Beauty for Ashes
You say that you had a fire and precious things were lost; your marriage, your peace or maybe your child; possessions of great value and cost. Snapshots of your future were destroyed with all...
Author: Jackie
No Light Within
See it on their faces. Despair is their closest friend. They yearn for nothing different. To them, there’s no good end. What’s wrong with this picture? Why is there no will to fight? The...
Prayer: Does it Really Change Things?
In order to properly examine this question, it must be said that a person who believes this to be true would have to, first of all, assume that there is someone to pray to....
War of Words
It is election time in our country. If you watch TV at all, you’d know that this is the season for candidates to run for political office. The ads reveal how things have changed...
Hearts Connected
(a poem about friendship) Every now and then life smiles really wide And puts in your path something great. And though you may not recognize it at first, You soon begin to see it...
Peace Within Me
I wrote the poem below when I was in a very dark and stressful place. There was trouble on my the job, trouble in my marriage and trouble with my family. It was truly...
Can You Come Out and Play?
When we think of the word “play”, most of us automatically think of children; and understandably so. However, being a child does not always have to apply to age. It can apply to one’s...
NOBODY TOLD ME
I heard, “you’re not pretty”. I heard, “you’re not enough”. I heard, “you’re not special”; That my presence cause disgust”. They said it without speaking Though their actions were loud and clear. They said...
Get Up
Look Out World! It’s probably safe to say that most of us, when we were kids, had no clue of what to expect once we reached adulthood. Conquering the world, making lots of money,...
Love Lives On
(the loss of a Mother) Heartfelt sadness has come your way And maybe you feel hope is gone. Though it’s hard to see, please be assured That God does care and love lives on....