I saw a bleeding moon last night
Rising wounded in the eastern sky
Draped in mourning cloths of
Clouds and vapor,
Hiding in shame
Its pale glow giving it a dying face.
The moon will turn to blood before
The great and terrible day of the Lord.
Is it bleeding because it sees all in the darkness?
Or is it simply reflecting
What we do to each other?
I saw a bleeding moon last night
And for the first time that I can
Remember,
I felt sad and afraid at the appearance
Of an old friend
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
What's going on
The last few months have been a blur, so here is what has been going on.
My Mother had valve replacement surgery last April. At 78 it has been a challenge but she is slowly improving. But, I have had to be gone a lot. It is hard when she is 6 hours away so when I go I stay as long as I can and always feel guilty when I leave. I want to be there for her and my Dad but also have to make a living. So, I feel unsettled there and anxious here, but am so thankful for the amazing skill of Doctors and nurses who can stop a heart, put in a new valve, hook everything back up and get it started again. And of course, I praise God from whom all healing originates.
If only our spiritual hearts could be mended so quick.
Brandon graduated earlier this month with a degree in Bible and Religion. The Bible department at Harding had a special ceremony where they presented each graduate with a small ceramic basin and towel and then a Professor led a special prayer of blessing over the graduate. It was a great way to admonish them that their knowledge is for building up and not for puffing up.
I am so proud of Brandon. He has worked at least thirty hours a week managing a restaurant while taking a full load of classes and has maintained over a B average.
Somehow he also found time to ask his girlfriend to marry him two weeks ago.
I got him a new shotgun for graduation, a Mossberg 12 gauge with synthetic stock and fully camouflaged, designed for turkey hunting. Now maybe he will give mine back.
By the way, she said yes.
And it had nothing to do with the shotgun.
Micah also graduated with her Associates degree and received an award for being outstanding student in her department. She will finish her degree and softball career at Illinois College starting next fall.
Carden graduates this weekend and will be attending Illinois State in the Fall. So, officially we will have three kids in college this fall. I feel old. Especially now that I am selling my plasma to pay tuition.
So, that is what is going on....burning up as much gasoline as possible going south and north and occasionally east and west. In all this road time I have had some time to reflect and I am convinced that I am blessed beyond what my life deserves and the only thing I can figure out is that God truly is an eternal spring of love and mercy.
My Mother had valve replacement surgery last April. At 78 it has been a challenge but she is slowly improving. But, I have had to be gone a lot. It is hard when she is 6 hours away so when I go I stay as long as I can and always feel guilty when I leave. I want to be there for her and my Dad but also have to make a living. So, I feel unsettled there and anxious here, but am so thankful for the amazing skill of Doctors and nurses who can stop a heart, put in a new valve, hook everything back up and get it started again. And of course, I praise God from whom all healing originates.
If only our spiritual hearts could be mended so quick.
Brandon graduated earlier this month with a degree in Bible and Religion. The Bible department at Harding had a special ceremony where they presented each graduate with a small ceramic basin and towel and then a Professor led a special prayer of blessing over the graduate. It was a great way to admonish them that their knowledge is for building up and not for puffing up.
I am so proud of Brandon. He has worked at least thirty hours a week managing a restaurant while taking a full load of classes and has maintained over a B average.
Somehow he also found time to ask his girlfriend to marry him two weeks ago.
I got him a new shotgun for graduation, a Mossberg 12 gauge with synthetic stock and fully camouflaged, designed for turkey hunting. Now maybe he will give mine back.
By the way, she said yes.
And it had nothing to do with the shotgun.
Micah also graduated with her Associates degree and received an award for being outstanding student in her department. She will finish her degree and softball career at Illinois College starting next fall.
Carden graduates this weekend and will be attending Illinois State in the Fall. So, officially we will have three kids in college this fall. I feel old. Especially now that I am selling my plasma to pay tuition.
So, that is what is going on....burning up as much gasoline as possible going south and north and occasionally east and west. In all this road time I have had some time to reflect and I am convinced that I am blessed beyond what my life deserves and the only thing I can figure out is that God truly is an eternal spring of love and mercy.
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