Monday 20 June 2016

Bedtime

Sweaty neck curls your dark hair
Rhythmic sucking slows as breathing deepens
Eyes gaze out the glass until they glass over
Pink pajamas crease against mine 
All is right in this moment 
Except that the wrong heartbeat is lulling you to sleep
I wouldn't have it any other way
And yet I desperately would

Friday 10 June 2016

You are the show-er of splendour.  Open my eyes that I may dwell in the heart of your glory and grace.

Monday 6 June 2016

The weight in my arms is just the outward manifestation of the weight in my heart.  I unbuckled her from the carseat and she became mine to love and care for.  Maybe not forever, but day in and day out for as long as she will need.  And with her came the weight of her past and her unknowns.  Lord, grant me the grace to carry those burdens with her and treat them and her with the loving respect they deserve.  Grant me the joy to delight in who You have created her to be as I learn to love in a new way.