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 […]
On the Back Step
Promises For The New Year
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? […]
Mother’s Day Writings
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 […]
After Easter
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! […]
Don’t Ever Take Salvation Lightly!
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 […]
And the Cock Crowed
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 […]
Happy New Year!
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 […]
I Heard My Name
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 […]
Old Testament Women
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, […]
Conversations With Eve (from “On The Back Step”) 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 […]