Ideas for the New Year

With a calendar in hand,
Next year’s boxes in view,
I’ll start out my planning
By talking with you.

Have a Great 2011

Here’s a vision of a golden new day
And the new year that’s coming your way,
And here’s a blessing prayed over you
That your year be wonderful, too.

May each day of 2011 be golden and bright;
May you be blessed from morning through night.
Struggles will come, but you can grow stronger;
Don’t give up when life’s challenges last longer.

Home Alone for Christmas

He’s home for the holidays,
But you’re left behind for now;
God has some other chores for you
Until your day comes, somehow.

Expecting Peace and Quiet for Christmas?

Christmas commotion is in the air,
Noise intruding everywhere;
My heart desires a restful space,
My mind searches for a quiet place.

The Present I Didn't Expect to Find

A big package arrived last evening at the door,
as I brought it in I wondered what was in store.

Wrapped in newspaper, tied with ordinary string;
Memories flooded in when I saw such a thing.
Once I’d seen a gift like this; I remembered when —
long buried disappointment came to life again.

In the Mood for Christmas?

When life is topsy-turvy and you’re busy-busy-busy,
All the season’s demands tend to make a person dizzy.
For Christmas to mean something, it’s for you to prepare;
You owe yourself that gift of love, before you can share.

Sun Light, Sun Bright

Sunlight, sun bright,
shines all day until the night.

The sun is good, it was God’s plan
To bless the earth, the home for man.

God in His wisdom made it so
For light and heat, for things that grow.

Any farther, any bigger wouldn’t do,
That would eliminate both me and you.

Moon Light, Moon Bright

Moonlight, moon bright
You shine up there most every night.

I see you in the blackest sky
And sometimes in the day; I wonder Why.

At times you’re here, then over there,
Amazing how sun’s light you share.

To think men walked upon your face
Boggles the mind of the human race.

Star Light, Star Bright

Star light, star bright,
I see you shine up there tonight;

I wonder how you once were made.
I puzzle how your orbit’s stayed.

Lunch Time Conversation

        It would be difficult to discuss the matter with Randy, but now that Wes had gotten better acquainted he wanted to try. Today this corner of the cafe was quiet, so with hamburgers nearly finished Wes started off with, “Do you believe in creation instead of evolution?”
        “It makes more sense than everything coming from one little particle somewhere,” was Randy’s grudging comment.