With All My Heart

Being Thankful

2011-11-30T23:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks for not having
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Thanks for lacking knowledge
Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Thanks for difficult times
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Thanks for limitations
Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Thanks for challenges
Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Thanks for mistakes made
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Thanks for exhaustion
Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made the effort.

Thanks for setbacks
It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Thanks for troubles
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

The Power of Prayer

2011-01-20T21:04:00.001-08:00

I hope you take the time each day

To bow your head and softly pray

And tell God what's in your heart

And how you want to do your part

To help someone along life's way
And make them feel they're loved today

In all our busyness and toil
It's far too easy to let spoil
The close relationships we've had
With folks whose hearts are hurting bad

Today I will take time to pray,

God help me on my way,

When I will try to bring some cheer, and dry another's falling tear.

Isn't it nice?

2011-01-15T21:30:00.000-08:00

Isn't it nice, to hear a song, we've not heard for a while,

It brings back memories of the past and causes us to smile.

It's also nice to feel a breeze, blow lightly on your face,

It helps us to brush life's cares away, and smiles with these replace.

It's nice to stop and smell a flower, thats robed in the shades of blue,

It truly show the handiwork, God made for me and you,

A kiss, a hug, a laugh, a touch, and even just a smile,

Can brighten days however long, and make our life worthwhile.

It's nice to have these little breaks, to help us through each day,

God must have known, we'd need those things, so planned it just that way.

Smile :-)

2011-01-14T22:54:00.000-08:00

Smiling is infectious,

you catch it like flu.

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,

and someone saw my grin,

When he smiled, I realized, I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile, I realized its worth.

A single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.

So if you feel a smile, begin, don't leave it undetected,

Let's start an epidemic, quick, and get the world infected!

Are you too busy to enjoy?

2011-01-07T23:03:00.000-08:00

Are you too busy to enjoy the beauty God has made?
Do you take time to rest a bit and sit down in the shade?
Do you take time to sit and watch the breakers on the shore?
There's more to life than daily grind, there's love and so much more.
So don't just sit and watch TV and let life pass by
You can improve your days and hours if you'll give it a try.
Enjoy the birds, the setting sun, the flowers of blue and pink,
There's beauty well within your reach, more than you'd ever think.
And take the time to feed your soul, God's book has good advice.
And if you live by what it says, your life will turn out nice.

New Motto : 'I'm too blessed to be stressed!"

2009-11-21T08:11:00.000-08:00

Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life without His love
Joy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of "Camp Complaining"
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To "thank" is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We'll run the race with gratitude
Xalting God most high
Yes, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!
New Motto: "I am too blessed to be stressed!"
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

Simple Things

2008-12-10T06:46:00.000-08:00

Time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear
Comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together,
The first leaves of the tree
The way you look at me
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heartIn your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
We'll remember
The thunder and the rain
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by
The ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings
The simple things to life

With All My Heart

2008-12-03T06:25:00.000-08:00

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side
Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But your demons and your angels reappeared
Leavin' all the traces of the man I thought you'd be
Leavin' me with no place left to go from here
Leavin' me so many questions all these years
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be
Well they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side