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Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "I

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "If I could bottle this scene in a snow globe"

If I could capture this
moment in a snow globe,
time would stand frozen
as the glitter flakes gilded
love and laughter
of a family once one —
Where joy limned the walls
with wonder and the
sparkle in every eye betrayed
delight in belonging

If I could capture this
moment in a snow globe,
my heart would no longer
throb with the doleful echo
of loss.

#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #poet #poetry #winter #snowglobe #grief #loss #memories #hope #faith

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "W

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "Winter peace fills me with"

Winter peace
a soothing embrace
of sacred silence —
sent in a Savior’s advent,
filling me with hope.

#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #poet #poetry #winter #peace #advent #savior #hope #faith

When @vesselsoflight released the theme of their A

When @vesselsoflight released the theme of their Advent Journal, I was overjoyed.⁣⁣
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Advent holds a special place in my heart with its theme of Light overcoming darkness.⁣
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I am privileged to have my poem, "The Light of Men" and my villanelle "Born This Holy Night" included in this exquisite publication alongside so many gifted writers.⁣
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I would treasure the thought of you reading my words. Links in bio!⁣⁣
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My heartfelt gratitude overflows to editor Alexis Ragan for her magnificent work and vision for this Journal.⁣
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Please also take the time to read the other inspired words which will bless and enrich your Advent season.

When @vesselsoflight released the theme of their A

When @vesselsoflight released the theme of their Advent Journal, I was overjoyed.⁣⁣
⁣
Advent holds a special place in my heart with its theme of Light overcoming darkness.⁣
⁣
I am privileged to have my poem, "The Light of Men" and my villanelle "Born This Holy Night" included in this exquisite publication alongside so many gifted writers.⁣
⁣
I would treasure the thought of you reading my words. Links in bio!⁣⁣
⁣
My heartfelt gratitude overflows to editor Alexis Ragan for her magnificent work and vision for this Journal.⁣
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Please also take the time to read the other inspired words which will bless and enrich your Advent season.

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: I

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt:
If December had a secret, what would it be?

In the waning of the year
comes not an end,
but a becoming.

For everything that came before
formed and shaped,
chiseled and carved
the sculpture of my life,

by One whose chisel is Love.

#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #poet #poetry #december #winter #transformation #redemption #hope #faith

Joining @loved_letters_ today with the poetry prom

Joining @loved_letters_ today with the poetry prompt: The first snow I remember felt like:

A sudden hush in
the clamor of my confused child mind,
the first snow I remember.

A perfect picture of
a paper without mistakes,
the first snow I remember.

The solace of a
silent song whispered on the wind,
the first snow I remember.

#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #poet #poetry #winter #december #snow #hope #faith

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "T

Joining @loved_letters_ with the poetry prompt: "The sound of laughter in December brings me back to..."

I so long for the days when the last thing we did each day was share our giggles.

The sound of laughter
carried on a brisk December
wind, transports me back

to a time when love
was spoken in the laughter
of warm bedtime hugs.

#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #december #laughter #giggles #poet #poetry #hope #faith

What darkness are you battling today?⁣ ⁣ As it

What darkness are you battling today?⁣
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As it was in the beginning, a darkened and formless earth, so God's people became after years of captivity and oppression. ⁣
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Both in the outward existence forced upon them and the inward reality of the ravages of their own sin.⁣
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In this first week of Advent my heart ponders the significance of light in a darkened world. ⁣
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As we contemplate Hope as the first of four Advent reflections, we consider the darkness of a sinful world, the depravity of our own hearts, and the despair of feeling God's distance.⁣
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Join me on the blog for my new post, "Let There Be Light", where I explore what it really looks like for the Light of the World to shine into darkness. Link in bio!

What dark places in your heart need the Light of C

What dark places in your heart need the Light of Christ?⁣
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God spoke light into existence, as the Spirit moved over a darkened orb in the genesis of all things. ⁣
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In the fullness of time, God spoke the same words, "Let there be Light", and Light burst forth from mortal womb into glorious day amid stable stench.⁣
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A Light no darkness would ever quench lay swaddled in a lowly manger bed.⁣
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Advent. The season of lights within a season of anticipation; waiting for the promised Messiah, Savior, Light of the world. (John 8:12, John 12:46) Longing for the promised fulfillment of Hope.⁣
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Join me on the blog for my new post, "Let There be Light" where I explore what it really looks like to have the Light of the World shine into your dark places. Link in bio!⁣
#serenityinsuffering #serenity #suffering #advent #adventdevotionals #christmas #jesusbirth #lightoftheworld #darkness #hope #faith #redemption

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