For a Birthday Girl who loves the Fall :)

Could it be Falltime?

Swimming, sunning, ice-cream, baseball

Wildflowers, bug-bites, vacations, and

Fireflies, hammocks, sunburn, picnics

Watermelon seeds, lemonade stand

Sleepovers, favorite books, 100 degrees

Sunglasses, flip-flops, hide-and-go-seek

Naps, berry picking, trips to the lake

Or maybe a quick run to the creek

Slowly the days are cut off much shorter

The air in the morning is crisp, chilled, and cool

Summer is fading, packing its bags

Making room for pumpkins, orange leaves, and school

Autumn comes tip-toeing in like a fairy

Draping the world with its cinnamon dress

Auburn and gold, copper and teal

Will the trees change their suits? Unfailingly – yes!

Leaves falling, crunchy under new boots

 The aroma of coffee and hazelnut reigns

Wrap that trench coat ‘round you tighter

And let the sweetness run free through your veins

Sundresses are out, Cardigans start your engines

Scarves, jeans, and hats say, “I’ll be there soon!”

Apple cider, cocoa, anything in a mug

Spices, and sitting beneath Ole’ Harvest Moon

Thanksgiving, cranberries, stroll through the park

Summer or Autumn? Guess you can’t have it all

  But we’ve done our best to treasure this Summer

Now, let’s give a warm welcome and bring on this Fall!

©by: Allix Brunson 9/16/11

In honor of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Jarvis whose birthday is today :D

Idols of the Heart

I am not committing idolatry

No golden calves sit on my shelf

No images of hallowed saints

God is my God all by Himself

I do not bow down and pray

To man-carved wood or stone

No Allah, Buddha, Confucius here

I pray to God alone

But maybe I might be deceived

When I write myself off as clean

Perhaps worshiping a so-called god

Is not all idolatry means

He loves me (Yes!) He loves me not!?

It was only a “crush” at the start

But now he consumes my every thought

And he inhabits the core of my heart

The music that streams through my earphones

Is so awesome and catchy, its fine

Though little by little, its grip slowly tightens

 Around the whole of my mind

My beloved hobby is calming

If it helps me relax, what’s the crime?

Because I really enjoy it so much

It’s no surprise it takes up most of my time

The beeping and buzzing of gadgets

From computers, to phones, to T.V.

Are literally so clearly addicting

They’re becoming the ruler of me

A paycheck is always a pleasure to have

The beauty of each bill and penny

Out of all the wonders that money can buy

I’m convinced that I could have any

That movie star, athlete, or politician maybe

They’re so gorgeous, talented, or witty

I might just lose my mind and cool

If they ever set foot in my city

Power and prestige

Fame and recognition

Adoration, followers

Is that my big ambition?

What of the person in the mirror

Who’s feelings, thoughts, and will

Take all of my attention

Maybe its pride, but no big deal

So I say that idols aren’t my sin

However it looks like the contrary

Because I have not left all for Him

I indeed am committing idolatry

©by: Allix Brunson 9/15/11

The Light that Shines in Darkness

Deep, and grim, and desperate

The utter black abyss

No ray of light for respite

I was born in this

The great depths of Hell, indeed

I doubt are dark as that

 No better place for sin to feed

Than the place that I was at

My eyes were blind, my ears were shut

And my heart, I fear, was dull

I did not know why, or how, or what

It was like outside of this hull

Like the valley of bones so dry

There was no glimmer of hope

And so I felt no need to cry

Or urge to broaden my scope

But alas to the great displeasure of

My hardened sinful soul

There was a One with a heart of love

Who set out to make me whole

An ache hit my heart like a speeding train

The darkness began to feel bleak

And so I saw, with the sharpest pain

It was the Light I needed to seek

I walked here and there, miles it seemed

But still I had gone nowhere brighter

He was the one that came and Redeemed

And gave me a burden much lighter

Ironic though it may tend to sound

It was that Blinding Light

It shone through the darkness all around

And gave me such glorious sight

Though once I was those dry bones, you see

The Lord, He just kept giving

He breathed the Breath of Life in me

And now those bones are living

He opened my ears, once deaf they were

He spoke His truth so sweet

So rich, so dear, so simple and pure

To the world I repeat and repeat

If you are in the darkness now

I can tell you He’s still the Light

The only way you’ll find your way out

Is to have Him on every side

Can life be given to your dry bones?

Go to the Lord, He knows

You’ll never find life by yourself, all alone

It is He that salvation bestows

©Allix Brunson 9-5-11

Based partly on John 1:4-5 and Ezekiel 37 
To see the Scripture picture I made with the former, go here.