Touched By Love

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.”

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