Walk on Water

I thought I would give you all a taste of what kind of poetry I mean by the psalms to God, the poetry I am passionate about :) Hope you enjoy, or at least can appreciate it.


Walk on Water

“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

I eye the water
strap on my lifejacket
over my mistrust
and advance with caution.

“Come,” he said.

I lift one leg over.
The water is cold,
wind harsh on my face.
Securing the straps
I step.

Eyes filled with distrust
disbelief I would walk,
so I sink.

“You of little faith,” he said, “Why did you doubt?”

Forgive me my fears, Lord.
No reason to mistrust you.
Help me remove my hesitations
so I may walk on water
certain of your guidance.

What I learned about my grandma

So I got back last night from Portland, after a great weekend visiting with family. I figured that it would only be right to write down what I learned about my grandma, so I can remember it later.

-She is obsessed with roosters. They are everywhere! Porcelain figurines, painting, calendars. It's so grandmotherly!
-Now that she is retired, she goes to estate sales and buys other people's stuff.
-She owns the movie Bruno. How that happened, I have no idea. But it is on her DVD collection. (Grandkids were probably the reasoning behind it...I hope)
-She loves cats and has two of them. A creepy wild cat and a cute black cat named Twilight. I thought of Stephanie Meyer's book instantly.
-She has a good collection of books, which includes the 50 greatest books collection (or something to that affect.) She has a few Nora Roberts books, but the Mythology book and Hemmingway made up for it.
-As we were leaving the party, I told her we were headed to her house to party some more. Her exact words "Well, as long as there is gonna be hard liquor. It's my 80th birthday and I still haven't had any liquor." Haha it was pretty great.

Just some quick memories that I don't want to forget!