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.

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.

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---

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...