a humbling change of perspective



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i ran past ernie's old house place today

it burned maybe six years ago
but
nobody bothered to tell
the cherry tree
or
the daffodils
that bloom every year,
despite.
and i wonder,
like the cherry tree
like the daffodils
will i leave a legacy?
will some part of me continue to bloom,
despite?

do you ever think about the legacy you will leave?

linking with:

jen for god bumps
joy for life:unmasked
kimberly for painting prose

beki at the rusted chain for fingerprint friday

michelle for caffeinated randomness

studio jru for sneak peek friday

what the forsythia knows

forsythia blooming
and
not-so-cold bible study sessions
whisper hints of
spring
i love the whole
spring metaphor for new life
but the truth is
i have a day off school
with a sink full of dirty dishes
with dentist appointments
with baseball and soccer practices
with lesson planning
stop. kendal. walk out to the porch.
the trees are still gray
the sky holds clouds
but that forsythia
she knows the promise
because of the lord's great love
we are not consumed
for his compassions never fail
they are new
every
morning
great is your faithfulness

how about you? what do you do when you when the mundane threatens to steal your joy?

continuing to count his gifts to 1000 -

562. hiking our mountain with my husband
563. blood root in bloom
564. sunlight on papa's pond
565. dinner at friends' house
566. yielding to the creator
567. having a twin
568. my girl, the one i mentor, her courage
569. baseball games (even the cold ones)
570. soccer games (even the cold ones)
571. young lady moving to sit with the out-of-the-ordinary church visitor
572. students excited about taking care of a new student

i am linking with:

michelle for hear it monday, use it on sunday, ann for 1000 gifts, l.l. for on, in, and around mondays

joan for sharing his beauty, richella for grace imparted, laura for playdates with god

jen for soli deo gloria and shanda for on your heart tuesdays

on looking up

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you were standing under the lights
along the fence
at the baseball game last night
wearing a carrhart coat
to keep out the biting cold
you stood behind the other guys
and i wondered what was
on your mind
two years ago
i saw you sitting on your
bed playing video games
not looking up
not wanting to see anything real
it was four days after
your kid brother
sat in my first period,
reading a hardy boys mystery
and it was two days after
he died
you were standing under the lights
along the fence
at the baseball game last night
and i hope you're
looking
up



linking with:

jen for god bumps
joy for life:unmasked
kimberly for painting prose

beki at the rusted chain for fingerprint friday

michelle for caffeinated randomness

studio jru for sneak peek friday

curing the out-of-sorts

okay
so
i am what i call
out of sorts
(and not only because i'm losing a scrabble game)
so i'll count blessings
since that
is
the
cure
(see philipians 4:6-7)

549. playing scrabble with my husband
550. watching my students love steel drums
551. snow flurries after a soccer game
552. naps under fuzzy blue blanket
553. running a new trail with new friends
554. my sister's call that her choreography won
555. a small group family
556. my girl, the one i mentor, who is working hard
557. the sons who drink so much milk and eat so many sandwiches
558. my husband's heart for missions
559. a friend who brought her sewing machine to school and repaired my bag
560. our high school girls basketballers headed to the state championship
561. peace

linking with:

michelle for hear it monday, use it on sunday, ann for 1000 gifts, l.l. for on, in, and around mondays

joan for sharing his beauty, richella for grace imparted, laura for playdates with god

jen for soli deo gloria and shanda for on your heart tuesdays