A poem called “Not There Yet” Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before… Continue reading Faith Takes Time
Category: Poetry
This Day is Uncharted Territory
Hi friends, I am sorry that the cover photo isn’t clear. I do have to find this picture. It was one of the first ones I drew – probably before 2005. But the poem remains in my heart as I seek each day to find where God is leading. I love waking up to a… Continue reading This Day is Uncharted Territory
Listen or Try to Listen
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. (Philippians 2: 1-2, NIV) In the quiet I listen I hear… Continue reading Listen or Try to Listen
God Is
Our Creator A beautiful butterflyA frog’s croakA bird’s song An inch wormA guppieA blade of grass A moonbeamA rainbow God is all around us.Open your eyes and you will see Him.Open your ears and you will hear Him.Open your heart and you will sense Him. Based on Psalm 100 On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift… Continue reading God Is
Between the Crosses
“Between the crosses, row on row”, from “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae. That poem always stirs my thoughts to my Dad and how with God’s help, he survived his time in WWII. My sister and I are grateful for our parents who instilled in us how to love one another, how to accept all… Continue reading Between the Crosses
We Are Adopted
Reading scripture inspires poetry. Today while reading many scriptures I thought about being adopted by God, planned ahead. Ephesians 1:5.
Keep Calm with Faith
My Cancer Journey If you have been following me on my breast cancer journey, this poem about keeping calm was written early in my diagnosis. Tomorrow, I am booked for surgery. My faith has continued to keep me calm and in touch with Jesus. I have chosen to write in an abecedarian form of poetry… Continue reading Keep Calm with Faith
Studying Can Help
Faced with a diagnosis of cancer Janis has started to write poems most mornings after studying the Bible
Advent Week Four – Love
This is Advent Week Five. The focus is on LOVE. Love came down in the form of a BABE. God gave His only Son to us. The Incarnation. Love at its highest. Love at its highest. By reading through God’s Word we can know more and more about this love. And we also learn how… Continue reading Advent Week Four – Love
Advent Week Three – Joy
So many scriptures have the word “joy” in them. I read that “joy” is found 155 times in KJV. This is Advent Week Three – Joy Therefore, Joy must be important to God. He created us to feel that emotion. He also blessed us with the Holy Spirit so we can feel joy even when… Continue reading Advent Week Three – Joy