what the stars whisper
Yahweh loves you
Mon Amie
while licking melting rocket red white blue popsicles, we soar on two swings side by side. your laugh is one of my favorite songs; it’s in the top ten, with waterfall roars & star pops. I love looking into your eyes, the green flecks I speckled Myself lighting up as we play “i’m going to get you”, running and chasing in field, out of breath & grinning so much our smiling muscles ache. the clouds witness our friendship, the necklace I gift you—BFF—and the high five pound it, spin, hug secret handshake no one knows but you and me. the...
be
darkness runsshadow retreatssoil deep & damp waitsas little molecule breath seed becomes in secret earth wombbreaking dying opening receiving cloud’s water giftsexploding upin slow motion verdant & one hundred percent living, simple true like you if you be a good receiver—let rain soaklet sun saturate & air circulate receive we have nothing that we have not received so be like seed rest be let Creator rain & do not resistHis Gift
go up
the seed withingrows & goesup up uplet it beno need to workto make it growyou can’t create leaves,stems, anything.so restbe sit in bed& be& see—the Creatoris in you
confetti
what is in the sky of your life? God deeply longs to create again in us. to pop His confetti cannons in our hearts, explosions of colorful yes’s, bursting & booming across sunrise banner.will you let Him?each second is a treat, an opportunity to receive & to rejoice, to let the Lord be the Lord. & as we submit to Him, His love dust settles in the cracked places, to mend to heal to make again. because we need the dew of heaven to revive us, to rest on us, to be within us always.like confetti, like dust or dew...
hello my one true Love
to sky muralist and water wave stepper. to the one who carved my thumb whirl and sealed my heart, hello my one true Love. You will never abandon or break up with me. never abuse or hurt me. You never change. faithful and true. each millisecond brings something different, yet You remain. steady, constant, firm. from the first tick of time to the final second of earth, You’re the unchanging rock. my hiding place, my everything. praise You for each mountain sculpture. You rearrange the sky tapestry—an ever escalating beautiful stratosphere singing Your glory. the rain, the coral, the forest,...
thanks giving
thank You for water as it rises, the kind that cleanses & covers. take away the debris & let everything sparkle & shinethank You in this evil age, You are here, in our midst. You are good & you do goodlike a mosaic of music, You compose the things we go through into a giant mural of good. & though we can only see one note at a time, by faith we understand the symphony song will be in harmony with Heaven when we fall down & allow You to compose thank You for compost, the trash & broken that crashes...
together
each day-start, I open a new book with fresh pages, & paint a glory hello. greet Me, too. open your eyes & sing. & at the end of the evening, I close the book, put the day on My shelf of stories & cuddle into bed with My beloved. I love cold grass tickling between My toes with you, I like to take you to breakfast—Me, you, runny egg yolks & rye toast. I’ll never forget your smile. breakfast with you.You’re there when my dad died & the black hole opened in my mind. You stooped to stay close when I laid...
finite
my elbows & thought balloons, my cell smiles & hair slides, every heart flicker & each blink—they all fit inside Your palm.so there they’ll stay—every piece of me. & as You eclipse my mondays & decembers, i’m fine to be found in You. my little bits contained in Your eternal embrace. Infinite Friend, You know no end. i want to lose my drops in Your endless ocean! teach me to stay in Your hug.
let’s bake!
use what you’re given.don’t let those ingredients just sit on the counter! but partner with Grace to become what He paid for spend time standing at the kitchen counter, seeking the directions for the ingredients in the recipe of Godtake what you’re given & GO forward in what to do with itGod wants us to advance His Kingdom in the earthdo what you’re toldmove forward in faithdon’t grow weary or allow tiredbe Hisbecome in the secret quietlive a life set apart to the KingHe is your strengthlive IN Himdon’t leavedon’t wander, but stay in the confines of your King, the safety...