Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Blazing Stars—Prairie Jewels


Everywhere I find the signature, the autograph of God.
Joseph Parker

Blazing Stars
By Elece Hollis

 Lavender spears wave
In August's super-heated wind,
Calling butterfly and bee
To feast the summer's end.

Lilac wands sway
Above the prairie grass,
Where by day meadowlark sings
And by night deer quiet pass.

Amethyst scepter rises
Lifted to the wide Oklahoma sky
Stop here and see the wonder of me
Before you rush on by.




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©Elece Hollis, author of Limitless Grace

“But though I had been such a great sinner before conversion, yet God never charged the guilt of the sins of my ignorance upon me; only He showed me I was lost if I did not have Christ, because I had been a sinner. I saw that I wanted a perfect righteousness to present me without fault before God, and this righteousness was nowhere to be found except in the person of Jesus Christ.”
                                                             —from Grace Abounding by John Bunyan
Welcome to a unique and memorable reading experience, where classic meets contemporary, with Limitless Grace. In this lovely devotional—inspired by the writings of John Bunyan—dozens of contemporary devotions offer refreshing reminders of God’s exceeding goodness. Each reading is paired with selected text from Bunyan’s Grace Abounding, making it a fresh way to experience one of the greatest Christian classics of all time.@@@@

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Oil Lamp

We came through Oklahoma
On vacation. 
I was a child.
 We ate at the Ruby Dee in Tecumseh.
We visited Mama's relatives. 
Uncle Stony, Aunt Blanche
In a house with no electricity near Grand Lake
We ate supper by oil lamp light
I have loved oil lamps since.