waiting for epiphany

06 Jan 2026 4 Comments

by lynn__ in haibun Tags: , , , ,

Frank hosts haibuns for first dVerse prompt of new year…

Covenant promises were broken and son’s family torn apart by unwanted divorce. Our extended family suffers open wound of missing member, like amputation of limb. Love betrayed, life upended, dreams died. No wonder God hates divorce. It wasn’t His plan.

We witness son’s pain and his own sad choices. Too many words, not enough action. Bitterness and resentment move in like unwelcome squatters. Children confused by chaos that’s no fault of their own but caused by adults not adulting.

Difficult emotional journey for all. Loyalties forced to change. Lifestyles rearranged. The mother of our grandchildren remarries; estranged and stranger to us. Doors closed and locked. Yet, we love our grands…hope new family succeeds?!

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leave the past behind

beautiful wedding photo

how must i forgive?

sin’s web

04 Jan 2026 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in senryu

Photo by Rafael Garcin on Unsplash

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“to err is human”

we’re easily entangled

one mistake…ruin.

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“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

trusting, tried & true

03 Jan 2026 3 Comments

by lynn__ in triolet Tags: , , , , , ,

oh JOY, joy, joy threefold

we celebrate this day

as year is growing old

oh joy, JOY, joy threefold

may our own faith be bold

God hears us when we pray

oh joy, joy, JOY threefold

we celebrate this day!

Much to celebrate this season with Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Our family also celebrates three milestones for our newest granddaughter, Maggie Mae: healthy birth (Nov. 28), successful heart surgery (Dec. 12), and homecoming (Dec. 24)! Thank you for your prayers.

when storm subsides

29 Dec 2025 2 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: , , ,

May be an image of goose
photo of sundogs by Valerie Hoffman

bark shrill in pale sky

damp chill creates twin sun dogs

guard stark winter day

Christmas lessons & carols

16 Dec 2025 13 Comments

by lynn__ in rhyming verse Tags: , , , , , ,

At dVerse poets , we look back on 2025 for the last poetics prompt of the year…

Looking back in rearview mirror,

on events of past month of year,

swipe tissue under blurry eyes

and serve up slice of humble pie.

Sweet baby, born before her time,

fits beautifully in family line

but tiny heart anomaly

means coming home not yet to be.

God, in his wisdom, has a plan

higher than that of mortal man;

helpless we feel to watch and wait

while surgeon’s skills work delicate.

Magdalena will live her name

demonic power of death won’t reign;

her will to live is stubborn, strong

her parents, faith-full, walk along.

Grandparents care for brother, Gid

( and wonder at precocious kid! )

family and friends all watch and pray,

believe in miracles today!

patchwork friends

09 Dec 2025 13 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

our friendship, not hemmed in
by time or location, offers ample
ease for plenty of free movement.
we started on school bus, bobbin’
as fresh-facing kindergarteners;
as middle schoolers, we darted
on bicycles to local pharmacy,
spacious park or shopping mall
to gather summer memories. in
high school and college, took
backstitch or two along the way,
but eventually stood witness as
each took vows binding ourselves
to husbands (promises we’ve kept).
an old favorite friendship that can
stretch seamlessly across the years
and distance; comfortable and warm
as a patchwork quilt; hearts appliqued
with sisterly love, lined with laughter,
covered with grace-patterned shalom.

For my dear friend, Joyce ❤

Joining with dVerse Poets to “sew” some poetry together!

prayer for faith, hope, love

06 Dec 2025 15 Comments

by lynn__ in prayer

Our newborn grand daughter, Maggie Mae, born 11-28-25, awaits heart surgery 12-12-25.

Dear Father God,

who knit this little one together

in her mother’s womb,

why are we now tied up in knots?

we wonder as we wait for her coming heart surgery…

it’s hard to hope for the best when we imagine the worst,

and yet…yet…yet…YOU. You are with us

in the waiting; You are Immanuel, Lord of Advent.

You watch her sleep (as monitors beep) in this sterile space;

You hold our dear grand daughter in your gracious embrace.

You love her more than her mother, father, or any of us can.

You hear bold prayers by day and quiet sobs in the night.

You are the ultimate Healer and we know You will

work on her tiny heart (even as you work on ours).

Grow all our hearts bigger, like Yours!

Amen.

light will dawn

23 Nov 2025 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in Uncategorized Tags: ,

alone in the dark

waiting and watching with hope

God’s kingdom coming!

Spirit is deposit of

amazing inheritance.

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From today’s sermon by Pastor John Lee on Micah 7…when the darkness is deep, we look for the Light!

raven

03 Nov 2025 4 Comments

by lynn__ in tanka Tags: , , , ,

intelligent eyes

watch tourists enjoy salmon

until winter comes

brave wings push into snowstorm

heart of alaskan spirit

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Alexas_Fotos – Pixabay

color me rich

28 Oct 2025 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: , , , ,

cottonwood tree sheds,

gilding sidewalk with gold leaf

autumn’s treasure hunt

spirit fire

24 Oct 2025 2 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , , , ,

his spoken word
created light to shine
into chaotic darkness
God’s voice as big bang
trinity of love plays with clay

spark of divine – imago dei

his begotten Word
bursts into our world
starlight announces birth
recreated in Christ’s love
we sparkle, we shine

“… so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. “ (Philippians 2:15)

master artist

20 Oct 2025 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: , , ,

God paints evening sky

across watercolor clouds

with autumn’s palette

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