Dear Lord,
You are the God of all things POSSIBLE. Heal our world. Every day the news gets more difficult to hear. I think Sodom and Gomorrah are growing rampantly across the world. Life is hard on good days but all the anti-Christ issues, the Biblical neglect and the mainstream religions being inclusive to the point of breaking God's sacred word is, well, a very scary thing. I think it's time we all get on our knees, pray, cry out and plead with You to handle this mess we've created.
God, you are the divine answer to the world's ills. I pray Christians will believe this as well and do all they POSSIBLY can to support the Ten Commandments, Scripture and Christ centered churches.
In your Son, Christ's name,
Amen
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
God can help!
God can:
Eradicate sin and
replace with goodness
Eliminate fear and
increase faith
Stop dread and allow
looking forward
Remove darkness and
unleash light
Release strongholds
and replace with fresh mercies
Restore faith and
fortify life
Replenish blessings
with unbelievable grace
Cultivate love and
grow empathy
Teach compassion and
demonstrate caring
Encourage
forgiveness and promote charity
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Monday, November 27, 2017
courage to fight and influence a better world
Now
is what we have.
Yesterday
is gone.
Tomorrow
is not guaranteed.
Live
joyfully.
Drink
in all of life.
Share
life with those who matter.
Be
grateful.
Take
care of yourself, body, mind and soul.
Talk
to God.
Keep
things simple.
Get
enough rest.
Never
stop learning.
Breathe
deeply.
Give
to others.
Say
thank you and please and forgive me.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
reflections of MOM
Mom was broken and only a few people knew. Most outsiders
saw her as privileged and having it all. She had a loving husband, a good
daughter, a nice home and a good paying but hard job. She spent too much time
working when she was sick. She took time off for her parents. She worried. She
slept. She could always sleep, thank goodness. I never sleep if I’m worried or
sick.
Mom also let other people get to her. Whether they spoke
purposely or unknowingly, mom always thought certain people flouted her,
insulted her, played her or picked at her and she was totally undone by it. Thus,
she (and dad and I) missed good times with family and friends. Mom missed much
good and happiness by letting these things bother her. As a young person, I
often asked why she let it get to her. Ignore it. Let it go. Forget it. Shoot it back at them. All these things I
told her and she tried none of it.
Mom died recently. I know now mom is no longer upset,
frustrated or worried. That gives me great comfort. It also gives me great
advice. Waste no time, energy or sleep over things that don’t mean a hill of
beans, yep, one of those great old southern clichés. I must admit. I have but not in the same way
she wasted so much of her life. Things that don’t matter once we are dead also
don’t mean anything when we are alive.
Long story short, life
is short. Spend it well. Love. Laugh. Give. Be grateful.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Sunday, November 19, 2017
life is funny but sometimes it works
I'm 62 today and I thank my sweet mom for my life, all she taught me to be and all she sacrificed for me. I love you Mom!
been working on this a couple days
guess it's as good a time as any to share
I
walked through raining leaves of rust and gold.
Memories
ran down my face.
I hummed an old hymn.
The
melody danced around my heart.
I
felt God’s grace in my broken soul.
Psalms
restored me.
I
finally felt whole in my life.
God’s
faithfulness put me back together.
Labels:
birthdays,
daughters and moms,
original writing
Saturday, November 18, 2017
thoughts of never again
never again will I get bad news about my parents
never again will I cringe at a certain phone number
never again will I worry over my parents' health
never again will I doubt they are happy
never again will I wonder what they need
never again will I wonder if I'm doing enough for them
never again will I feel life is unfair to them
never again will I be sad for their limited life
never again will I ask why they had to age
some never-agains are good
never again will I cringe at a certain phone number
never again will I worry over my parents' health
never again will I doubt they are happy
never again will I wonder what they need
never again will I wonder if I'm doing enough for them
never again will I feel life is unfair to them
never again will I be sad for their limited life
never again will I ask why they had to age
some never-agains are good
Friday, November 17, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017
light
Life weary
I am tired but
God holds me and I rest in his embrace if only to the end of
this sentence
Lost and broken
I need repair but
God glues the pieces of my life together again with his
super glue of divine love
Hurt and questioning
I still feel confused but
God has the balm and the answers to both
Dark and scared
I tremble but
God is my light and protection
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Thursday, November 09, 2017
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Monday, November 06, 2017
God can
God can:
Eradicate sin and
replace with goodness
Eliminate fear and
increase faith
Stop dread and allow
looking forward
Remove darkness and
unleash light
Release strongholds
and replace with fresh mercies
Restore faith and
fortify life
Replenish blessings
with unbelievable grace
Cultivate love and
grow empathy
Teach compassion and
demonstrate caring
Encourage
forgiveness and promote charity
Sunday, November 05, 2017
i am ok but it's time to educate people about Alzheimers Disease
Everyone
keeps checking in to see if I’m okay. Is it weird that I am okay? I don’t think I’m too broken because I was already broken
from the past years dealing with her health, mind, decline and so forth. I had already
lost my mother. She wasn’t dead but she could no longer really communicate,
respond or participate in life with me.
Yes,
I miss her terribly but I have for quite some time. I did not have a mother for
the last six years or so. She was already with Alzheimer when dad had his
stroke. The decline sped up after dad died and the last couple years.
I
read somewhere today that once you have Alzheimer you continue to decline until
death. That’s exactly what happened. It’s a sad cruel disease. It sneaks up on
you stealing little thoughts and memories. Then it begins to steal days and
eventually people, even your own family and best friends. Then it removes your
abilities to dress yourself, feed yourself and at some point interest in food
is gone completely. What surprises many people, is why Alzheimer kills; it is
the simple reason that the brain is the computer of a body. It tells the body
how to move, the lungs to breathe, the tongue and throat how to chew and
swallow and for heart to pump blood through the body. We take our bodies for
granted. God is a masterful artist, scientist, designer, and creator.
If
only God could tell us how to cure it. For years my family was terrified of
cancer. They wouldn’t even say the word. Now, every time someone forgets
something, they say, “It’s not that. I don’t have it.” Sadly, one of mom’s two remaining sisters is
following the same pattern. She can’t see it. She doesn’t want to start the
medicine. She doesn’t want to think about it, if she can.
This
is the many faces of Alzheimer.
Friday, November 03, 2017
comfort in God's word
the family continues to heal and live with loss
the family leans on God and his word
the family prays
the family checks in on each other
the family sticks together
Thursday, November 02, 2017
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
reflections after Mom's passing
Life weary
I am tired but
God hold me and I rest in his embrace if only to the end of
this sentence
Lost, broken
In need of repair but
God can glue the pieces of my life together with his own
super glue
Hurt, questioning
I am still confused by life but
God has the balm and answers to every pain and inquiry
Dark, scared
I tremble but
God is my light and protector
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