February « 2012 « Sandra Heska King

Sweet Red Symphony

By Sandra, on February 28th, 2012%

Love whispers petals

crushed on tongues of salty grief

that bleed a sweet red symphony

and rises on the wings of hope.

Words would just not come this month for Tweetspeak Poetry’s February prompt of red. So today I played with magnetic words and came up with these . . . → Read More: Sweet Red Symphony

God Doesn’t Like Fun

By Sandra, on February 27th, 2012%

I should be prepping for the class I need to teach.

But here’s the episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy and Ricky meet.

And then the one where Lucy races the horse.

Then the one where the whole gang along with Fred MacMurray hunt for uranium.

I hear Grace in the kitchen. She’s laughing at me falling-off-the-couch laughing.

I. Love. . . . → Read More: God Doesn’t Like Fun

Scripture Sunday: Grace Graffiti

By Sandra, on February 26th, 2012%

I call to you, God, because I’m sure of an answer.
So—answer!
Bend your ear!
Listen sharp!
Paint grace-graffiti on the fences;
take in your frightened children who are running
from the neighborhood bullies straight to you.
~Psalm 17:6-7 (Message)

. . . → Read More: Scripture Sunday: Grace Graffiti

Still Saturday: Mark of the Cross

By Sandra, on February 25th, 2012%

All God’s plans have the mark of the cross on them,
and all His plans have death to self in them.

~E. M Bounds

What have you seen lately that made you stop in awe or pointed you toward the cross? Do share. Get the details at the Still Saturday tab above. Link . . . → Read More: Still Saturday: Mark of the Cross

Grit-Crusted and Glory-Strengthened

By Sandra, on February 24th, 2012%

When I washed, I saw. ~John 9:11 (Message)

There’s a hush this morning.

Branches bow under the weight of wet white grace.

I stand robe-wrapped and slippered on the porch and drink His whispers.

Come to me all who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Giant flakes fall, and boughs droop to kiss the top of . . . → Read More: Grit-Crusted and Glory-Strengthened

Dare to Touch the Fringe (A Repost)

By Sandra, on February 23rd, 2012%

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. ~Malachi 4:2 (NASB)

We gather around the table.

The new widow.

The exhausted young mom.

The heart-broken grandma.

The financially stressed and the health shattered.

Light seekers, hope clingers, . . . → Read More: Dare to Touch the Fringe (A Repost)

When You Need to Remember

By Sandra, on February 22nd, 2012%

Ash Wednesday.

Ashes.

The words triggered one of those grief waves.

One in which I remember my mom wheeling out to the living room to say she was rooting for the Yankees while we whooped it up for the Tigers. It’s the last memory I have of being at home with her before her fall.

Who knew that in three . . . → Read More: When You Need to Remember

In the Presence of Hope: A Review of The Unlikely Missionary by Dan King

By Sandra, on February 21st, 2012%

Part of me hates to read mission stories. Especially from those who have traveled to Africa. I battle jealousy because that’s been my dream since I was a young girl. But the opportunity has not yet presented itself.

It did for the BibleDude, though.

I read his story in his book, The . . . → Read More: In the Presence of Hope: A Review of The Unlikely Missionary by Dan King

For When You’re Exhausted

By Sandra, on February 20th, 2012%

I haven’t sat outside for a while, but this morning looks so inviting.

I can’t bring myself to put on the pink sweatshirt my mom gave me to wear on my outings.

So I go as I am–a sight to behold to behold the sights.

The white robe’s in the dryer, so I slip on a sweatshirt over the . . . → Read More: For When You’re Exhausted

Scripture Sunday: Inner Beauty

By Sandra, on February 18th, 2012%

What matters is not your outer appearance—
the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear,
the cut of your clothes—
but your inner disposition.
Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in.

~1 Peter 1:3-4 (Message)

Joining Kelly and Claire and Sarah as they photographically respond
to a quote . . . → Read More: Scripture Sunday: Inner Beauty