Friday, August 29, 2014

MISS MY SIBLINGS

SOMETIMES I STAND IN MY KITCHEN
AND STARE AT YOUR PICTURE
WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW BADLY I MISS YOU

THE SUN IS SHINING ON YOUR SHOULDERS
YOU ALL HAVE REASONS TO SMILE AND SO YOU DO
NO MATTER HOW HARD OR HOW MUCH YOU GO THROUGH
YOU ARE GROWING, YOU ARE LIVING, YOU ARE MOVING ON

I AM PROUD OF YOU
I AM PRAYING FOR YOU
LONGING TO HEAR YOUR VOICES AGAIN
WAITING TO HUG YOU AS TIGHT AS I CAN

SOMETIMES I STAND IN MY KITCHEN
AND STARE AT YOUR PICTURE
WONDERING WHERE IN THE WORLD YOU ARE
AND I IMAGINE I AM WITH YOU

BECAUSE YOU ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART
YOUR TROUBLES ARE MINE TO SHARE
I'D TAKE SOME OF YOUR LOAD IF I COULD
MAKE IT ANY BETTER - SO I CARRY YOU TO THE LORD IN PRAYER

I LOVE YOU I MISS YOU
NOTHING IS THE SAME WITH YOU
EACH OF YOU HAVE BLESSED MY LIFE
MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

COME CALLING

Calling calling I come calling
Falling on your mercy O Lord
Hear you calling me to yourself
Touch me that I may respond

Calling calling I come calling
Talking to you in whispers
Without words, in tears, and secret thoughts
Cause me to rest and wait upon you

Calling calling I come calling
Teach me to meet their needs
Somehow make me aware
Train my mind to think of others first

Calling calling I come calling
Out of insufficient selfish insecurities
Increase my hunger for your truth
Deepen my depths heal the hurts

I know that calling on you
Is the answer all the time
Open my eyes to behold your glory
And let my mouth be ever flowing with worthy praise.


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

OUR MOM

At times I still hear you whistling mother
From another room or somewhere far away
I remember how many times you held my hand
When there were no words say
 That's how you would show your heart
I hear you singing while you're cooking Mama
I hear you talking to God about all of us ...

Everything you ever did was for someone else
Waking up early to work so hard to give us all you got
You lived hope and you loved to share
Always concerned about being fair
You called us beautiful even when we were ugly
Your six little ducklings.

You held us close and didn't realize you were teaching us how to love others
For the rest of our lives
We would keep on giving your love away
And keep our lamps burning bright
You talked to us about heaven and the Word of God
Never in any hurry for us to grow up, but you knew we would
Live to see this day and feel this way...

Aching in our hearts to see you again
In your new home, tending your garden---