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Dear Me: The Americas & Horror

This is part of a series of letters in which I write to my future self: Continue reading →

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 by Michaela Joy Categories: Blog, Dear MeTags: Abortion, Act, B&W, Breaking, Fear, God's Love, Grace, Guilt, Help, Holocaust, Hope, Horror, Life, Love, Mercy, Photography, Pray, Pro life, Remember, shadows, Sorrow, Tears, The Americas, Thinking, Trust, USA, Writing 1 Comment

Take Me

A river flows

Running to lose itself

Into something bigger

Something better

Take me to where water meets water Continue reading →

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 by Michaela Joy Categories: Blog, PoemsTags: Breaking, God's Love, Grace, Grind, Holy Holy Holy, Hope, Joy, Love, Ocean, Peace, Photography, Poetry, Remember, Significance, Sing, Soft enough to sleep on, Something Better, Something Bigger, Sorrow, Take Me, Thankful, Thinking, Trust, Trust in the Lord, Waves, Writing Leave a comment

Thinness

I’m tired of feeling thin,

stretched

to the breaking point

But these waves are showing me that

thinness lets the light through Continue reading →

July 29, 2019August 25, 2019 by Michaela Joy Categories: PoemsTags: Breaking, Grace, He is the Light of the world, Hope, In Christ Alone, Light, Look to Jesus, Melodies, Ocean, Photography, Poetry, Savior, Sea Songs, Sorrow, Stretched, Thankful, Thinking, Thinness, Trust, Trust in the Lord, Waves, Writing 2 Comments

Forgetful Me

Forgetful me remember what He’s done

That nothing has His providence outrun

He spoke: light, dust, breath, soul, man, life begun Continue reading →

April 19, 2019August 25, 2019 by Michaela Joy Categories: PoemsTags: Empty Yet Full, Forgetful, Good Friday, Grace, Hope, Hope & Sorrow, In Christ Alone, Joy, Light, Photography, Poetry, Remember, Savior, Sorrow, Spring, Steadfast, Tenderness, Thankful, The Furture, Thinking, Today & Tomorrow, Trust, Trust in the Lord, Wild Flowers, Writing 1 Comment

How Many?

I have been the hidden mourner

Crying in a room

Sound waves of life and laughter from other rooms

breaking the wet silence Continue reading →

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 by Michaela Joy Categories: Blog, PoemsTags: B&W, Grace, He Is Sovereign, Hills & Valleys, Hope, How Many?, In Christ Alone, Joy, Joy & Light, Light, Love, Love One Another, Our Maker, Photography, Poetry, Reforming Joy, Remember, Sorrow, Tears, Thankful, Thinking, Trust, Trust in the Lord, Writing 1 Comment

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