Time For Him

A child’s hand in mine As we walk across The grass. The warmth of his hand And the brightness of his smile– I can feel his love in this– Just to be with Mama alone To talk and walk And adore pretty flowers We’ve never seen Nor know the names of Is his joy just…

My Grandma

Today, I have a lot of things swimming through my mind. My dad got a call this morning that my grandma isn’t doing well, and I’m wondering if she’s going to be going home soon. She’s hung on through so many of life’s turbulences. And she’s survived a few crash landings, metaphorically speaking. Several months…

Dry Well

Dear Friend, My life the last month and a half has been quite the experience. I’ve about had another mental break down, and I’ve watched my oldest son almost follow suite. He’s only seven years old. I didn’t know that you could have a mental breakdown at that age. He’s had a lot of the…

Mama, Teach Me God’s Laws

Tonight, I had an interesting discussion with my kids, well, one in particular, but the others were in and out of the conversation. In the conversation my now six year old son made the comment about how he didn’t know God’s laws. You know, in a lot of ways, this kind of jolted me because…

Faith’s Promise Child

Prelude: Promise Child O my little Promise Child From Heaven. Faith’s little Promise Child, Faith’s little Promise Child, From Heaven.   Verse One: One day you came to tell me That you wanted to come. I knew that could not happen At the time you chose to ask. A little frustrated I told you so,…

My Partner

He’s my working partner And my goof-off friend. I love to play with him ‘Till the day’s end. He loves to help me in the kitchen When I’m making something good to eat. He wants to do what I do— Which is scary at times! And he’s not a timid child. He doesn’t wait around…

My Contrary Photogenic

“Come here, Baby,” I say. “I want to take your picture.” She looks at me, smiles, Then runs the other way. When I finally catch her She won’t smile for me. Rather, she frowns, Protruding her bottom lip In what we call a birdie perch. I coax and coax to get a smile But she’ll…

Baby’s Coming

Verse One Inside Mama’s tummy A little baby grows, A brother or a sister– Only Heaven knows. We’ve been waiting patiently As our baby “bakes”. We are so excited, Like candles on the cake!   Chorus Baby’s coming is so exciting, Like all holidays wrapped in one! Baby’s coming is heaven at home: Let’s celebrate…