When I'm Lost, He Comes to Find Me: Inspirational Poems and Prose

By Rollin Lowell Erickson

Rollin was the sixth child born to missionary parents in Lima, Peru. The family returned to USA when he was two years of age. Growing up in central California, he spent summers as a migrant farm worker. In 1947, at nine years of age, he attended a Billy Graham crusade where he responded to the invitation by Mr. Graham to come forward as a public expression of faith. He graduated high school in the top 3 percent of his class, having attended eleven different schools. While serving in the US Navy, he met and married Patricia Fink. They parented two sons, Phillip and Timothy. They were proprietors of a printing business for seventeen years. Patricia went to her eternal reward in 1992.

One of Rollin's last contracts as proprietor was to print publicity and educational materials for the 1995 Billy Graham crusade. After selling the business, he earned a degree in cultural studies and relocated to New Mexico, where he met Hazel Rosalie Garcia at a senior center. They were married a year later.

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Hazel Rosalie Garcia was born in northern New Mexico to families that migrated from Spain about the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Her father, Ulysses, enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war, Hazel moved with her parents to Albuquerque, where she and her four siblings attended public schools. Hazel graduated from HS, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from BIOLA college in Los Angeles, retired from working for the US government after twenty-five years, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado Christian University.

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Together, Rollin and Hazel have coauthored writing and teaching projects, including When I'm Lost, He Comes to Find Me. They are both grateful to God for His generous expressions of steadfast love.

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Rollin was the sixth child born to missionary parents in Lima, Peru. The family returned to the U.S.A. when he was two years of age. Growing up in central California, he spent summers as a migrant farm worker. In 1947, at nine years of age, he attended a Billy Graham crusade where he responded to the invitation by Mr. Graham to come forward as a public expression of faith. He graduated HS in the top 3% of his class, having attended 11 different schools. While serving in the U. S. Navy, he met and married Patricia Fink. They parented two sons, Phillip, and Timothy. They were proprietors of a printing business for 17 years. Patricia went to her eternal reward in 1992.

One of Rollin's last contracts as proprietor was to print publicity and educational materials for the 1995 Billy Graham crusade. After selling the business, he earned a degree in cultural studies, and relocated to New Mexico, where he met Hazel Rosalie Garcia at a senior center. They were married a year later.

Hazel Rosalie Garcia was born in northern New Mexico to families that migrated from Spain about the 16th or 17th century. Her father, Ulysses, enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war, Hazel moved with her parents to Albuquerque, where she and her four siblings attended public schools. Hazel graduated from HS, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Biola Bible College, in Los Angeles; retired from working for the U.S. Gov't after 25 years; then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado Christian University.

Together, Rollin and Hazel have co-authored writing and teaching projects including "When I'm Lost, He Comes to find me." They are both grateful to God for His generous expressions of steadfast love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781639613281

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When I'm Lost, He Comes to Find Me

Inspirational Poems and Prose

Rollin Lowell Erickson

ISBN 978-1-63961-329-8 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-63961-328-1 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Rollin Lowell Erickson and Hazel Rosalie Garcia-Erickson

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Table of Contents

May God Our Father Be Well Spoken Of

When I'm Lost, He Comes to Find Me

Just Remember

At My Worst

The Storms

Have You Forgotten When Love Found You?

Jesus, Come and Walk Among Us

Precious Jesus, You Are…

Mercy! Mercy!

My Deepest Need

Hand Sown

It's Been a Long Day

Love

Three Trees

A Place of Peace

Your Hand

A Friend

His Immeasurable, Redeeming Love

The Gardener

When I Get Home

We'll See His Face

Our God Is Faithful, Our God Is Merciful

You're Still Here

The Touch of His Hands

Precious Moments Like These

Run for Cover!

Make My Love Your Choice

Jesus Will Provide

He Holds My Hand When I Stumble

Unchanged

Angels

I Can See Your Heart From Here

Great and Precious Promises

I Lift My Life to You, Lord

God Never Intended for You to Go It Alone

Lord, Help Me Forgive…Just One More Time

Enjoy a Trip on the Roads of Today

Jesus's Blood Will Never Lose Its Power

Tears, Pain, and Heartache

The View

Walking Toward Home

The Family Is Like a Book

A Gift

It's a Long Time Between Trains

Born into the Arms of the Angels

A Joyful Relationship

I Want to Walk, I Need To Walk With You, Jesus

Wouldn't It Be Strange?

Wouldn't It Be Strange?

All That I Am

Higher Mountains / Deeper Valleys You Are Always with Me

His Love and His Peace Are All You Need

Cuando Llego a Casa

My Grace Is Sufficient for You

Where Do New Ideas Come From?

Scripture References for Meditation

About the Authors

May God Our Father Be Well Spoken Of

May God our Father

be well spoken of

because of our love for each other

through His grace

His love

beyond dimension

is lavished upon us and is

poured out to us in abundance

through the suffering of His Son

our Savior on Calvary's cross

God will never withdraw

nor will He reduce

in the slightest proportion

His grace from any person

who expresses gratitude to Him

in the presence of others

As you trust Him

obey His Word and His voice

His plentiful and liberal grace

will help you on every occasion

whether pleasant or difficult

will guide your every choice

and protect your soul from harm

until we meet Him

enter His glorious presence

and there remain with Him

for all eternity

When I'm Lost, He Comes to Find Me

Now I still pray when I'm all alone

and when I speak, He hears every word

When I have trouble sleeping

He comes to comfort me till I wake

When I have trouble walking

He's there to carry

When I have trouble standing

He puts my feet on solid ground

When I find that I have nothing

He brings me gold

frankincense, and myrrh

And when I'm lost, He comes to find me

because He died to save my soul

Just Remember

when you feel that fear so intensely / as if the whole world is coming against you / and you can't seem to find anywhere to hide / when your deep sorrow may