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On The Back Step

$10.00

This book is a collection of the writings, mostly in free verse, done over the last 40 years.  The writings are from those printed in the Lutheran Standard, the American Lutheran Church Women Scope, the Lutheran Ambassador, the Sioux Valley News column Country Style and for various church, family, or community events.

Her family encouraged her to compile all her writings into one book.  It is divided into six sections:  Country Days, Nature Entertains, Family . . . and Other People, Special Days, Unto Thee, O Lord, Do I Lift Up My Voice, Conversations With Eve.

The pictures at the beginning of each chapter and on the cover are of Doris’ grandchildren and great grandchild when they were children.

Valentine Prayer – A Denim Love
Give us a denim love
     that’s tough enough to stand the strain
     of everydays and still remain,
     with warmth to melt our selfishness,
     strong enough to bear financial stress,
A love that’s comfortable and brings
     enjoyment in the little things,
True, genuine and honest to the core,
     ………..a denim love
     that’s guaranteed to wear
     and each year grow better
     than before.
                  Amen
                 by Doris Stensland in On the Back Step

OUR   FATHER’S   LOVE
I placed “I love yous” in My Word
     from Genesis to Jude.
I desired each soul upon My earth
     know of its magnitude.

And then I acted out My love
     . . . My love for sinful man –
One black Friday when MY Son
     carried out the plan.

I let Him die upon the cross,
     a sacrifice for sin,
That He could be THE WAY – the bridge
     to bring My children in.

Oh, come to Him
     Our love to know.
My Father-heart yearns for you so.
             by Doris Stensland in On the Back Step

Categories: Books, Free Verse Poetry
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Valentine’s Day – Focusing on God’s Love

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 […]

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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? […]

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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 […]

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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! […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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,   […]

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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 […]

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