This is a poem, written by Esther Keim, after her miscarriage on Valentine’s Day, 1996. Writing this poem helped a lot with the emotional healing of the heart. I was glad to know that you… 

We can feel it in a soft breeze. We can see it in colored leaves. We can receive it through a friend. It will be with us in the end: It’s the love of God.… 

As I was walking with Jesus, our hands were firmly gripped. We walked, talked, laughed, and cried together, And still there was the firm grip. Then, as years passed by, I let the world slip… 

If some small act of mine has caused A soul to hurt, or break, or pause; If some small careless move of mine Removed the eye of one from thine; Dear Father, forgive. If some… 

    What does Christmas mean to me? It’s more than gifts beneath the tree It’s God’s love so rich and free Sent to this earth for all to hear and see.   What does Christmas… 

The Dance of Fear We circle each other, skirting around,Edging closer, then jumping out.Slowly advancing, then swiftly retreating;It’s our little dance of fear. We want to move in, but fear holds us back,Hope draws us… 

   What Does Christmas Mean to Me What does Christmas mean to me?It’s more than gifts beneath the treeIt’s God’s love so rich and freeSent to this earth for all to hear and see What… 

Are we drifting along through this life kinda half way asleep,And all the sins we are committing never cause us to weep?We feel no need of forgiveness and the forgiving of other too,But when we… 

Sometimes I stop and wonder why God in his merciful loveSent His only son, Jesus, down from the beautiful heaven above.Was it because our gracious God could see beyond that huge loss,And this was the… 

  The story behind my poem is very special to me because the Lord asked me to write it. I’m from the Amish culture, and as the Lord opened my eyes to receive Him as…