by Deb Farris | Dec 15, 2019 | Devotions
Sun, where have you gone? Seeds of youth now buried deep yet fed by soil still. Nourishing our growth from darkness comes Your brilliance; streams of light at dawn. Pass not a shadow of unrest, but protecting, till our faith takes hold. Beauty yet unseen, under earth,...
by Deb Farris | Dec 14, 2019 | Devotions
Day 13 Advent Calendar Poetry in Motion Thirsty shores quenched by laughing, lapping waves. Sky wrinkled from a long night’s work. Dark clouds, weighty cloaks, revealing pockets full of mystery. Against the somber waters, wings of hope appear overhead and her eyes can...
by Deb Farris | Dec 11, 2019 | Devotions
Day 11 Deb’s Advent Calendar It’s eleven degrees outside and still dark. We’re drinking coffee and Fannie is chewing on her new pig toy. Mary is watching. “Did you really write that? A wee Babe’s face’?” Todd asks after I read him my poem. “I did. You don’t like...
by Deb Farris | Aug 8, 2019 | Devotions
The Spirit pours in (He gives words to write) So pour it all out (on the page) With so much retained, less will be gained (it only adds clutter) It’s the Law of Divine Supply (check out His Bestseller) Put words down on paper, empty your vessel (share His beauty)...
by Deb Farris | Aug 4, 2019 | Devotions
Oh the beauty of the one Who says, My soul Purpose is to help others. Ask and you shall receive, My faith instructs So I, too, ask. May I be like the One who through this blessed life Has helped me ever so? But what a grand Request. I fear The load too heavy Or I too...
by Deb Farris | Jul 6, 2019 | Devotions
Trees shed evening rain silver beads in morning light. Who expected jewels from the sky? Not I. If I stood beneath, unfurled my fingers, I could reach out and catch a drop or two. But from my perch I’ll watch and view nature’s work revealed in hues of green and see...