by Rebekah LyonsI’ve always loved the calm, refreshing contrast of cobalt blue on white. The cover’s pretty design drew me in like the pattern of my Blue Willow dishes. Inside this book I found a treasure of truth.
This poem was written in five unedited minutes on the prompt “Abandon” for Five Minute Friday.
Far too long
I’ve sat on this branch
waiting for the perfect time to jump.
Years ago, I faced a difficult work situation which regularly brought me to tears. I tried hard to finish out my contract with strength and faith, but the trials often got to me. I looked for ways to cope.
On the way to my weekly meetings, I popped in Mandisa’s True Beauty CD. Hearing her up-tempo rendition of “Nothin’s Gonna Steal My Joy” always boosted my spirits. In the song’s bridge, Mandisa’s powerful soprano soars to mountain heights. Her mighty high note brought me right to the feet of God’s throne.
Somewhere inside, is your heart closed off in apathy, no longer able to love?
Even though I want to love the way Jesus loved, openly and freely, I confess my heart is closed off in a specific area.
I’ve got three excellent books to share with you today: a memoir, a devotional, and a children’s chapter book.
