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Discontent

Does anyone else find it crazy how discontent we are?  We wish for our bodies to be different.  We want a different job or house or car…..the list goes on.  We wish for her life or her kids. It’s too hot or too cold.  We’re too young or too old!  I catch myself complaining way too much when I am living such a blessed life.  Of course, there are challenges but no matter what circumstances we face, We. Are. Not. On. Our. Own. We need to take a lesson from Paul (note to self!) “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation……I can do all things through Him who strengthens me!”

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through Him who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:12-13 (NIV)

Discontent
(Inspired by waking up to snow on the Magnolia buds this morning)

Snow, snow
Go away!
It’s time to leave.
You’ve had your say!

Spring, Spring
Come right on in.
We’re more than ready
For you to begin!

Rain, rain
We’ve had enough!
Your mud and gloom
Makes doing things tough.

Summer, Summer
We need you fast!
Swimming pools, fireflies,
And days that last.

Heat, heat
You leave me weak!
Please give me a break
From sweat running down my cheek.

Snow, snow
Oh, how we’ve missed you!
Send us a downfall
Making the world seem fresh and new.

What You Do

“Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path. Proverbs 23:19 (NIV) / Pixabay

What You Do

What is it that you do
When Jesus calls your name,
To step in deeper waters
Where you’ll never be the same?

What is it that you do
When He knocks at your door
Beckoning to enter in
And change your life once more?

What is it that you do
When God meets you on the road
Giving new direction
Offering help with your load?

What is it that you do
When you see Him on a tree
Realizing without a doubt
He died for you and me?

Answer yes!
Invite Him In!
Follow His lead! .
 Repent of your sin!

That is what you do
When for Him you want to live.
He’s asking for one thing, my friend
Our hearts to Him we give

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The Passing of Time

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 (NIV) / Pixabay

The Passing of Time

Time moves very slowly
     as we anxiously wait;
Whether it’s news from the doctor
     or a baby that’s late.

Minute by minute
     the hands seem to stall,
when we listen for footsteps
   or wish they would call.

Days linger so long
     watching snow fall in the spring.
We yearn for warm sunshine
     flowers, leaves, birds that sing.

Time drifts along languidly,
     it sets its own pace.
We often wish it away
     till in the mirror we see 
            our face.

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The Ring

Day 2 of the April Poetry Writing Challenge

 

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)

The Ring

Polished facets capture the light 
and sparkle
Exactly like the glint in your eye when you
asked again.

Its still new weight against
my skin
an ever-present reminder of the anchor you are 
in my life.

Encircling my finger
unbroken
Just as the cycle of seasons we’ve weathered and
been renewed in. 

Presented in a box 
a pretty jewel. 
But on my hand
a beautiful symbol
of… 

Vows spoken in our youth but lived
across time, 

Commitment ever renewed, withstanding
the ebb and flow of our story, and  

Love evolved, strengthened, and protected
by Him,
who perfectly led me
to you
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Smile

April 4, 2015 = Poem #4

Smile

What makes you smile

As you go through your day?

Is it lots of power

Or a high rate of pay?

A fancy car, designer shoes

An argument you know you can’t loose.

Maybe, though you’re more like me

A country kind of girl.

Who’s frown is turned upside down

At the sight of a frisky squirrel.

A goat on a hill, a calf in the hay

These are the sights that brighten my day.

Ducks on the pond, lambs in a pile

It’s the simple things in life

That make me smile.