Am I alone?

I ask my Father

I listen

Waiting to know

Then I hear it-­

Voices

Praying for me

Sending me warmth

Giving me light

Then I know

I am never alone

Because of those

kneeling in prayer

Love,

Anna

Latter-Day Mother

As I’m holding my newborn child
I feel the weight of the world upon me
It feels
heavy
chaotic
How will I navigate through the chaos I feel?
Because I was born for a time like this
Because I am a Latter Day Mother
I am armed with God’s gifts
I have a baby in one arm and the sword of truth in the other-­I can discern
I can see
I can feel
I can stand
I can nurture
Because I am a Latter Day Mother

I imagine our Father in Heaven
holding His Only Begotten Son on that Holy Night
He smiles, with a tear in His eye as He gazes upon His Gift to the world the Savior to us all
yet a baby cradled in His Hands
I imagine our Father in Heaven
holding the baby who never took a breath outside of his mother’s womb He, who knows all things, who knows this little one’s purpose
still weeps for the parents mourning their unborn child
I imagine our Father in Heaven
holding the child who left his earthly home too soon
Our Father squeezes that little one, knowing his earthly parents can’t He shouts, “Welcome home! ” to that little child as they happily embrace
I imagine our Father in Heaven holding the parents who just lost a child He cries with them as He feels their agony
He, who sacrificed His only begotten Son, understands their suffering, and gives the promise of joyful reunions
I imagine Our Father holding Mary as she looks upon her perfect Son hanging on a cross, dying
The Heavens wept that day
So did Our Father, but He knew what would happen on the third day Aren’t we all in God’s hands letting Him comfort us
as He reminds us of
what happened on the third day?

Love,

Anna

Light

He takes my life,

which is matter unorganized,

and gives it form

He takes my chaos and says,

“Let there be light!”

His truth separates the light from the darkness

He teaches me the difference, and my chaos turns into peace

He who created the world created me

He is my light!

Love,

Anna

Mother Earth

The Earth is living

just like you and me-­

we break

we change.

But just like Her-­

we grow

we progress

we bring forth new life.

And in those moments

when it looks like

we are breaking

we are actually

We shift

expanding our understanding

widening our perspective

and from our inner core

Light begins to shine,

Just like our Mother Earth

• 

He Knows Me

He’s smiling with a twinkle in His eyes

Joy and love bursting from His countenance

As I look into His eyes I weep

“You know me!

You have been with me!”

He smiles as He reaches out for me,

My spirit leaps with excitement!

There is no shame or guilt

That keeps me on my knees,

Even as His presence sheds light

on the parts that I thought I had to hide

I feel like dancing!

Because I know He will always

Lead me back to His embrace

He Knows Me

Love,

Anna

• 

God is My Gardener

I have a garden inside my heart

The flowers are wilting

the ground is dry

and the thorns are too much to bear,

But God is my Gardener,

So I give Him my flowers

which are surely beyond repair

Then I watch with amazement

as my flowers begin to bloom

and my garden is suddenly fragrant!

Because God is my Gardener,

with Light that always shines

and Water that never declines

No thorns are too unbound

for the Gardener who wore them

on his head crowned.

I have this garden inside my heart

That is never beyond repair

and is sustained with Heaven’s Breath

because I have a Gardener

who conquered Death

God is My Gardener

• 

Love,

Anna

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