Poetry page...

     I have a few posts in the work, but I wanted to drop a note saying that I have added a few new poems to that page which you can find right here! I do have finals beginning at the end of this week so I'll have a few posts up after Memorial Day weekend. In the meantime, check out the above and enjoy the upcoming holiday!
~Abby

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

While I live I will praise the Lord;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Do not put your trust in princes,

Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;

In that very day his plans perish.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Who made heaven and earth,

The sea, and all that is in them;

Who keeps truth forever,

Who executes justice for the oppressed,

Who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;

The Lord raises those who are bowed down;

The Lord loves the righteous.

The Lord watches over the strangers;

He relieves the fatherless and widow;

But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

The Lord shall reign forever—

Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the Lord!

{Psalm 146}

A Goodbye Letter

     It's been a little over two months since we had to put our dog Lady down and I'm finally able to share this without crying... well, crying a lot I should say. To those who have never had to say goodbye to a pet, it might seem a little silly, but to those who have, you know. I wrote this that night.

I said goodbye to one of the only friends who's stuck around always.
None of the annoying things you did seem to matter anymore. 

You were there when I needed a distraction.
You always knew how to make me smile through all my tears.
You were a silent friend I could talk to and dance around. 

You were everything a dog should be and more -
thank you for being one of my best friends in the world.

There will not be a day that goes by that I will not think of you in some small way.
I love you forever.
Thank you for being what I needed and much more.

Rest peacefully my dear puppy.
You will always hold a special portion of my heart.

I love you Lady.

Abby

I'm alive...

   I've been absent for a while: between school, tax season at work, and everything else, it was a crazy busy few months but I hope to be updating like regular again. So this was just a little note to say "Hi!" and "I'm not dead!"

I will update soon!

~Abby

PS - I added to my poem page, which you can check out here!