The Privilege of Prayer

It's a privilege, Lord To talk to You in prayer You bend your ear And listen there My filthy soul You see as clean All because of Christ in me I know this is the third poem in a row, so if you don't like poetry, sorry, haha.  If you do like poetry, then here's …

J-SALT fam

The rain came down / And the friends came / Together The power of piano / And paper airplanes / Thank you, Sarah / Paul The dining hall / Is now my home / And J-SALT / Family I don't like how WordPress formats my poetry in the excerpt for the posts, so I'm trying …

Trees

With quiet dignity Standing as a refuge For those who flock to you. You are shelter, Security, A place for us to Grow. Rooted in reality and Reaching to the sky, You remind me that An acorn has to Die Before it can Thrive. Hey, guys! It's been a busy summer at Camp Gilead, so …

I’m Gonna Miss My Lil Bro

Giggles, squeals And smol smiles galore, Adam and I Rough house-ing on the floor He pushes me over And I roll on my back He jumps into my arms And I hug him right back With his face right near mine His volume down to a 2, He rubs our noses together, and says "Ugga …

Christmas Tiiiiimmee Is Here!

I've been really busy practicing Christmas music for my upcoming band and choir concert.  Even my little brother has started singing "Jubilate Deeeeeoooo" around the house. 🙂   My internal 10 year old Jewish girl still doesn't know how I learned all these songs so quickly, but here we are, haha.   But, she's placated by the …

Holy Sonnet XIV

This struck a chord in my soul this morning as I read it for school.  Takes a little bit of time to get past the antiquated phrasing, but it's worth it. 🙂 Squid

Running

I watched you cry today. Your little feet were carrying you as fast as they could, when,  BAM!   Forehead, meet wall. The waterworks came with a loud scream. Mommy was back on duty, and sister-recreation time was over... Or so I thought. Less than a minute later, you're back to Running.   With tears …