“But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing.”
Sarcasm
15 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Inspired Poetry, journaling, poetry, poetry as pathway, Scripture journaling, The Book of James
Becoming Crisdori Studios-An Interview with Creative Entrepreneur Christine Miranda
21 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in Interviews, Writing Community Tags: Art Journaling, Business Women, Creative Entrepreneur, creative living, Crisdori Studios, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Women, Etsy, Etsy shop owners, Girl Boss, journaling, journals, Leather Journals, Traveler's Notebook, Travelers Notebooks, Women in Business
One of the wonderful things about being a free-flying writer is choosing who and what you want to focus on. I write about who and what I feel is worth writing about. I am free to focus on who I find inspiring, what I am learning or want to learn, or even just whatever grabs my attention, passion or fancy. I choose. It is one of the few places I feel I have complete control, and I have opportunities I do not accept as my time is limited, and the joy for me is in the freedom to write as I will, or feel led- as I go.
I enjoy interviews, and have been interviewed BUT really love being the one asking the questions. I love finding out about individuals and their unique lives, challenges, what makes them tick, and what they are passionate about and all the little quirks that make them who they are. You could say I am a people person. It’s a funny thing…I find many people can be around the same people all the time and never know them. It is my joy and pleasure to draw out individuals and learn who they are and why they believe they are on this good earth.
I am honored to have a fellow Planner Girl and businesswoman here today to share her creative entrepreneurial journey to date. I have had the pleasure of watching her flesh out her dream from scratch and bring it into vivid, living color. More
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Your Destiny Is Not In Things
27 Aug 2018 3 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: destiny, Eternity, faith life, Inspired Poetry, Life, poem, poetry, satisfaction, spiritual journey, The Satisfied Bride
This Sunday there was a message our Pastor taught on the scripture passage from Luke (12:13-21) and it was absolutely a needed one for me… It is something God has been trying to work into my soul for awhile now. It’s a passage that is so easy to see and say- oh, that’s not me. Or, this YUCK in me is no big deal, or I’m not as bad as ______________________ (add your own prideful nonsense). But the truth is I have known the ugly truth about myself for awhile. I know that there’s still a lot more yuck in me than meets the eye, and I am grateful that God (and some people) see beyond it- BUT I am also grateful for a God who says, “ENOUGH! You need to rely on me more with this YUCK in you if you want to move on”. I really want to say with confidence, I get this…I know this and I do…but the working out in these deeply profound truths in our lives is…well, it’s freakin’ painful and hard! Therefore by His grace I go…with that old limp as a reminder… More
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God’s Will in Six Stanzas
21 Aug 2018 4 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: God's Will, Gospel, Inspired Poetry, Oswald Chambers, poem, poetry as pathway, spiritual journey, spirituality, Timothy Keller, Truth
“To choose suffering makes no sense at all; to choose God’s will in the midst of our suffering makes all the sense in the world.” – Oswald Chambers
A few thoughts from my morning meditations…
There is a trend toward believing life with God is easy, and I would argue it is…and yet, easy is a relative term- we need context. If something is easy, it needs to be clearly shown- easy like …a walk in the park? Easy, like Sunday morning…like running water in the faucet. Easy like, gunshots NOT outside your door, like peace, like safety? By definition easy means without difficulty, painless. I do not find life with God to be “easy”. But synonyms for easy are serene, peaceful, and tranquil. I have found that life with God may not be “easy”, but the peace – the easiness in my soul because of the One who resides there brings stability in an unstable world that continuously offers a variety of reasons to feel shaky…and uneasy.
May I present to you God’s Will in Six Stanzas- yes, 6. For the obvious reason. I pray you know this One who brings easiness, peace and safety to the soul.
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As It Is in Heaven
07 Aug 2018 4 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Christ in Poetry, humanity and grace, Inspired Poetry, poem, poetry, poetry as pathway, Prophecy, Scripture
“Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.” Ecclesiastes 3:16
I debated on naming this poem, “On Earth”… but decided after I penned the last lines, “As It Is In Heaven” was a better fit, though this is fresh from this morning’s journal so may need to be tweaked a bit. Either way, I hope it hits you where it needs to.
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