A Better Day

The sun rises on a beautiful Monday morn, bright
With the hope of new tidings, unforeseen 'til now,
The happenings of Sunday, can shed on us, no light
For in the rarity of this day, nothing familiar can be found.


How the wind may blow, where the mind may go, who can know
It's a present, waiting to be ripped open,
What's inside, will decide, how the whole day will flow
It's enough to make one spend the entire morning hoping.


Hoping and praying, for a better day than others
So many in the past, are not worth being mentioned,
Today could be the best day, from breakfast on through 'til supper
The sort of day that, when it’s done, keeps us up at night just wishing.


Wishing for another day, just like the one we’d had today
But how could one improve upon perfection,
For sixteen hours, we’d had it all, at least it had felt that way
Let’s give thanks to the Lord, for one good day, but pray for repetition.

Ringing The Bell

Carolyn and I did something today that I have never done.  We helped ring bells for the Salvation Army.  Granted, we only did it for an hour, but the experience was pretty cool.  I've always seen the volunteers standing out in all kinds of weather, ringing those bells, and I always wondered who they were.  Where did they come from.  Well, they are me.  I am them.  Anybody can volunteer to help collect money for the Salvation Army. 

The cool part for us, besides being able to help people, was getting to stand with our friends, Karen and Brook Evans.  They are friends of ours from our church.  We also got to talk to several people going into, and coming out of, Kroger.  I was surprised by the amount of people who just automatically stopped and dropped money in the bucket.  The little kids who put every individual coin in one at a time were my favorite.

I am a people watcher.  I am not a stalker, I just like to watch people interacting with each other.  You can tell alot about a person by how they react to the public.  I like to go to the mall on a busy weekend night during Christmas shopping season, and just watch people.  It's better than any TV show I could watch. 

I have attached a link to a little video I took of Carolyn, Brook, and Karen while they were doing their volunteer duty.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3Kn4c_1FA

God's Love

This is a poem that I wrote today.  I thank God for the words He gives me.


I am in this world
Susceptible to pain, grief, and failure
But I am not of this world
Accessible to grace, mercy, and forgiveness


The world knocks me down
But the Hand of God picks me up
The darkness of the world leaves me cold
But the light of God fills me with warmth


I am bombarded by hate all day long
I gently extend a hand of love
Temptations attack me from all sides
God’s love surrounds me like armor


The world says to hold on to all it has to offer
But my hands are open, to receive all God’s blessings
The world says that I can’t do it
But God says nothing is impossible for Him


I appreciate the home God has given me here
But I have a better home waiting, not built by human hands
The world says this is it, no Heaven or Hell to worry about
But I believe there is more to this life, than what my eyes can see


Light and peace, or darkness and fear
To me, of course, the choice is clear
I would rather live one day, in the presence of God
Than live a million lifetimes in this forsaken world


Come quickly Lord Jesus, take hold of my hand
And lead me into that faraway land
Where my eyes will never more close in sleep
And all that You have sown, I will evermore reap.