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<![CDATA[My Site - Poetry]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:36:10 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[I trust what I cannot see]]>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/i-trust-what-i-cannot-see

I trust what I cannot see
Thank you for the breath in my lungs
Thank you for the problems I survived
Thank you for the lessons disguised as pain
Thank you for the food that goes in my belly
Thank you for the problems I get to solve

Thank you for life
Thank you for my family
Thank you for having resources
Thank you for my grit
Thank you for making me stubborn

]]><![CDATA[When your glass is feeling full...]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:19:23 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/when-your-glass-is-feeling-fullso full your hands begin to shake,
so full you fear one more drop
will send it spilling.
God is not the weight.
He is not the extra burden
pressing at the rim.
He is not another demand
crowding the surface.

He is the space within it.
When your glass is full of sorrow,
God is the quiet beneath the ache
the steady hand around yours
when you think you cannot hold on.

When it is full of worry,
God is the stillness
that settles what trembles.
When it is full of anger,
God is the mercy
cooling what burns.
You may say,
“There is no room left. I am at capacity.”
But God does not arrive
like water poured too fast.
He does not overflow you.

He becomes the cup itself
strengthening the fragile edges,
widening what felt small,
deepening what felt shallow.

He is the breath
that creates space inside your chest
when it feels tight.
He is the light
that slips through the smallest crack
and somehow fills the whole room.

So when your glass is feeling full,
lift it anyway.
Not because it is empty,
not because it is easy
but because with God,
there is always room for hope.

]]><![CDATA[Thoughts while not sleeping...]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:39:21 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/thoughts-while-not-sleeping

If I must die so that you may live, let it be of worthy cause.
That both of our lights shine bright for all to see so that my life wasn’t taken in vain.
My soul will rejoice in heaven seeing your life exalting His name above all names,
Jesus Christ our father in heaven.

If I am to heal what we have vowed, I may give life for yours to watch you raise God fearing wise children.
As I have said, I am their earthly father. I mean zero.
I am only their earthly father, however, I have been chosen to ensure my children grow in their purpose with Him first.

In the end, He endures forever.
I love you.

]]><![CDATA[Kind]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:20:01 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/kind

I am strong
I am wise
I am confident
What are your quality's?

I am loved
I am unique
I have perseverance
Yes, I'm asking for you to dig deep!

I am genuine
I also try to be kind.
I think that's my best quality!
We need more people to be kind
Let’s make this the norm again!

At the core, what is your biggest flex?

]]><![CDATA[October 01st, 2025]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:34:47 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/october-01st-2025

trust your own thoughts
focus on self awareness,
and inner strength
practice introspection
focus on self improvement
cultivate quiet confidence
observe and listen
speak with weight
show don’t just tell
lead from the inside out
don't seek approval
be a light
trust in His power
in this process it can and will feel overwhelming
I have said before
feelings are liars and fleeting
What is at the core?

]]><![CDATA[Happy]]>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:15:38 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/happy

I am not here to be… great
I am not here to be… average
I am not here to be… successful
I am simply here to be… happy
Smile.
Life has a way of knocking us down, but it can't take our smile.
Live with gratitude.
Life is a gift, don't look back, and wish, “what if?”
Yesterday is gone.
So live everyday like it's your last.
Smile.

]]><![CDATA[The fulfillment of God's plan]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:35:21 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/the-fulfillment-of-gods-planMy salvation is not because of who I am or what I’ve done, but because of who God is.
What He did on the cross made possible our free gift of grace.

He defeated death.
He atoned for all his follower's sins.
He offered a path for forgiveness.
He demonstrates His love, and justice.
He provides salvation from sin, which takes away sin’s power.

…And the invitation of eternal life with Him, in Heaven.
The fulfillment of God's plan.

]]><![CDATA[Smiling]]>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:22:08 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/smilingYour smile is like the sun.
Before
The sun was hidden.
Clouds were haunting.
It felt like rain.
Then

Your smile lit up the room—and the day began.
Everyone felt lighter, filled with butterflies.
Your smile left the room glowing
Energized
Renewed.

]]><![CDATA[Orchestra]]>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:37:29 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/orchestraYou are my muse,
Not talking about musical instruments.
The melody that is sung when we come together.
Your very heart beat is the drums
That play a part in our symphony.
Your footsteps play like a violin,
Soft and light.
Your sun kissed glow,
Smooth like a saxophone.
With our children,
Their laughter and breath,
Sounds that complete the musical ensemble.
Ich liebe dich.

]]><![CDATA[Him]]>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:42:51 GMThttp://www.jeglumdesigns.com/poetry/himTimeless thought,
Daydreaming of what has come,
Knowing it's not what keeps me anxiously waiting,
To see how I will flourish after the chain holding me back is finally broken.
It is not that I just want to live,
I want to flourish.
In Him, He promises I will;
I find peace in no other.
When obstacles, hurdles, or difficulty come our way,
He sustains us.

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