Fall Into Your Love

FALL INTO YOUR LOVE Like a wildflower picked from the plains A lotus blossom from the valley pools Love strolls in the garden of delight Night slips away, Dawn breathes it’s light The fire of love stops at nothing It sweeps everything before it I fall into your love like waves cover the sea Your … Read more

It All Started With Love

Daily Prompt: First! Tell us about your first day at something — your first day of school, first day of work, first day living on your own, first day blogging, first day as a parent, whatever. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BEGINNING. It All Started With Love… Yep.  Daddy God wanted a family. He could make … Read more

Hope, Mercy, Grace and Love

Hope, Mercy, Grace and Love Copyright 2013 Diana Rasmussen Hope closes her Eyes To see sparks in our hearts Mercy sits Beside us And Loves us anyway Grace says Yes despite our inadequacies Love looks Beyond what is to what will someday be Related articles Let Grace Carry You ~ (poetrybydeborahann.wordpress.com) God’s Mercy in Messed … Read more

Don’t Be a Rock

  https://twitter.com/braam_lourens/status/388993856853008384 https://twitter.com/CaliMomma_LBC/status/388827476798869504 Forgiveness softens the hardest hearts – give yours today. Let love flow like a river. It doesn't matter who was right. Don't be a rock! — Prayers and Promises (@PrayersPromises) October 12, 2013 The devil knows your name yet calls you by your sin. God knows your sin yet calls you by … Read more

I Choose…

“I Choose Love… No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. I Choose Joy… I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical. I will refuse to see people as anything less than … Read more

Awesome Day

Jennifer & Dameon Parrish Sept 21, 2013 Madison, WI Love & Harmony combine!

The Mother With One Eye

As many of you know, My oldest daughter is getting married this weekend, so I may be reblogging some of  your posts for the next few days. Thank you all for your prayers during this time. I am excited and calm – way better than a month ago when I was complaining about having to … Read more

Put Your Hand in The Hand

Yesterday Pastor Jeff Hanson of JAM, shared a story that just “got” me! Imagine a little girl holding her daddy’s hand… Here is a short story with a beautiful message… Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, ‘Sweetheart, please hold my … Read more

Dance Inside My Dreams

Dance Inside My Dreams © 2013 Diana Rasmussen The stars are our light Twinkling so bright Time is undefined With you and me entwined Clouds are our dance floor As you hold me once more Spinning ’round the moon To our favorite tune When the day turns into night A new reality takes flight Your … Read more

Latter Rain

Daily Prompt: Thank You Today I wanted to thank all those who have stopped by at my little “corner” of the World here at Prayers and Promises.  I am grateful for your presence. And I love to read about you and how you we are all growing stronger every day.  Some of the battles have yet … Read more

Warrior of Love

. Psalm 147:2-3 Amplified Bible (AMP) The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering together the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. Dear Lord, Let us release the love of God to those you have put in our path. Help us to remember … Read more