jen Wilkin's study "God of Covenant" right now, and this week we were covering the first part of the life of Abraham. My...

In Women's Bible Study the last two weeks, we have been studying Judges 13-18. We've looked at the lives of Samson, Micah, and the...

World weary World worn World heavy World forlorn World despairing World shorn World waiting World unmoored Crack silence Despise scorn...