This is my Father’s world:
at 6am, the dawn cool and clear,
skies dyed a pale yellow
melting into rosy peach – a heartbeat
just over the horizon, pulsing warmth
despite the crispness of the breeze.
I stop in the middle of the crosswalk
while the roads are still at rest;
not a soul but myself in sight,
serenaded by the chirping songbirds
and that woodpecker on the telephone pole.
And in the stillness I breathe a prayer
as the shadows give way to glory.
This is my Father’s world,
this home away from home,
where I still feel lost on a little campus,
the California sun breathing heat into the morning,
and the hummingbirds flitting over
exotic pink blossoms with names
I couldn’t guess.
I lean forward, baggy sweatshirt
flapping, feel that
ache in my chest dissolve
for one brilliant, blazing moment
as I stand in this silence.
And I think,
I belong here.
In my Father’s world.
It’s a start,
knowing I’ve just found my first bit of home.
Cover photo by Daniel Seßler on Unsplash
Thoughts from a Stumbling Saint 
So beautiful!
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Thanks, friend (:
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💙 so beautiful. You have such a gift for wordsmithery; I felt like I was standing right beside you on that crosswalk, breathing in the morning winds of our Father’s world that is broken but still blessed and beautiful.
(Praying that your arrival on your new campus is the start of so many adventures!)
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Amelie, your encouragement means so much to me. Thank you for the thoughtful comment and for your prayers, my friend ❤
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Your work is stunning, Libby ❤ Thank you for writing your way through life, and leaving poems along the path for others to enjoy.
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Camille, your kind comment made my day ❤ Thank YOU for joining me on this path and being such a sweet sister in the Lord.
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Libby, this is beautiful! How do you have such a way with words? And that line about the California sun made me FEEL. It’s sooo hot out here!
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Aww, thank you, my friend ❤ Haha, yes…. I am *not* used to this weather ^_^
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Ahhh, that was lovely!!!
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Aww, thanks, Saraina (: I appreciate the encouragement.
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This was such a beautiful expression of words – it truly felt like standing in nature at golden hour, watching the sky change into all sorts of different colors and having a smile on your face, knowing that this world was created by a loving God. Thank you for sharing this, Libby! I hope you are settling in at college, and that you will have a wonderful time of growth there 🙂
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Emily, thank you. You are so kind and your comment blessed me immensely, my friend ❤
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