She hath wings
Learning to soar above life's storms
Category: Making Sense of the Journey
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I’ve tried all week to watch a movie on Netflix but I just couldn’t settle and concentrate. At first I obsessively checked the Coronavirus death/case counts for the countries mentioned, studying the graphs, trying to predict what would happen next, awake past midnight and getting more anxious by the minute. Then I began to worship.…
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What a busy start to the school year- I had already returned to work the week prior to when my son returned. My daughter has been super clingy and my son has been struggling to fall asleep till late- so much in his mind. I have had a tendency to brush off their neediness, so…
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As the Christmas lights dim and carolling ceases, Children’s toys litter the floor in pieces – My reflective mood comes to the surface again; Time to stop and pick up the pen! I’m too old to believe in fairytale life, As I read of bushfires and growing strife, Yet there’s something that gives me hope…
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She packed away the baby things, And with that, her hope took flight- Not many knew the grief she had carried – The desperation and the fight. Not only were the final years slipping away, But it seemed that the possibility was none; Her dream of having a little girl Left as quickly as it…
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Just when I think the last tear has fallen, Another trickles down; It provokes a river, Running freely; All of the pain is released. Pictures flash across my mind – Hopes of running free Unentangled by life’s frustrations Pressing towards the prize. I leave the burden by the roadside ; Another sweeps it away. I…
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You lug the giant watering can, Helping the garden grow, Content to follow and help where you can – Running to and fro. Your sunny disposition is a blessing to me And I love your innocent ways – Whereever you go there’s a joyful song, And pleasant are the days. All too soon you will…
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Like pebbles falling through my pocket- A priceless collection lost, I progressed for a while along the path Forgetting what it cost. I didn’t realise that Your will Was that I should take with me Every single lesson learnt, Which had helped to set me free. Ashamed and broken, I bowed my head, Wondering if…
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When you’re feeling blue and disappointment’s gotten hold of you Just remember that you tried and that is all that you could do. Maybe one day, a reward may come your way – Just keep persevering and don’t let those gloomies stay! There will always be those ‘Jonah’ days where everything goes wrong And you…
She hath wings 