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On the Back Step

Valentine’s Day – Focusing on God’s Love

February 13, 2021 By Doris Stensland

As we near Valentine’s Day, thought would share writings focusing on God’s love & human love with three writings: “Kisses from the King”, “Valentine Prayer – A Denim Love” (human love) , & “Our Father’s Love”.      According to rabbinical tradition, a kiss from God is a living word of prophecy.  Have you ever […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step, Our Words are Blossoms

Promises For The New Year

December 31, 2020 By Doris Stensland

Squares dancing on the calendar pages,      rows of unspent days, Oh, Lord, what will these squares unfold? You alone the answers hold.      “My child, it is enough to say      I will be with you twenty-four hours a day.” What if these unspent days contain trouble, sorrow, grief and pain? […]

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Mother’s Day Writings

May 10, 2020 By Doris Stensland

On this Mother’s Day, am sharing some writings about Mothers:  “A Mother’s Arms” (written 2013) and two in On The Back Step: “What Is A Mother?” and “Mother Love”            Mother’s Arms There’s something about being hugged with a mother’s arms,      like nothing else. It provides relief, comfort and […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step, Unpublished Writings

After Easter

April 12, 2020 By Doris Stensland

Reminder that Jesus is with us always! After Easter Is it back to old routines?  Just living on the fading joys      of Easter morn? ‘Twas after Easter that excitement reigned      as followers beheld HIS face;      at unexpected times and place,           LO, HE WAS THERE! […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step

Don’t Ever Take Salvation Lightly!

April 11, 2020 By Doris Stensland

That night in the garden, He sweat drops of blood As He struggled with the assignment      That would bring us good. On His knees He agonized in Gethsemane –          Oh, don’t ever take salvation lightly! As He hung on the cross in pain and disgrace, Even bereft of His Father’s face, Willing to […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step

And the Cock Crowed

April 9, 2020 By Doris Stensland

Another Holy Week writing And the Cock Crowed                     Luke 22:60 Good Friday morning was dawning as the rooster mounted its perch. Its cock-crow blared –      once      twice      three times. It didn’t realize its cock-a-doodle language would bring weeping. It […]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2020 By Doris Stensland

Sharing Doris Stensland writings regarding New Years.  One for today “Prayer for the New Year”: PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR O Lord, my God….. Were I a lady Solomon with any wish to choose, Before the new year just ahead I’d make this one request,     ‘HELP ME TO LEAN.’ I stand upon this […]

Filed Under: Breakfast with Jesus, On the Back Step, Other News

I Heard My Name

September 19, 2019 By Doris Stensland

Many years ago when in bible study, I was SO excited when reading Isaiah 43, particularly that God called me by name! I  HEARD  MY  NAME God’s advances could not penetrate The shell around my heart, Till he placed in his bow Isaiah forty-three And aimed each verse at me. “I have called you by […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step

Old Testament Women

May 16, 2019 By Doris Stensland

Doris led a bible study this summer about Women in the Old Testament. She used her writings about these women in Old Testament: Eve, Rachel, Naomi, Hannah, Abigail, The Shunammite Woman and Esther. JUST LIKE YOU (about Eve) Once I was flesh and blood like you. I made a man’s heart skip a beat,   […]

Filed Under: On the Back Step, Unpublished Writings

Conversations With Eve (from “On The Back Step”) by Doris Stensland

May 15, 2019 By Doris Stensland

JUST LIKE YOU Once I was flesh and blood like you. I made a man’s heart skip a beat, Held babies on my knee. Knew joy and sorrow, heartache and regret. I blazed the trail of womanhood as wife and mother, grandma too. I lived and breathed and laughed and cried. I was a real […]

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