Happy

 

I was out there in the woods, and I was

HAPPY.

I was running through those trees, and I was dancing in my heart. 

I flung those rocks to the ground

I yanked those weeds up by their roots

I got my hands down in the dirt.

The air was full of sun

The sky full of blue

The heavens sang a song 

The flowers looked up and joined in the glory.

I breathed in spring

I smiled at the beauty

I was happy.

I Wondered

I wondered about words and how they hurt or heal

I wondered about the heart and how it's so full of thoughts

I wondered about songs that float on the wind

I wondered about the stars that shine always

And mostly I just wondered about you. 

Forgiven

And though it hurt,

I suddenly realized

That if He can forgive me,

I can forgive anyone.

The Pearl

 

Her name was Pearl, but we called her Miss Young. 

We loved her. 

She was bright and happy and wore a shining smile. She worked hard until cancer took over. She would tell story after story about her family, her husband, the quarry, her daughter's tragic death, her own long and beautiful life. She hadn't had it easy, but she was anything but bitter. She loved life and people. She always had candy for us. 

Her house was old and smelled old. You felt like you were taken into another time in history when you were with her. Her yard was filed with flowers and beautiful trees. She loved her flowers. 

I went by her house today and picked these blossoms. She's been dead for a long time, but her flowers still bloom.

And we still miss her.

Pain

I hurt.

God heals.

Rejection

Rejected.

Always eventually rejected. 

How many times have I gotten my hopes up for something that feels so real and so actual, and then it's just snatched away like that? 

So many times. 

And, believe me, I try. Try to be accepted. Try to work hard for something. But I've been rejected so many times, why do I keep trying? Maybe it's that stubbornness that won't let me stop. 

And, I know He will never reject me. Never. 

Wild Loner

Walking alone down a dusty, dry road 

Feeling the wind blowing in my face

Running wild through the cracked, red field

Smelling the air full of flowers and spring

Going into the woods by myself

Hearing the songs of birds and barks of dogs

Wondering and wandering and thinking

Ah, the glory of being free

Free range chickens, free range girl

Talking to birds, opossums, squirrels, and trees

I can go where I want

Do what I want

Say what I want

A wild loner

But, you know I miss you

Wild loner, but

Terribly alone

So, I'll just wait for you.

Second photo by Josh

When Summer Returns

Heaven's blue will shine bright

Suns will set in golden light

Moons will shine through leaves

Lightning bugs will glimmer in eves. 

All is Well

 

Two of my favorite songs because sometimes life kind of stinks, but I know all will be well in the end.

The Road Divides

There is a place where the road divides in two

The place where I say goodbye to you

It's hard but I know there'll be another hello

And while we're apart, we'll both grow

And though we are so far apart

I hold you close in my heart

But I really miss you

And I love you, too.

Created

He didn't make you fur nothin'.

You was created fur somethin'.

; )

Chained up

Pinned down

Swallowed whole

Closed in

Yeah, but you could escape.