Friday, March 16, 2012

Five {and a 1/2} Minute Friday: Brave

I want to be brave.
Brave enough to swim the English channel
Climb Pike's Peak
And travel around the world on a wing and a prayer.

I want to be brave
Brave enough to say I'm sorry
I forgive you
I love you
I need you



I want to be brave
brave enough to lay down my guard
to open up my soul
to boldly go there

I want to be brave
to be WHO HE created me to be
to write
to sing
to dance
to work
to play
to love

I want to be brave
Brave enough to be still
Brave enough to search deeper
Brave enough to cry without reservation

I want to be brave
Brave enough to demand answers
Brave enough to accept waiting
Brave enough to rest in the tension of the two


I want to fly higher
I want to dream bigger
I want to love better
I want to know the depths of me
and you
and Him

I want to face my own fears
knowing that I cannot change them
tame them
shape them
guide them
into a place where I am comfortable

But I can stand here
shaken to the core
wishing to be anywhere but here
And somehow
because He is with me...

I will be brave.



There is something about these Five Minute Fridays that....{shew}....just blow me away sometimes...plumbing the depths of my heart. I read the prompt but did not have time to write immediately so I let the word....brave...marinate in my soul...and this is me...so much of the REAL, RAW me in a way that I have a hard time doing because the analytical, incessantly-demanding editor in my head often demands his own way.

So I hope you will join me for my favorite writing time of the week and BRAVELY write your own 5 minutes...or at the very least...visit some amazing women over at
Lisa-Jo's...some of them I am even privileged to call "friend."




You're Already Amazing

25 comments:

Denise In Bloom said... Best Blogger Tips

This is beautiful Lindsey.  I can feel your heart and truly get a glimpse of who you are in this post.  Thanks for sharing the real stuff!

Ms. Kathleen said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful poetry on an amazing word and it is amazing how brave we can be when we have the Lord with us... Have a fabulous weekend.

Sara H said... Best Blogger Tips

This is my first FMF and it's been neat to see what everyone came up with. I love your poetry style. It's very creative, and very effective. :)

Shari @ Leaving A Legacy said... Best Blogger Tips

I loved this. You have created a beautiful piece of art through words. Thanks for being open, honest and sharing from your  heart.

Jacque Watkins said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh, Lindsey...wow, just awesome! And isn't that so true for so many, the tension between the answers and the waiting, and wanting to be here but not here, all at the same time. Thank you for letting your heart pour through your words. I am praying for you!

Eva Trillian said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you for commenting, kind to my heart, on my post!
And being brave enough to wait is not a small thing!
Brave is to live!

Annie | annieathome.com said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you, Lindsey. You capture the vulnerability and tension of living brave each day, in the face of the big unknown and all the little moments. Just beautiful.

Shelly Miller said... Best Blogger Tips

I echo your thoughts about five minutes and one word and that opening of the soul in a way unexpected. Beautiful thoughts on true living in the arms of brave.

Amy Lee Ellis said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh, I love your thoughts on this!  Something about FMF really opens up the mind and heart, doesn't it?  And yeah, I want to be brave enough for some of those things, too.

alwaysalleluia said... Best Blogger Tips

Lindsey~ You bless my soul with your raw honesty. It's refreshing. We always feel as if it will not be, and yet, seeing the truth brings such light with it, even when the truth is less than shining and sparkling. Your my friend, Do shine, you pour out your faith and I am continually stretched by your words, and willingness to 'go there'. Much love, sister. 

Amy Sullivan said... Best Blogger Tips

Lindsey,
Brave enough to say I'm sorry AND let down my gaurd? Eeek. Two things I constantly struggle with.

Julie Wilson said... Best Blogger Tips

this is beautiful! I want to be brave like you!! :)

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Thanks, Julie! Holding on tight to Him...to each other!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Me too, Amy! Me too! Thankful for His grace that helps me...

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow. Thank you. You are so encouraging to me here! Thank you for that. It is a day-to-day reminder to not bury my head in the sand but to step out in whatever THAT day holds. I appreciate you!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

YES! It really does...it is my favorite writing meme of the week. I feel so free!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Yes...FMF is just DA BOMB community! I love it!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you, my friend! It is a daily journey/struggle/battle/joy, right?

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you, Jacque! I appreciate your prayers. And it really is like that right...the tension between the wanting and the realization of your desires....and yet He is in the midst OF IT ALL!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you, Shari! What a beautiful compliment!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh, Sara! Welcome to FMF! I hope you are enjoying it and meeting some AWESOME people!  Thank you for your sweet words! They warm my soul!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Thank you so much...it is always amazing to me when people comment on my words as poetry as I feel so feeble in that genre. I think the Lord is awesome to work through us in ways that we didn't even think were possible.

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

Aww...thanks, Denise! That means a lot to think I could share a part of me in these 5 minutes! Appreciate you!

Karrilee Aggett said... Best Blogger Tips

Yep - that did it! I love you even more! I want to be Brave too!

lindseyfoj said... Best Blogger Tips

You are WAY sweet! Thank you for your encouragement!

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