December Beauty

Warmed by
Sparkling kisses
from the heaven....

In my corner of the world
...peace
...serenity

All is calm....
...all is bright.

Let the Curtain Rise

A sliver of a moon

In an indigo sky

Stars sparkling like glitter

Behind cotton ball clouds

Nightfall

Through the eyes of a child?

No - God's artwork

And the view

from my tiny piece of the world

In the distance

A storm

Illuminates the clouds

And the thunder beats

Like a drum roll

Standing there

I feel His presence

And with complete certainty

I know that

the show is about to start

So close to the big reveal

The curtain is about to rise

On the story of my life

Today I Pray...

...I've been listening

...I've been watching and waiting

and breathing in the goodness that

surrounds me.

An everyday blessing from You.

The vibration of Your work

rolls through me

Like the thunder that rolled

through the sky

And I know I am exactly where

I am meant to be

Blessed

Grateful

Open to the infinity possibilities

That lie ahead

And most definitely

Happy

You've walked with me

You've guided me

You've steadied me

I'm ready for the next step

and the signs You're sending

say You know that too

Thank You, for never leaving my side

"Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal." Mark 6:27

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!

Kisses from Heaven

A midday walk
under sunny skies

And as I look
at my world

All I feel are
kisses from heaven







Today I Pray...

...for the joyful heart
and uplifted spirit
that comes
from knowing

...that God has given me
permission to shine

Today

Today I Pray

that I do not linger in the past

recounting "what ifs"

and second guessing days gone by

Let me take from yesterday

the lessons --

the stepping stones

towards tomorrow

Let me turn down

the noise

and clear away the distractions

of a sometimes overwhelming life

So that I can stand squarely

in the abundant light of

today