The wonder of spring never ceases to amaze me.

A new beginning, hope, with miracles bursting all around us. 

I know not more to say, as the words would fall short.

Keep your eyes open.

Stop, listen, look...inhale, and be abundantly blessed.

Moment by Moment

As the wind blows 

the landscape ever changes,

so we, too, are changed from one moment into the next

I've tried to live in the past ,

it left me only with regrets.

I've tried to live in the future,

 it only left me with fears.

I've tried to live in today,

 but I fell behind,

 or ran ahead.

I've tried to live in the moment,

and found I need no longer try.

 Moment by moment,

step by step...in the Master's tread.

As the wind blows,

we too are changed,

moment by moment.

February 24th, 2011

Footsteps

As I pause and look back,

 at the changes God asked for in my life,

changes I did not always understand,

nor wholeheartedly adore,

I see that all those changes,

 all those footsteps,

 led to something better,

 something so much more.

As I turn away from where I have come,

I can walk in the this new  wisdom.

Trusting  my next footfall,

 wherever God leads,

 to be without a doubt that which to heed.


February 25th, 2011

Sweet Springtime Melodies

Sweet Springtime Melodies

     

February 25, 2011

Grandma, you taught me so very much,

In your sweet, quiet way.

You taught me to encourage with a smile,

To love without word,

And quietly give myself away.

I remember how you sang like a precious spring-time bird,

Touchingly, melodic, and true,

As your sweet, tender voice sang the familiar hymns,

Your heart seemed to bubble up, from the depths of you.

You left me with gifts that with time will endure.

Precious memories of tenderness, and a heart that was true,

I pray that as I walk through the rest of my days,

These pieces of you will become pieces of me.

I’ll be singing his praises and giving myself quietly away.

(originally Created and Posted 2/25/2011)

Moment by Moment I Stand in the Midst

Moment by moment I stand in the midst,

sometimes it's calm, others it is stormy,

no matter the weather I am reminded I have nothing to fear.

I hear the Lord call to me,

hear him whisper,

trust me, be still and know I am here.

Call out to us, Lord,

 help us see through the midst,

you stand with us, ever so near.

(Originally Created and Posted 2/28/2011)

Spring Rains

In the lateness of winter

the winds still blow and but the days begin to linger,

a little longer,

a little longer.

As snow turns to rain,

the waiting life peaks forth, curious yet hesitant,

waiting.

Our emotions are like those rains,

they bring new life,

new beginnings,

they set our roots a bit deeper with every tear.

The deeper the place the tears arise from,

the healthier the blooms.

As the rains come,

as the tears fall,

stand in them,

embrace them...

and watch the new life begin to bubble up from within.

Feel the roots of truth go deeper yet,

deeper yet,

deeper.

Spring,

so full of promise,

so full of promise.

(Originally Created and Posted 3/2/2011)

New thoughts. New Truths

I feel like I am being shown so many new and exciting truths of late. I only hope that I am ready and absorbent enough to retain all these amazing realities. I know that God is faithful to make himself and his ways known, and to equip us and ready us to be able to assimilate all that he enlightens us with. Yet, I want to live it all...not to miss a morsel of it.

One of the major truths, that I am seeing anew, is how different God's ways are from the worlds, what we may have grown up believing 'is the way things are supposed to be.' How blind we can be to the reality of these mis-truths, how we walk in these paths without knowing we are even astray. May the Lord remove the scales from our eyes, that we may see afresh!

How simple, yet deeply complex are the ways of our Lord. How much we sleepily take into our lives, our bodies, our minds, that is the exact opposite of the life giving simplicity that he offers as the BEST!

Another blessing I am being shown is the contrast that comes from what I have accepted as teaching  my children, and being an example to them. The truth being that this thing we call teaching our children, which we often feel is exhausting, is in the deepest reality a huge opportunity to show life and growth to our children...And learn with them, and because of them. Teaching is to be a creative and natural growth process, the moments we see as 'here we go again, or I can't believe they did that, etc...' are the exact moments that God sees as a time to grow, a time for truth, a time for change. I have known this, yet have I really lived it in my heart.

In so many ways I am reminded that friendship towards the world, its rules, its ways, and thoughts, is the opposite of where I should have my feet headed. It is a trail leading me away from the true path that leads to life, freedom, love and ultimately to the BEST!

 I share, because I am blessed with a new spring in my heart.


(Originally Created and Shared 3/8/2011)