Sunday Morning Offerings

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Aug 15, 20212 min

What We Make

This is a true story...My Sunday Morning Offering: Parenthood (or What We Make) If you are not completely selfless Parenthood will teach...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Jul 4, 20211 min

Freedom

Freedom The tiny bird flies into the sunlight just like the Great Heron who owns the still blue waters and who sometimes follows me on...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

May 9, 20211 min

When I Had You

When I Had You There was that time when I had you a few minutes or maybe a few days rocking when I rocked or when I simply walked away ...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

May 2, 20217 min

Canning Day

“Tough times don’t last, tough people do. Remember?” – Gregory Peck The big, black basin was filled almost to the rim with water. Ma had...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Apr 25, 20211 min

The Privilege Of Poetry

My Sunday Morning Offering: (Photos by Jerri Lynn Sparks) The Privilege Of Poetry I can tell a bird by its song And a broken soul by its...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Apr 18, 20211 min

Life Illuminates

(Photo credit: Jerri Lynn Sparks) Sometimes life illuminates at just the right moment at just the right angle quickly but quietly to...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Apr 11, 20214 min

What I Wish...A Story About Birds And The Moon (and a girl who loves them)

“Do you know what I wish I was?” I asked my son Jared right before we fell asleep the other night. The house was dark and finally quiet...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Mar 28, 20214 min

A Soft Place To Land

“Well I'm looking for a soft place to land The forest floor The palms of your hands” – Kathleen Edwards, ‘A Soft Place To Land’ from the...

Jerri Lynn Sparks

Mar 28, 20211 min

A Nice And Juicy Black Plum

A little lusty poem to consider on this rainy day... (Photo Credit: Jerri Lynn Sparks) It’s 2 a.m. and I’ve just bitten into a nice and...