“Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” Walter Anderson
October 26, 2011
A Day Like Today
I'm not quite sure what it is
About a day like today
That speaks to me differently
Than any other day
...Maybe it's the morning sky
that calls to me
...almost begging me to jump in and seize the day.
...Maybe it's the ability to see the path that is before me.
About a day like today
That speaks to me differently
Than any other day
...Maybe it's the morning sky
that calls to me
...almost begging me to jump in and seize the day.
...Maybe it's the ability to see the path that is before me.
...or the world of possibilities in the distance
...Or the beauty of what is right before my eyes.
Or maybe...
Just maybe it is a moment of awakening
When I see how His Light peaks through
In the most unexpected places.
Today I Pray...
With gratitude
for this day of awakening
And for the reminder of all that is possible
through You
Keep me focused
so that I might not become
lazy or complacent
Guide so that I don't lose my way
Help me, always,
to hear that rooster crowing
in the distance
To awaken my spirit
Today I Pray...
for more days like today.
July 5, 2011
Something So Perfect
There's something so perfect about a morning like this.
The house is so still
Children still sleeping
And those of us awake just enjoying the quiet
Before a hectic day
The morning sun casting shadows through the trees
That dance across the dewy grass
Birds singing sweetly in the trees
While others gracefully soar by the window
Outside my window
A fluffy bunny nibbles on a leaf
I can't help but take a moment
To breathe in the perfection
Today I Pray...
...Thank You for this magnificent day
...Let the calm that I feel at this moment,
Settle deep in my bones and stay with me throughout the day
...Should I start to feel anxious
Help me to recall this moment, and reclaim the peace
That is Your perfect gift to all of us, here on earth.
The house is so still
Children still sleeping
And those of us awake just enjoying the quiet
Before a hectic day
The morning sun casting shadows through the trees
That dance across the dewy grass
Birds singing sweetly in the trees
While others gracefully soar by the window
Outside my window
A fluffy bunny nibbles on a leaf
I can't help but take a moment
To breathe in the perfection
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| photo from http://grahamettridge.blogspot.com |
Today I Pray...
...Thank You for this magnificent day
...Let the calm that I feel at this moment,
Settle deep in my bones and stay with me throughout the day
...Should I start to feel anxious
Help me to recall this moment, and reclaim the peace
That is Your perfect gift to all of us, here on earth.
December 15, 2010
All that Glitters
Lights twinkles and glitters...
Bells jingle and ring
Bags overflowing...
Cookies and ribbons...
Carols sung...
Stockings hung...
Each day is a whirlwind
As we ready for the celebration
Today I Pray...
Dear God,
May we all take a moment
To remember the real meaning of Christmas
To turn down the volume
Put aside the lists
Quiet our minds
Receive Your blessings
And let our hearts remember
That this is a celebration of You
You are the reason
You are the light
You are the one true gift of Christmas.
"For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:5
...
Bells jingle and ring
Bags overflowing...
Cookies and ribbons...
Carols sung...
Stockings hung...
Each day is a whirlwind
As we ready for the celebration
Today I Pray...
Dear God,
May we all take a moment
To remember the real meaning of Christmas
To turn down the volume
Put aside the lists
Quiet our minds
Receive Your blessings
And let our hearts remember
That this is a celebration of You
You are the reason
You are the light
You are the one true gift of Christmas.
"For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:5
...
August 19, 2010
Seasons Change
Early this morning
As the sun was just beginning
to peek through a pale gray sky
I stood at my window
And welcomed the new day
There on the patio table
I saw it --
cool, glistening, dew...
something I hadn't seen
throughout the scorching days of summer
And across the lawn
a blurry half circle
of yellow fallen leaves
against the burnt green late-summer grass
Just like that
I realized that Summer and Autumn
have started their graceful dance
Seasons are changing
Today I Pray...
for Your help, Lord
that I might accept and embrace
the inevitable changes
that are quickly coming to pass,
with a grace that only comes
from knowing and trusting
in You
As the sun was just beginning
to peek through a pale gray sky
I stood at my window
And welcomed the new day
There on the patio table
I saw it --
cool, glistening, dew...
something I hadn't seen
throughout the scorching days of summer
And across the lawn
a blurry half circle
of yellow fallen leaves
against the burnt green late-summer grass
Just like that
I realized that Summer and Autumn
have started their graceful dance
Seasons are changing
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| photo from Google image |
for Your help, Lord
that I might accept and embrace
the inevitable changes
that are quickly coming to pass,
with a grace that only comes
from knowing and trusting
in You
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