Storms
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“Letting You Go”
The light of love and hope has always been my strength, and I needed it more than ever as I watched you take your last breath. We believed in forever, never imagining how quickly our time would be taken from us. I knew I had to let you go, but my heart refused to accept Read more
CharWrites, Death, Emotions, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Pain, Poem, poetry, Relationships, Short Poems, Spoken Thoughts, Storms, Suffering -
The Seventh Year
I have the urge to quit, but I understand that the only way to overcome this is to let grief run its course. Read more
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Jesus Is My Strength
In my time of weakness, Jesus gives me the strength to endure. Sometimes, I feel like crying when things seem stacked against me. I dwell in a stressful place, heavily desiring to give up. The people you expect to be there for you suddenly aren’t. You feel hopeless, abandoned, and confused. No one truly grasps Read more
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Hope In Jesus
In the midst of trials and tribulations, Jesus, you are my hope. Although the situation appeared different from what I imagined, Lord, you faithfully created a pathway. A considerate and compassionate gesture I did not anticipate has shown me that you still respond to prayer. As I reflected on how deeply these challenges were distressing Read more
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The Chosen
My childhood provided me with the skills to climb, regardless of any obstacles that came my way. It is my belief that God used my childhood to prepare me for the journey ahead. I was merely a child, unaware of my purpose, yet my early years were marked by immense difficulties. It seemed that everything Read more
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A Country on Fire
The devastation of America. Who is to blame? The screams, The fear, The shock, The fires, The floods, The planes, The trains, The boats, Is there any hope? The losses, The unknown, As we sit back and watch the horror unfold. The dictatorship, Censorship of freedom of speech, Money talks while the rich get richer Read more
America, Grief, Hurt, light vs darkness, Loss, Nations, Pain, Poem, poetry, Red or Blue, Sin, Spoken Thoughts, Storms, Suffering, The World -
Dancing in the Rain
You can allow the rainstorms of life to stop you or dance your way through. The choice is yours. I may not know why things happen as they do, but I know from experience that no dark days last forever, and you will learn how to dance in the rain no matter what storms Read more
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The Twentieth Anniversary
As my mind rushed back twenty years, a memory of nostalgia came over me like a wrecking ball. On this day in 2005, my wedding day, which started so beautifully and ended with a tropical storm, was on this day. Today would’ve been my twentieth wedding anniversary, but I stopped counting, as the thirteenth wedding Read more
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After the Storm
The heavens are my canopy, and your love is my shield, Nothing can take away the joy I have in you. The sun will shine on me even brighter when I emerge from this storm, My faith is strong, and I know the Son will soon take away the sorrow. I trust the Lord and Read more
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Rising Tides of Change
The tides kept rising The prices of food and necessities follow the tides. Barely making it as it is The water seizes to stop The cost is too high Turning around in circles, trying to decide which way to go Do I fight or float? As some gloat, many will go without coats What have Read more
Spoken Thoughts 