You could have turned and walked away, left me standing here , alone. Instead I stand before You now, With my hands empty but heart wide open. I don’t know where to go from here But to lift my face and look to you. In love I stand before Your throne With all I have [...]
Archive for the ‘Janean’ Category
Song Of A Contrite Heart
Posted: April 9, 2012 by canvasrhapsody in Faithfulness, hope, Janean, journey4
Stance, in pure definition, means to stand. It can refer to a position in an argument on a certain issue. In regards to fighting, it refers to the body position employed when either attacking or defending. When fighting, stance is everything. You can have great strength and cunning, but if you do not have the [...]
Friday 10:30 am: My boss calls me on my day off and accuses me of something that I didn’t do. Saturday 12:30 pm: The mechanic tells me that my jeep is losing so much coolant that it isn’t safe to drive back home and it will take until Wednesday to repair it leaving me with [...]
My Thoughts Are Nothing Like Your Thoughts
Posted: January 9, 2012 by canvasrhapsody in environment, hope, Janean, pleasing, SeedsThe farmer looks at a plot of land, but doesn’t see the thorns, briers, bushes, and weeds that cover it. He sees the land for what it will do, bear fruit. He toils from morning till dawn, pulling up the roots of anything useless and what will impede the growth of what will soon be planted. Stubborn [...]
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Patches
Posted: December 12, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in Healing, Janean, New Beginning, perspective, weakOnce again, I find myself sitting in a dingy waiting area with old magazines and new tires. My tire is on the verge of flatness and my vain efforts to keep air in it, is lost. It’s not that this is the first time, you know. In fact, I’ve been dealing with leaking tires, flat [...]
In my early to mid-twenties, I rock climbed. I did it for two reasons. One was the challenge of it. It was not just a very physically involved sport, but it also involved your mind as well. I also did it because there were lots of cute boys out there at the crags. It was [...]
I just got back from another hot and sticky run. It’s not been pleasant all summer. The heat is bad and with the humidity, it’s almost unbearable. I have asthma, and for the most part, have always managed it. The smoggy conditions make me remember that I still have a lung condition. I drive up [...]
To An Unknown God
Posted: July 11, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in Famine, Janean, lukewarm, Shifting GearsTags: Unknown God
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.~Acts 17:23 Sometimes I don’t enjoy getting out amongst the masses, [...]
Precious Are You
Posted: June 13, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in hope, Janean, testimonyTags: faith, Father, hope, precious, Psalm 116
This was a journal entry a couple of years back. My divorce hadn’t been final long. My house on the market wasn’t selling and I was paying for it although I couldn’t live there. I drove an hour to work one way and gas was over $4.00 a gallon. I was dealing with an irate [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted: May 9, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in creative, JaneanTags: creation, hope, Mother, Mother's Day
Some days everything seems so overwhelming to me. I get to thinking about things in such a broad overview trying to make sense of the world. I don’t know why I do it. I just find myself feeling that life is like a fast-moving train and there is no way to jump off of it. [...]
