My poetry often flows out of struggle, worship, and prayer—sometimes whispered in heartache, other times lifted in hope. These verses reflect honest conversations with God, wrestling with doubt, discouragement, temptation, and the deep ache of unanswered questions. They also echo moments of surrender, faith, and unexpected peace.
Many of the poems below are featured in my first book, Everyday Matters. When you click a title, you’ll be taken to a blog entry where the poem lives—often alongside a relevant reflection or story.
May these words meet you where you are and remind you: you’re not alone in the journey.
With Love and Joy,
Sandy
He Speaks
(Poems that reflect God’s Heart)
- Know My Mind
- The Crossroads
- Call To Me*
- Things Happen*
- Choose
- The Valley
- Goodbye Mountain
- Win the War (About Vulnerability)
- Sickness
- What God Wants
- The Truth
- Crooked Places
- The Ark
- Anyone
- Dreams, Destiny, and Power
Creation Speaks
(Appreciating God’s brilliance and messages within nature.)
- Nature’s Story
- Welcome Spring
- Consider the Birds
- The Sky
- Lift Your Eyes*
- Crumbling Castles
- The Clay
- The One Who Made the Stars
- Welcome the Rain
- Walking on Water
- Victory’s Key
- The Fruitful Tree
- Beauty
- Two Lambs
- Winter’s Shroud
Cancer
(A few poems written within or for the cancer journey)
- It’s Not Over
- I Will Be With You
- Rocky is the Bitter Road
- Walk Through
- Impossible Things
- The Last Word
Times, Seasons, & Holidays
(Poems of celebration and reflection)
- This Brand New Year
- Palm Sunday
- Behind His Smile
- Passover, God’s Liberal Grace*
- The Fire Fell (Pentecost)
- The Birthday Wish
- In Freedom’s Name
- Did We Forget?
- Freedom Rings
- Holocaust
- Holy Reign (Why Vote?)
- Pilgrim’s Prayer
- Thankful
- Everything But Jesus
- The Holy Sound
- Christmas Gift
- The Greatest Christmas Gift
Prodigal Journeys
(Musings within human nature and God’s supernatural love.)
- It’s No Small Thing
- Desire Changes
- Step by Step (On Deliverance and Freedom)
- The Prodigal’s Song
- Helpless
- My Demise (A Fallen Shepherd)
- The God Who Hears and Sees
- Try Again
- Free
- Mercy Flows (Simply Put)
- Deliverance Song
- Pressure to Glory
- Captivity Held Captive
- The Wandering Sheep
Love & Friendship
(Matters of the heart)
- Love is a Verb
- What Love Is
- Just Another Mountain
- Grip of Love
- Forgiven?
- Like Jesus
- You Can’t Make Them Love You
- Farewell Friend
- Newlywed’s Song
- Anniversary Poem
- Rocky Is the Bitter Road
Family & Children
(Poems about family)
- Touch of Heaven (Mom)
- Bloom
- From Dad
- Forgiven
- Far Above Rubies (Proverbs 31)*
- Prayer for My Child
- Prayer for My Prodigal Love
- The Blessings
- Precious Pearl
- Mommy, Do You Love Me?
- My Son Samuel (On Adoption)
Encouragement
(Walking through the darkness)
- Power Pleas
- Deliver Me
- Nothing’s Too Hard
- Through the Valley
- Lord in the Shadows
- Buried Pain
- Rest in the Storm
- Your Beautiful Reel
- The Long Battle*
- The Impossible Things
- Who I Am
- It’s Not Over
- Walking Through
Dealing With A Narcissist
Dealing with this is hard; the truth is a good start
God & His Servants
(The challenges of a calling; the heart of a servant)
- Stammering Lips (Moses)
- Grace Fills the Gap
- Humbled by You*
- The Reason I Hope
- New Song (Adapted from Psalm 149)*
- The Call at Horeb*
- Still My Soul
- The Lighthouse*
- The Place I’m Called
- Sickness
- Thank You, God
- Until You Call Me Home
Death & Beyond
(That is a subject few want to deal with, but all must face.)
- Do I Want to Die?
- Hope’s Not Lost
- Good and Faithful
- The Good Fight (On the Death of God’s People)
- Time to Wait?
- Meet Me in Heaven
- Where the Sun Never Sets
- Live Though We Die*
- Faithful Servant