charm is deceitful

pools, falling down cheeks.

streams, surfacing to palms.

quakes, disturbing voices.

vines, choking kindness.

bitterness, controlling hearts.


lions, prowling for deceit.





'Be self controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.'
1 Peter 5:8

wait.

'. . .no one as heard
no ear has perceived
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.'

isaiah 64:4

forever.

i've had a seemingly parallel trio in my life. three boys continue to circulate in my life and its probably one of the strangest things i've ever loved.

collin, andrew, kevin
taylor, jed, david
randy, andy, william

odd.

branches.

sometimes we get so far ahead of where we were we don't realize just how far we've come.