Who needs a four leaf clover when we have Our Lord Above?

We all have our good luck charms, our little things we do to hope for better mornings after really crappy days. I made a choice not too long ago to change my good luck charm and all I need to do is open my heart and believe. It's been working for me. I've got all the luck I need. I know where my rainbow will end.

Don't Need a Four Leaf Clover

At the end of the day 

I'm worn and in disarray

So hungry I could eat a horse

but that would be wrong of course

Phone ringing, children screaming

I can feel the evil one scheming

to get under my skin

and tempt me to sin

Be gone I say to it

In God's plan for me you do not fit

My days are written in the Book of Life

complete with instructions for daily strife

No matter what comes my way

My Lord's hand is never too far away

With the setting of the sun

I know that with my prayers all will be undone

For today is over

I do not need a four leaf clover

to worry about my luck for tomorrow

The Lord will give me what I need

whether I'll face joy or sorrow

To Him I give my life's lead.

Prayers for My Grammie

There is a very special lady in my life. Her name is Goldie. She is my last living Grandmother. She is nearing 91 and has altzheimer's. She has been ill lately and is on the weak side. As I pray for her peace and God's comfort for her, can I ask that you join me. We know she will be going home soon and we want to remember her the way we knew her best. The picture takes was a few years ago at Christmas time. My boys had bought her a teddy bear. The poem I wrote a while back but I was saving it for the right moment. That moment is now. This one is for my Grammie(as well all call her).

Lord please if my Grammie is on her journey home to you please help her to be at peace and in your comfort. Amen


Grammie

    Gracious and loving

    caRing and sweet

Always abiding by the Lord’s word

Memorable moments stuck in her mind

Many locked in to take with her

In hopes of living in

Eternal happiness with her Savior!

My Grammie so special is she
that she's has been left here a while longer you see
For it is He who is not ready for her
I know it is for Him she yearns
But not just yet Gram; Not yet your turn
Soak up those visions and smiles
So you have stories to tell
when you go up to Heaven to dwell
We will miss you oh for sure
But rest assured Our Savior will take care of us all.

A Feathered Friend to Help Me Through

It's gardening time again. A time when I push my physical limits and strain my joints and muscles, in hopes of creating a beautiful masterpiece in my garden. I over do it every year, physical labour that is. Then I got to thinking today as I was digging hard and planting shrubs and a little Robin came flying in for a tasty treat. I happened to be pulling up some nice juicy worms. You see, The Lord tries to reach us in many ways. Most of the time we are so concentrated on what is going on in our life or how perfect we think we need to be that we don't give enough attention to God's signals to us. He is pretty persistent as well as patient with me. The Lord sends his "little" feathered friends to woo me and to remind me that he's got the flowers and trees covered. I need not strain myself so hard. I probably will still drain myself until I reach my "perfect" garden but sure do love His attempts to slow me down.
 

 Feathered Friends in a Dream

Calmness of the morning air

the breeze light and fair

A blazing sun peaks through the sheers

My eyes open

to the miracle of a new day

As I breathe my first breath of the day

A mother robin's song comes my way

With a smile on my face

I think whom do I thank for such beauty and grace?

The dark of night is gone

time to get a move on

One more minute I linger and

 ponder who has created all this?

Then mother robin sings to me

"The Lord God Almighty has done all this.

He wants to give you more

but He can't till you open that door."

Off she flew

Left me not knowing what to do

Open what door?

"Your heart" sings now the sparrow

"Open your heart and let His love flow" called Mother crow

Wait, did I hit my head?

Why are all these birds 'round my bed?

Who is this Lord they chirp about?

When can I give Him a shout?

"Now" said the finch as it swooped in and gave me a pinch

HOW? I grumbled in pain

"Ask Him to come" tweeted the bluejay on my window pane

WHY? I did blurt

"So He can bring healing for your hurts, peace to your heart

and eternal life to your soul"

All the birds then surrounded me

took my clothes in their beaks 

and lifted me gently high

into the sky

Paralyzed in fear I was as we flew towards a figure in white

A voice called to me that gave me a fright

"Don't be afraid, Just Believe"

But what if I fall?

"Do not be afraid for I am with you"

I've been doing fine

Will you join your heart to mine?

Can you promise to keep me forever and catch me when I fall?

"Oh child of mine, I've only ever wanted the best for you. 

It's why I do what I do"

Then the birds turned me about

and flew me home

Thank You Lord I did shout

once again in my bed

where the breeze was lite 

and the sun gave way to the night

My covers tucked around me

my eyes closed as I wondered

Was this a dream?

Mark 5:36 Don't Be Afraid, Just Believe
Gen 26:24 Do no be afraid, for I am with You

Infectious Faith

I have been infected with the most amazing super bug ever! There is NO antidote, no vaccination that can cure me of this. The only infection control I will use against this is to simply spread it more. I do hope I infect you today! This is one infection that you need to catch! Don't fight it you NEED it!

INFECTIOUS FAITH

When faith seeps in

there's nothing you can do

to keep it away from you

It seeps in slowly through the cracks

It hides within and pierces like a pin

the weakened heart in need of strength

that stems from needs so grand

that can only be fulfilled by the Mighty Hand

It can be infectious, this faith of ours

So go ahead jump into waters deep

'cause it's this infectious faith

that your head above water it keeps

Bathe in its richness

Exfoliate the dirt from you soul

Contaminate the world around you

with this infectious faith you have found

of our Lord Almighty

Go ahead in faith and infect someone today!

Hebrews 11:6 Without faith, it is impossible to please God.

The Quarrel

This post is probably my most ambitous yet. How can I describe it? Hmmm, it's basically like a similar conversation to the one I had with God before I gave my heart to Him. I think it's what alot of people struggle with every day. I finally gave in to His attempts in August of 2010.  It was the best decision I ever made.

I'm not going to say anymore on it but let you decide for yourself- Would your conversation end the same way? Have you had this "quarrel" with The Lord yet? If not- Why not?

The Quarrel

You are there and see all that I do

I shut my curtains but you stay

Why won't you go away?

Where can I go from you Spirit?

Where can I flee from your Presence?

Can't you see I'm just fine on my own

I am your beacon in the dark

I will lead you through any storm

I see you stand all alone

I call to you but you turn away

I won't leave you this way

You mean so much more to me

Why won't you come towards my light

I'll remain here day and night

longing for you to come my way

I hide from your beacon 

 I won't let you see

the filth and scum I've become

These tattered clothes that fall

I want to curl in a little ball

How can you long for someone as dirty as I

My precious one, my love for you

is here for the taking 

but I will wait the day when you come to me

Your dirt and scars scare me not

by my side is where you ought to be

it pains my heart to see you lost and alone

Come to me my special one

Let me lift you

to where the eagle soars o'er the mountains

I'll fly you through the valleys

Sail with you along the fiercest streams

Come to me

How could you want me so much

I've done everything to ignore you

You intrigue me

but something about you causes me fear

I want to trust you

I am Scared to be closer to you

For you I gave my life

I'll wash you as clean as white

I'll protect you with all my might

Please dear one, reach your hand to me

Let me show you the road to eternity

Will I fall along the way?

What will I have to pay?

I still can't understand how I'll be made so clean and white

Why do you pursue me so much?

Because I love you

How can you love someone so wretched as me?

I created you to be like me

I created the Earth to provide for all your needs

I only ever wanted the best for you

I only ask you to trust and love me

HA! See a condition, I knew there was......Wait hold on

Love? Trust? and I'll be yours forever?and you'll be mine?

How can I be sure?

Give me your heart, Trust in Me, Seek me

I'll fill your heart with everlasting hope and love

OKAY! Well then

Take me Lord, to heights I've never been

Places I've never seen

Wash away my filth, make me clean

I vow to love you and trust you!

all the living days here on this earth

I abide in you and you in me

I'll not leave you or forsake you

When you call I will come.

I am the truth, the light and the life. 

Psalms 139:7(used in !st stanza)

John 15:4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

Joshua 1:5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Morning Prayer

My Morning Prayer
Even though I pray daily, sometimes life gets tough and in the way and prayer life dwindles. I lik to refer back to this prayer when that happens. You are welcome to make it your prayer. May this prayer help you to rekindle your time in the morning with God or help you to begin a new season with Him by your side.

With Me All Day Long

Nothing in this world measures up to you
You are my first breath of the day
My thoughts go to You as I feel the sun's first ray
My table is set with my daily bread
Your word it nourishes me
O Heavenly Father
Stay with me a while
Let me be wrapped in Your love
as I start my day
Steer me when I go astray
Walk with me
Talk with me
I want to feel You with me all day long
And if I should grow weary
allow me please to lean on You
For I know it will do me best
When things go wrong send me some Grace
and show me your way
As I end my day be a light to guide me home
Wrap me in your warmth
and tuck me in your forgiveness
Be my bedtime story
Thank you Lord for my day
without You I cannot make my way
Amen

Mothers

We all have a Mother. They always hold a special space in our hearts. Whether near or far, Mother's always know the right thing to say and when to say it. I wrote this for my daycare children for their Mother's Day Tea a few years ago.  Though it was written for my day care children to celebrate their moms, I wanted to share it with everyone as a tribute to my mothers. I was blessed to have 2 moms in my life. My mother who gave birth to me and my mother who adopted me and raised me. Though my birth mother went home to be with the Lord over 18 years ago, she is still with me in my heart.  Both of my mothers hold a special place in my heart and I thank The Lord God each day for these to very special women in my life!

Mothers

Mothers are tender as a rose

Mothers kiss us beneath our nose

Mothers scold us when we are wrong

Yet always make sure we know we belong

Each mother is one of a kind

There is no other 

Like another

You can try to look but you won’t find

Mothers have a special gift

To share with us each and everyday

So on this special day in May

We wish our Mothers well

and tell them they are swell

Many thanks to God for our Mother’s 

Cause who else could we smother

With lots of ooey gooey kisses and hugs

To our Mothers dear we say

WE LOVE YOU BIG MUCH!

Nothing Left to Pray

There was a time when I really didn't know where my life was leading or who should I go to for help. I searched for purpose and meaning but never found it. When I opened my heart to God that all changed. I finally began living with purpose and meaning. Praise The Lord.

Nothing Left to Pray

There used to be a day

when I felt there was nothing left to pray

In this world I could not find my place

but then I saw Your face

Your smile how it comforted 

Your eyes how they mesmerized 

Your glow how it lured   

Your arms how they held

me firm

It felt as though my body had melted

like ice in the heat

for every hurt and pain you did defeat

every sin you blotted out

but left me without a doubt

that when I grow weary and fall

You are there with Your all

You'll carry me with all your strength and might

and Your love for me will always be known

You'll walk with me day and night

and sometimes You will let me walk on my own

but never will I be truly alone

As long as you are in me and I am in you

I'll have each day so much to pray

John 15:4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

A Prayer for 2013

A few years ago The Lord knocked on my door many times before I finally listened to Him. Since then I've been on such an incredible journey. I can't help but tempt everyone to take this journey. It is different for everyone but the basics are pretty much the same. I want to start off 2013 to challenge those who have never taken the plunge and followed The Lord to make that one of your own challenges this year. To start you off I offer this prayer on your behalf. I'm not a professional, I'm not a pastor or anything along that lines. I am one of God's children calling my brothers and sisters to seek his kingdom. I leave you with this prayer. It's up to you what you do with it from here. God does answer prayer, give it a try. Happy New Year!

My Prayer for 2013

Oh Dear Father in Heaven

As the year 2012 comes to an end

thank you for all the love and mercy 

to your children you did extend

You carried us when we felt we can go no more

I can't help but adore You, our Eagle in the sky

Oh Lord most high come near

and listen to my prayer

for the new coming year

I pray for your guidance and protection

for the one who lives on the street

and the one who waits for treatment

I pray for good health and wealth

for all my family and friends

and please Father

bring some strength to the weak

shed some light in the lives of the meek

Restore hope to this world in such turmoil and loss

Open our eyes to Your Glory

Our heart to accept Your Gifts

Lead us to green pastures

and beside Your still waters

Teach us to listen to your voice

and know when you are near

Bless us all Father with Your grace, mercy and undying love

Keep watch on us from above

Send the angels down to us to remind us to repent 

and seek your hand

For you Father are the reason we are here

May this stay in our hearts all year

We place our trust in you

for thine is the kingdom

the power and glory be yours forever

In Christ Jesus name

Amen.