The evening was cool, and refreshing after a week of one-hundred degree weather. Summer, in full swing in drought ridden California, can be described in one word: Oven. Over the months my eyes have seen more brown, dead, grass than I’ve ever seen before, a testament that the people here are increasingly concerned with the evidence of dryness around […]
Beloved Daughter
Beloved Daughter A Poem, by Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Your laughter rings in my ears, It’s so sweet to hear. Are you even aware of the joy you bring? Or how you make my heart sing? ~ Your innocent smiles, your innocent cries The wonder and beauty in your eyes The imagination that can reach […]
Raising a Gift
My daughters birthday was last week. My beautiful, sweet, kind little girl. She is now three and I’m already surprised by how fast and at the same time how slow time goes by. I wish I could grasp at time, and still it, and keep her longer. But I have no control of time, and […]
Happy Mothers Day!
My very first Mothers Day was a miserable one. My baby girl was still in the NICU and I had somehow contracted pink-eye, so I couldn’t even see her. My husband went to church and then the hospital and I spent most of the day by myself, trying to not cry and spread the infection […]
Who Am I?
Who Am I? A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Who am I? Do you know? Can anyone see? I’m wife, I’m mother, but who is me? Do I know anymore? What’s inside of me? Where are the parts of me that used to be? ~ Where’s the poet and dreamer? Who found words in […]
God Our Father. Abba, Daddy, God.
“Mommy!” “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” “MOMMY!” It’s like a constant mantra at times in my house right now. My daughter is two, and her language skills are still in that stage where most wants, desires, and needs are only communicated with one word. Most of the time that word is “Mommy.” I don’t resent this […]
God’s Child
A while ago my pastor compared God’s love and obsession over us to that of an expectant parent. The thought caught my mind and imagination. Think about it! Even before time began, He lovingly created a place for us to exist. He planted a garden with good food to eat, and made a world, vast […]
Little Bright Eyes
Little Bright Eyes A Poem For My Daughter, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Little Arms, Little Legs, And Little Bright Eyes. Little Laugh, Big Smiles, And Wide Open Skies. ~ My Heart so Full My Heart Enraptured, By Little Bright Eyes! ~ Tiny Heart, Little Breath, And Little Bright Eyes. Tiny Steps, Giant Leaps, And […]