My hibiscus celebrates Christmas
It blooms in red
beats on our hearts
and
flies away with wings.
JP – 11/30/2024
Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
30 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: beats, blooms, celebrates, christmas, flies away, gallery, hearts, hibiscus, red, wings
JP – 11/30/2024
20 Jan 2024 1 Comment
in Poetry Tags: christmas, courage to proclaim Jesus, faith, gift, hope, Jesus, joy, powerful experience, proclaim, seek, stay, stay with Jesus

“To seek, to stay, and finally, to proclaim. The disciples sought Jesus, then they went with Him and stayed the entire evening with Him. And now, to proclaim. Then, they return and they proclaim. To seek, to stay, to proclaim. Do I seek Jesus? Do I stay with Jesus? Do I have the courage to proclaim Jesus? The disciples’ first encounter with Jesus was such a powerful experience that the two disciples always remembered the time: “it was about the tenth hour” (v. 39). This lets us see the power of that encounter. And their hearts were so full of joy that straight away they felt the need to communicate the gift they had received. Indeed, one of the two, Andrew, hastens to share it with his brother.”

28 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in Family Tags: 2 Cor. 5:12-21, Ambassador, Christ's love, christmas, cleanses me, definition, new identity, reconciles me, redemption, renews me, sexual lust, spirit
II Corinthians 5:12-21
Christ’s love controls me.
Christ’s resurrection awaits me.
Christ’s spirit moves me.
Christ reconciles me.
Offers Himself.
I am His Ambassador.
I cannot abide sexual lust aside redemption.
Christ cleanses me.
Renews me.
I have a new identity.
14 Dec 2012 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: christmas, home
I’m modeling my Grandma with crullers in kitchen
a well-worn chair,carpeted stairs,and visits to church.
With 30 grandchildren stuffed around the tree and
an 8mm Movie of carols and “Oh Holy Night”!
The elves deliver the gifts: pajamas to serve for 2 years:
made by hand by Grandma, one set for summer and one for winter.
Every gift is enough; every person enough;
we watch as each adds to the fun; we share “til each has enough!
Enough is our fare; It’s smiles everywhere
and early to bed for us all.
Awake the next morn, to wonder at light, suffused
with enough to guide through the day…
Enough for us all!