ANGEL BABY

SHILOH, MY ANGEL BABY
MAMA LOVES YOU MORE THAN I EVER DREAMED
ALL THAT YOU ARE IS PURELY A GIFT TO ME

ONLY THREE WEEKS OLD
EVEN WHEN YOU CRY
YOUR VOICE IT ECHOES IN MY MIND

SHILOH, SO STRONG AND PERFECT
THE JOY IN YOUR EYES
MAKES OTHERS REJOICE AND LAUGH AND SIGH

ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD
SO EXPRESSIVE IN YOUR EVERY MOVE
LEARNING TO LIVE, WRESTLE, AND SCREAM
I AM SO THANKFUL YOU WERE GIVEN TO DADDY AND ME

MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT

Sometimes i wish I could say that I did my best
but I did a little less.
Sure I donated here and there
but I have always more to spare.
I have so much more than I will ever need
Dear Lord please
Help me to see what I have and
Make a conscious effort to give it away.
I do not want to look back and realize in shame
I have wasted time and resources and the gifts that have been given to me.

Sometimes I wish i could say that I did my best
but in all truth I did a little less.
I have asked more of others than I expect of myself...
Ignoring hurts that I might have cause someone else.
I have delayed forgiveness and hidden truth
Forgotten what matters most in making every minute count...
Letting others know how much they matter to me
Doing everything within my power to set others free.

EVEN THEN

In the dark
There you are
Where no one else could see
I fashioned and formed you
I alone knew exactly who you would be
I knew you even then...

You were never alone
I was there
Holding you
Helping you
Making you just for me

Every little part of you
Is made so perfectly
Beautiful Wonder
Blood flesh and bone
Your heart is my sanctuary
Heaven is your home

Rejoice, enjoy, delight
In all that you discover here
Through all your trouble and sorrow
Triumphs, struggles in this world
Remember I can see you
Your whole life from beginning to end
I will never stop loving you
Though you forget me
I will love you even then.

COOL WATERS

COLD COOL REFRESHING WATERS
SWIMMING IN THE MANIFEST LOVE OF MY FATHER
FEELING THE FREEDOM OF HIM WHO IS MY STRENGTH
TAKING ME THROUGH YET ANOTHER SEASON...

MERCY AND TRUTH

MERCY AND TRUTH
AT TIMES I WONDER WHERE ARE YOU
I KEEP ON CALLING OUT, FALLING DOWN
SITTING DOWN IN MY MIND
CRYING OUT, TRYING TO FIND
A TIME TO YIELD
TO TRUST AND BE HEALED

MERCY AND TRUTH
THE EVIDENCE OF MY FATHER'S LOVE
RIGHT BESIDE ME
BEING STILL, WAITING TIL
THERE IS OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE
EVERYTHING I HAVE BELONGS TO YOU