To have a father for a friend is like a dual heartfelt dance, ushering you into your world, affecting all your circumstance. From him comes notes of movement, learned watching his heart beat. In you he finds the crescendo, culminating in the life he seeks. By your birth he gave you promise. With his name […]
Poem Topic: Father
Daddy
Of all the times I’ve heard you frame his name with one sweet word, I thought of how you cherished him each time this word was heard. “Daddy!”, you’d call him with respect, in poignant, tender care, and how he’d answer in response, so thankful you were there. “Daddy” is found within the script of […]
The Father is Known Through the Sun
I knew not Gordon in this life, but I met him through his son. Dennis shared the Gordon story of the grace that Calvary won. Your Gordon fought the fight of faith, ushering him into God’s arms. Now he’s safe inside the heart of God and is free from earthly harm. Recently you celebrated the […]
Presenting the Palm
A present from God in a dark media day, Comes a palm tree unveiled, to light a new way. From the script wisely chosen, to the performers of care, We know that God’s work flow gently there. For the palm brings the oil, and its salve heals what’s ill. It’s a voice for the Creator […]
Letters From Home
I came across some letters – a treasure full of hope, where visions of that future now give me a way to cope. I have these many letters because my parents kept them all, and now, even after they are gone, these words still seem to call. Where do my words and hopes go now? […]