“…And as I listen to God’s quaking grove—
I humbly whisper into His eager ear:
Within my greatest weakness—
You helped me find my greatest strength!”

“You're not my hometown, but—
there was a before—where we all lived together—”

“A silver water pitcher
gifted for our wedding
forty-five years of age
reflected young smiles…”

“blessings yearn for steady streams of pure hearts
patiently refined in the flames of God’s Spirit
hearts that grew up—suffering in the furnace of life…”

“my scorching faults burn beyond enumeration
these torrents of rules taunt my rebellious bones
yet who among us has no challenges and trials…”