Author: kerryhasenbalg

To hear Kerry’s conversation with Rebecca St. James as they talk about TRUSTING God in the struggles and pains of life, visit: Listen to podcast https://www.accessmore.com/episode/Trust–featuring-Kerry-Hasenbalg

When I look back at my story, I find: blessings I never thanked God for;brokenness I never entrusted;questions I never asked;sorrows I never lamented;seeds I never planted;plants I never tended;prayers … Continue reading REMEMBER

Our words leave markson others’ souls,We paint in wisdomor stain like fools. Ask yourselfwhat hues you leave,What you’re teachingto believe. Pushing downor helping fly?Acts that scaror beautify? Shades of kindness,hope, … Continue reading Coloring Souls

I prayed long to find you, Scott, my dear, A golden soul who loves most sincere. Your way of agape filled my heart, Revealing your kindness from the start. We … Continue reading 20 Years of Marriage

I see the dance of Gilgal in the wings of hummingbirds.I hear the robin’s song of praise sung as faith assured. I feel the Spirit’s holy breath in gales and … Continue reading On Earth As In Heaven

NEED – A Ponderous Ark was I, oh Lord, alone,A heavy-laden clam beneath the sea,In pain, with blanket black and shroud of stone,Until my needy cry came forth to Thee. … Continue reading A Soul’s BECOMING Sonnet

Wisdom, be our sister;Understanding, be our kin.Birds and fish, please minister,O Sea Cross, do weigh-in. It’s fear we’ve given into.It’s pain we hold too dear.Lord, teach us to release it,That … Continue reading The Wisdom of Wonder

the-promised-land.mp3 Where, O Lord, is that Land of Your promise, The one flowing with milk And with honey? Broken and distant, Covered in fragments, We buzz like honeybees, But make … Continue reading Longing for the Promised Land

“Hey, Mom!” Came the worried voice of our 9-year-old, Leah, “When I was getting this string from the basement, I could hear the toilet running, and it smells horrible down … Continue reading Dung, Gravity & Power Failure

To adorn the Lord’s temple For His dwelling glory, Man would need search For that which is worthy On rich lands and peaks, In vain, all men seek, But these … Continue reading From Lowly to Glory

“Becoming.  You are becoming that for which I created and redeemed you.  You are becoming what are you are not yet.  You are becoming what only I can see.  When your love for Me … Continue reading BECOMING

Life can sometimes feel a whole lot like a broken song that isn’t much worth singing. This year, my family has faced some unforeseen circumstances that have left us feeling … Continue reading A Broken Song