I want to crawl inside your skin And be sheltered From the world That is too rough for me Too much for me I want to crawl inside your skin And be sheltered For a while.
Prayer beads
Knitting
The new prayer beads
Lord Jesus Christ
Knit
Son of God
Pearl
Have mercy on me
Knit
A sinner
Pearl
Lord Jesus Christ
Knit
Son of God
Pearl
Have mercy on me
Knit
A sinner
Pearl
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Light
Transparency
It's life giving
(and worth it)
I'm keeping no secrets from you
My Brothers
My Sisters
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Not you
When I feel
Inadequate
Afraid
Frazzled
Confused
Harassed
That's not you Father
That's not you.
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There
I miss the '80's
When things were black and white
And I knew wrong from right
"Pray every day
Twice on Sunday
And things will turn out right"
Things are murky now
Varying shades of grey
And Yet
And Yet
Abba Father
You're
Still
There
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Wouldn’t it
Wouldn't it be nice If Hibernating were a thing That Humans could do Once in a while (or more) Wouldn't it be nice A long lovely nap A hideaway From The world And work And such Woudn't it be nice Not to have to get up to Go to the bathroom Or Get a drink of water A long nighty night Wouldn't it Be nice
Variables
Solving problems
When you control none
Of the variables
Is an exercise in
Faith
And
Frustration
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Instinct
Lucy knows (just like the kids knew) That Sleeping on my side of the bed Means That she can stay (smart puppy)
Priorities
The things that I love:
My Husband
My Children
My Granddaughter
My Parents
My Brothers
My Nieces
My Nephews
My Work
My Colleagues
My Students
My Friends
My Worship Teammates
My Music
My Home
My Dog
And they all come before
My studies
Which is why my paper isn't what it could be
If it wasn't so far down the list
I can't apologize for it
Priorities
These are mine
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Thursday
Salty and sweet
And TV
Thursday night
Salty and sweet
Old habits
Die hard
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Colleen R. Jantzen 