A New Day

Rise and stretch
Breathe deep

Let the glory of the day
Wash over me

Help me, Lord, to be
the person
that You want me to be

Let Your pure and guiding light
Radiate from within

Pure goodness
Pure truth
Pure love

Help me to know
When and what to question
When and what to trust

Keep your steadying hand
Upon my shoulder

Hold the mirror up for me
Help me to see and appreciate my strengths
And humbly acknowledge my weaknesses

Give me the strength and grace
To stay true to myself
and most importantly

...To You



Today I Pray...

...for a positive attitude to carry me

...for grace and humility

...and for a deepened awareness of
Your unfailing presence in my life

More Than Words

Today I Pray...

...a simple prayer
for Your wisdom and grace



I need Your help today God
as I face another difficult conversation

I'm mentally preparing
But I don't want to over think it

Please shed Your amazing light
So I can see where I need to step
And help me find
the confidence
to say what I need to say

Enlighten me
So that I might be
A thoughtful listener

Help me to remember
that sometimes things are better
left unsaid

And when I speak
please breathe Your grace
into all my words

I ask for Your ever-guiding light.


"For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right." Psalm 84:11

From Sea to Shining Sea

Through the open window
I hear the church bells ring

..."O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain,"

The melody echoes
Through the skies
Over land where I am free

..."For purple mountain majesty
Above the fruited plain."

Free to speak
Free to pray
Free to live my dream

"America! America!
God shed His grace on thee!"

In unison with my neighbor
Limited only by myself
The American Dream lives on

"And crown thy good
With brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!"



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Today I Pray...

...with gratitude for the men and women
who fight every day to defend our freedom

...with pride in my country,
awestruck by its beauty
humbled by the vision of its founding fathers

...with a hopeful heart that realizes
I am blessed to be an American

I am blessed to be living
the American Dream...

...with an abundant life

...not wealth or possessions
as some may envision the "Dream"
but love, generosity,
freedom, opportunity
and God

Entitled to these three things...
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

God Bless America!

If I Haven't Told You Lately

If I haven't told you lately
You're very special to me

You make my life better

You are a radiant beam of sun
Blazing through grey skies

You are sparkling eyes
And laughter

You are strength
when I'm weak

You are grace
You are truth
You are light

You are you

...and I am blessed.

Today I Pray...

...with a grateful heart
for the many blessings in my life

Breathe your grace into my soul

For with you

I know that anything is possible

...without you I am lost

I Believe.

Everywhere

I was still...
and God talked to me

At first I heard nothing
...just a quiet calm

With a grateful heart
I started
to go about my day

He never broke the silence
but as I gazed out the window
at the dewy July morning
...His words were clear
...and pure comfort

He told me
that He loved me
and that He heard my prayer

And He reassured me
that I am never alone

"In fact," He said,
"There are angels
all around you.

Sometimes
you just mistake them
for something else."

"Some speak
Some fly
Some whisper in you ear
Some flutter like a curtain
in the breeze

Some hug you
Some kiss you
Some never say a word"

"And some," He said,
"just wag their tails."


From out my window this morning, my puppy rested and watched.
He didn't beg or bark. He didn't sleep.
He just watched and made sure that I was alright.

Today I Pray...

...that you recognize the angels around you.

Angel, like blessings, are everywhere.