The heart does not come alive until it is touched by love. It’s only function is as a pump with which to supply the body with what it needs. But when life brings love to fill it and it begins to beat for others, it finds it’s way. It can be hard as nails but when touched by love it softens and becomes complete. It is pliable in the hands of God. It finds it’s true purpose which is to give life to the giver of that love and the receiver of that love. It chooses that person as it’s own.That is love-to be enjoyed and cherished. This is life-to be fulfilled and wondrously give by God. Romans 8:28 says, And this we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.
Did You?
Did you help when someone needed you?
Go that extra mile?
Did you do what you should do
To turn their tears into smiles?
Did you lighten someone’s heavy load?
Chase their blues away?
Did you smooth out their bumpy road?
Bring sunshine to their day?
Did you love someone’s hurts away?
Erase their trouubled minds?
Did you heal their broken heart someway?
Or was compassion hard to find?
Did you do what was asked of you?
No matter what the cost?
Did you save a soul from hell today?
Search for the one that was lost?
Did you do what Christ would do?
Thank You!
To my Father on this special day
I want to say in a simple way
How in my heart, I truly feel
He’s always been there, and He always will
He gives me courage to face my fears
Gives me joy after the tears
He is forever here to comfort me
Removes the darkness so I can see
He sends me strength to keep on trying
Holds me up when I feel like crying
He brings me laughter after I’m sad
Carries my troubles, no matter how bad
He gives me patience, makes me slow down
Shows me the wonders of life all around
Takes me ever so gently by the hand
Tells me He loves me as only He can
So I would like to say to my Father above
Thank You, Father God, for Your guidance and love
Thank You for sending us Your precious Son
The glorious Redeemer and Savior for everyone.
Freely Given
Walk through this thing called life
Encounter the happiness
The expectant hope
Fly with the joy of the flower
After refreshing rains
This gift of the day
Freely given
Open it! and live beyond yourself
Into the needs of others
That only love can meet
Thank You, Father!
Letting Go
There’s not much joy in a sack full of holes
Nor in heavy burdens that exact their tolls
Empty sacks can’t get us anywhere
Hard are the burdens ‘we’ won’t share.
We’ll carry each little hurt, along with the pain
Not letting go, “What have ‘we’ to gain?”
“We’re not the ones who are at fault!”
“Why, should ‘we’ forgive?” “Bring hate to a halt?”
“Never,” ‘we’ say, “will ‘we’ forgive!”
“No, never, as long as ‘we’ live!”
Harboring these burdens of turmoil and strife
‘We’ allow them complete control of our life.
‘We’ in our own selfish, uncaring thoughts
Can’t seem to remember, nor do as ‘we’ ought
For God’s Word has told ‘us’ in more ways than one
Christ Jesus paid the price-redemption’s work is done!
He is asking ‘us’ now to lay down the hate
To forgive each other-it’s not to late
Let’s fill our hearts with joy galore
Extending mercy like never before.
‘We’ cast all of our cares on His strong back
Forgetting the past as love fills ‘our’ sack
Continuing on now forgiveness in tow
‘We’ receive God’s grace by ‘Letting Go!’
Little Mamas
Within my album of memories I can always find
My precious little mamas walking through my mind
Because they were my friends from the very start
Their pictures always hang upon the walls of my heart
A wall of greatest honor for each has earned her place
By being such sweet ladies full of love and Godly grace
I see their smiles as they lit up my world of gloom
Giving me the ‘just right’ Word causing hope to bloom
Encouraging and sustaining with little bits of cheer
Helping to chase away that beguiling enemy I call ‘fear’
I know I would not be here-today-if it had not been
For their fervent prayers sent to God, now and back ‘when’
So if you will allow me I will honor each dear one today
First, “Thank You, God for bringing them into my heart this way.”
“Thank you” my sweet little mamas for always taking the time
To fill the empty void left-after Heaven became home to mine.”