Likes & loves
Clicks & shares
Fans & followers
This became the value of their life
Perfectly lit selfies
Outrageous opinions
Shameless self promotion
Platforms built on illusions & lies
Identities lost
Souls sold for relevance
-LAS
Relevant
poetry
Bloom Anyway
Planted
In rocky soil that refuses the moisture your roots crave
Bloom anyway
Planted
Where the harsh sun and wind threaten to wilt and strip your leaves
Bloom anyway
Planted
Among weeds that push to overtake and choke you
Bloom anyway
Planted
Where your beauty is ignored and your worth questioned
Bloom anyway
Endure. Grow. Survive. Thrive. And against all odds…Bloom anyway. -LAS
Blackout
Watching awakenings
Witnessing reckonings
Weighing motives
Wondering what’s sincere
While waiting on promises
Working through painful shifts
Willing to hope for change- LAS
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Psalm 27:13
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Heart Check
So many voices
So many opinions
So many motives
Are we listening?
Do we understand?
Can we rise above the fray?
“Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking…” – Hebrews 12:25
In the Pause
Progressing
Evaluating the Core of Relationships
Attuning Expectations with Reality
Cultivating the Art of Expression
Exposing Deception to the Light of Truth
-LAS
Great Poetry Reading Day
Verses & stanzas, rhyme & reason, it’s a celebration of the poetic! Couldn’t let the day end without sharing a couple of my new faves. Who’s your favorite poet? Your favorite poem?
The Goodness of Friday
Discover the Power of Love in Good Friday
In remembrance
Of an act of love so amazing
You and I were on His mind
The joy set before Him
Bruised, Pierced, Crushed
For His beloved
He acquitted us from sin’s penalty of death
Ransomed our souls
No longer enslaved by the darkness of our hearts
Reconciled to the Father
Jesus, the Son
Endured the agony of the Cross
For you and I
He cried, “It is finished!”
But that’s not the end
Sunday is coming… -LAS
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”- John 3:16 NLT
Working Out
Working out
Exhaling anxiety and frustration
Embracing change and growth
Extending patience and grace
Exercising joy and gratitude- LAS
Write on, read on, teach on, just be…wherever you find yourself today…be well, friends.
The Best Birthday
My husband is my best friend…no cliche. He’s the first person I think of when I have good news, bad news, interesting tidbits, stressful days, exciting days…he’s seen me at my best and at my worst and 20 years in, we’re still walking this journey hand in hand. Happy Birthday Mr. Sellers! I love you!
Lovingly formed
Intricately crafted
Wonderful and complex
You entered the world on this day
A gift
So much more than meets the eye
So much more of your story to be written
A gift, my gift
Celebrating you today and always-LAS
Do You Haiku?
A dear sister-friend informed me that February is National Haiku Month. She knows a thing or two about haiku as she is the author of A Christian’s Book of Haiku.
So in the last days of the month, I say better late than never to share the love. And since poetry has been my expression of choice lately, I’ve decided to try my hand…
Clear a cluttered desk
Free a busy calendar
Rest a weary mind
(I used this handy site to check my syllable count.)
Happy Haikuing!
Barnabas Blessings 