Black As A Crow's Wing

Black As A Crow's Wing, originally uploaded by SeaScapes12.

His eyes, a midnight pool of secrets.
Angled jaw jabbering in the smothered air,
unaware how his words wrap around my throat.
He perches on my fence, claws digging in
to the splinters of my soul.
I am the scarecrow of whom no one is afraid.
He can raise his arms and strike me
with the palpitations of his pull.
Face, immovable, a stone silhouette
etched into the veins of night.
My mind quivers in the abyss of those eyes,
hovering, straight laced in laughter,
constantly drawing closed the curtain of his confidence.
I am but a fleeting fragment, fractured by
pecking against my straw heartstrings.
Each piece bends and locks in crooked lines
before he sets them straight again.
Nothing is certain.
I echo my mouth across a barren field,
his name burned into the sky.
He is miles removed, splattering a
fistful of feathers like breadcrumbs
on upturned soil,
daring me to interpret this trail
and waiting to see if my courage will
take flight after him.

Fresh-Brewed Life

Fresh-Brewed Life by Nicole Johnson

No one likes stale coffee that's been sitting in a pot for days. We all crave fresh, strong, vibrant coffee that wakes us up! Much like coffee, our hearts crave a wake up, a fresh, vibrant life that is new each day. I was fortunate to receive a copy of the book Fresh-Brewed Life through Booksneeze®, and found that this was just the pick-me-up I needed! A "God-help" book, as I like to call them, Fresh-Brewed Life is comprised of multiple facets of ourselves that are in need of a new outpouring of color, and encourages us to live up to the expectancy God created in us, to be bold and fresh in Him.

I read this book over the course of a few months, slowly savoring each chapter and marking pages that jumped out to my heart. Oddly enough, I found that when I would start a new chapter and topic, like friendships or dreams, it was related to what was actually going on in my life at that time. Nicole Johnson writes with ease and humor and includes quotes and scripture that spoke to me. Each section is neatly laid out and written in a easily accessible manner that connects with the everyday reader. Factual scriptures weave through the pages to ultimately give a message of bright hope to live the life we've always longed for, not only because God’s word encourages this, but because God Himself longs for the everyday to be turned into the extraordinary. This is one book I would give again and again to the women in my life, so that they, too, may know all of the fullest riches are at God's fingertips.




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Whispers of Hope

And then, in the shimmering silence, whispers of hope stirred the air...