mindsinger | November 27, 2008
You spread the stars across the sky,
and yet you came for man to die.
How can we grasp a truth so deep,
a mind so high, a love so true?
That in control of worlds and time and space,
there is a God so full of love and grace;
that He sees each child as His little lamb,
and holds us [...]
mindsinger | November 23, 2008
A group of little children were sitting at Jesus’ feet listening to him teach. There was a great crowd of people, but there was always room for the children to be near the Master. They heard Andrew, one of the disciples as he said to Jesus. “Master, the people are hungry. Let’s send them into [...]
mindsinger1 | November 14, 2008
My child,
I have loved you with an awesome
and a mighty love.
Before the foundations of the earth
were laid,
before the singing suns
rose in the dawning of time,
I knew you.
My little child,
you are the most precious of my
possessions.
I love you beyond the height or depth
of your understanding.
My joy and my delight are in you,
and the wonder in [...]
Donna Swanson, poet, author, lyricist and artist, lives on the edge of the Great Prairie in Indiana. She has written and published seven books, soon to be eight, and is working on a chapbook trilogy of poetry introduced by Gloria Gaither. She has carved three full-size carousel figures and dozens of miniatures. Swanson writes two columns for her home-town newspaper: one for adults, Donna’s Country Roads, and one for children, Granny’s Place. Bible student and teacher of adult Bible classes for over thirty years, her poetry and prose are deeply rooted in her faith.
