Choose To Thrive

By: Adrielle R. Bollin

It is true that Love conquers all   

But not the kind you see on silver screens

The kind that lasts through every trial   

The sort that never fades and never flees

I have seen the vapors left by errant hearts   

And heard the cries of those ripped apart

I've heard the anthem 'I will survive'   

While knowing actually they could thrive

These words sung over and over again   

'I can't live without you' is a lie from dark dens

For though your heart may break in two   

There is a bright hope that you can choose

It does not steal your soul nor torment heart   

It does not need death nor poisonous dart

These lies we hear that revenge is sweet    

Are only sweet toxins giving bitterness license to breed

Do not be deceived my friends and my foes   

Your heart cannot hold these grudges and woes

Forgive your debtors and breakers of hearts    

Purge them instead and feel the weight depart

Let Love enter in and touch all your wounds    

Give Love your heart and give Him room

God who is Love can heal all your hurts    

And He will give more good than any soul deserves

The Welcomed Eavesdropper

The Welcomed Eavesdropper

By:  Adrie’lle R. Bollin

My Lord heard me as I spoke with my friends

We laughed with delight recounting His stories

How He turned things around and brightened our days

We listened in awe to testimonies of His glories

He smiled with us as He leaned in noting our hearts

For they glowed with His love and emanated His grace

As we went home to our families so filled with faith

He did not leave us but stayed with us each at our place

So filled were we that we woke early to seek His face

Wondering at all the possibilities we peered into heavenly realms

We danced with joy in His arms, sang more heartily than before

Carried the light more brightly, kept it shining at our helms

My Lord saw all these things and His heart was greatly moved

For though our lives held challenges and times of great distress

We remembered Him, His promises and all He had done

We chose the better way, we chose to trust, to abide in His rest

So He wrote what He saw in a book and declared 

That we would be His, a precious gem in His crown

Preserved and cherished for all time and for all to know

Saved from wrath that His love might be shown

A Busy Lazy Winter

Forgive my absence my blogging friends, what usually is a season of hibernation and plenty of time to write, has turned into business, distraction and a loss of focus in this area.  I think of you all often and think to myself that I must write again soon!  For now though, I can only offer up nature's beauty as a small gift - as it was a gift to me.  Winter is my least favorite season...ok, ok to be honest, I just plain don't like winter.  HOWEVER, as always, God shows me beauty in every season as often as I am willing to open my eyes and see it.  He gifts me with a beautiful sunrise, a sparkly cloudless morning, and sun shining through the window.  He knows it makes me smile and warms my heart.  He is the greatest giver of all!  I hope you can smile with me as I share it with you. :)