God's Love

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How amazing it is to not only

know

but to

see

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God's love ecompassing the earth!

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Let Your light shine down, let Your love shine around.

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Perfection

You and I are far from perfect,

we compliment each others strengths and

support each others weaknesses,

we are the perfect match.

Life

Some days I can barely cope,
what good does it do to stand around and mope?

My life is not simple, or free from pain,
but without these struggles and trials I would not have gain.

The faith, strength and courage I have been given,
are directly correlated with the life I have been living.

I sometimes wish I could escape reality,
but to take it away, I would not be me.

So, with a conscious heart,
I take courage and strive to do my part.

I take the good with the bad and leave the rest,
trying to spend time daily with God at best.

God gives me the strength to withstand the days,
and move beyond the sinful ways.

Others have profoundly impacted me,
not for me to discus, but God can see.

He will deal with each of them accordingly,
because he loves me so tenderly.

He loves them too, this I know,
so towards them, forgiveness I must show.

This is my life, I don't try to hide,
instead I choose to hold my head up and live with pride.

Freedom

Freedom comes from surrender...

I

choose

to

surrender

my

fear

disappointment

unforgiveness

anger

resentment

pain

bitterness

joy

sorrow

trust

will

stubbornness

vulgarity

aches

dis-ease

financial security

impatience

happiness

ideals

reality

perceptions

gossip

...because I have chosen to surrender my life to God

I choose freedom.

Legacy

I felt so very alone

Carrying secrets within

I couldn't go to her for help

She would callus my fragile skin

Impatience, resentment, frustration consumed her

The words of anger poured from her lips

Like poison overtaking my veins

Her anger wasn't my fault I need to get my grips

And place what is hers back on her

Then choose to deal with the rest

I don't have to carry her weight anymore

I never felt good enough even at my very best

Just pushing the resentment deeper

The wounds time does not erase

She projected bitterness and rage

How do I unpack if she isn't willing to face

Not receiving many compliments or compassion

It was really lonely, always trying to do more

How can I please her, what have I done wrong this time

What she couldn't do for her own changed when another walked through the door

The anger, stubborness, lack of compassion, unforgiveness

I want to be rid I want to be free

I don't have to pay for all their sins

Passed down the tree

Just because this was life for the rest of them

Passing down the line

I will not let it continue, I can change, I can be different

This legacy will not be mine...

We survived...

We survived that crazy week.
It only seemed to become more "crazy" as the week progressed.

We got a lot of house cleaning done.
From top to bottom.
Laundry washed, folded, washed more, put the rest away.
We didn't have a lot of spare time.
Two doctors appointments.
Staples out.

Daughter on the way home from grama's.
Totalled out their vehicle.
Had to find another way to get daughter home.
Son ripped the tip of his toe off under a door.
Our family vehicle needs several 100's $ worth of work.
Husbands cell phone broke (no insurance).
Husbands lap top broke, just stuck $ into it.

All in all...we survived.
When the week came to a close,
we celebrated our big 3 year old's birthday.

This week was all worth it, and I would do it again for you, buddy!

shell..fish?!?

she would not share and was told to "please, stop being selfish"

after pondering that,
she replied "What does it mean to be shell-fish anyway?"