The World Is Against Me?

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The world is against me.  How do I know?

As I walked down the sidewalk I stubbed my toe.

Then I tripped on a branch.  Fell.  And skinned my knee.

And to top it all off I got stung by a bee!

I yelled really loudly and started to cry

And, of course, that is when a man walked by.

I was so embarrassed my face turned red

And I started to wish I had stayed in bed.

But I took a deep breath and wiped my face

And walked down the road at a slower pace.

The world is against me? No.  It's alright.

Things could be seen in a different light.

As I walked down the sidewalk I stubbed my toe

Which, just for a while, had me walking slow.

So when I got to the corner I saw a friend

Who when she saw me really grinned.

We had not talked in a few years,

And seeing her brought happy tears.

As I went on my way my eyes were wet

From seeing a friend I was glad I had met.

I did not see the branch that made me trip.

And I did skin my knee (but I didn't flip!).

And while on the ground I saw a flower

Growing up through the sidewalk -- amazing power!

I plucked it so I'd have a bit of Spring

To carry with me.  A happy thing!

Then I sniffed that flower, while failing to see

That right on the flower was a stinging bee!

I yelled in frustration and started to cry

And that is just when the man walked by.

I was embarrassed and turned really red

And I really did wish to be back in bed.

I wish I could say the man saved the day

But he really just chuckled and walked away.

I could see just enough to glare at his back.

Which was carrying on it a big back pack.

I happened to be headed the same way as him

And as I looked at the pack I started to grin.

For there on the top was a stinging bee

Looking just like the one that had gotten me.

Should I warn him or not?  I'll let you decide.

I just saw a friend I can ask for a ride.

The world is against me?  Maybe it's true.

Or maybe there are ups and downs in all we do.

We Go

I didn't know what to name the poem, or what poem worked with it
and so here is a random deer:-)

I smile, but the tears come

I laugh, though I'm blue

I cry, when I sit here

Thinking of you.

I walk, in the sunlight

I sit, in the dark

I hide, in the shadows

Inside my heart

Time passes, though slowly

It goes, yet it stays

My dreams, they don't help me

Through these long days

It's hard, when hard times come

It's good, when they don't

We live, and our life goes

Problems, they won't

We go, oft together

We go, times apart

We go, and I love you

With all my heart.

Prayer

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We reach up toward heaven

Every time we go to pray.

We try to gain an inner peace

To take with us each day.

We pray.  We speak to Father

Giving thanks for blessings giv'n.

We pray to reach an inner peace

That comes when we're forgiven.

And if we pray then we will know

The calming of His voice

That reaches down to speak to us

That tells us we are choice.

We'll find that we are comforted

When the going is not smooth.

We'll find He's understanding

Of our every thought and mood.

He'll teach us to be better

Than we otherwise would be.

He'll give us strength to carry on.

He'll help us clearly see

That praying brings us inner peace

That nothing else can bring.

It helps us to be better

In every little thing.

When we don't take the time to pray

We move steadily away

From peace and love that we can find

When we kneel down to pray.

My Savior

This was taken at the home show on June 7, 2024 at the end of
my radiation treatments.

My Savior comforts me when I'm afraid.
And though it seems sometimes that He is very far away

I trust that He is close, holding me up day by day.

And when the storm beats down, He's not asleep.

He holds His hand outstretched to me when the path is steep.

And keeps His watch as giant waves come crashing from the deep.

And when I feel so sad and all alone

I think of His great love and all He did so I could come home.

I know that He's with me no matter how far I may roam.

I feel His peace around me when I'm still,

And ask for strength and courage to trust Him and do His will.

He helps me to hold on through any sorrow that I feel.

And when I fail again He won't condemn.

He'll pick me up and help me so that I can start again.

My Savior knows my sorrow and the guilt or pain I'm in.

So when I do not know which way to go

I take a step toward Him and His light makes my path glow.

I know there's hope because there is no path that He won't know.

My Savior comforts me when I'm afraid

And I give thanks to Him while on this world that He has made

And trust in Him to guide me through the path that He has laid.

I thank Him for the beauty all around

The wonder and the happiness in every joyful sound.

I thank Him for the good and lovely things that here abound.

But most of all I thank Him for His love

For wanting me despite my faults to live with Him above

In His kingdom filled with joy, happiness and love.

**This song was written February 12, 2024 just after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. (DCIS)

Hola My Friend

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Hola my friend, let's take a trip to Mexico together,

And we will sit upon the sand and enjoy the sunny weather.

I'll buy a sombrero so I can fit in,

And you can eat fish while I go for a swim.

Then we'll sit side by side at the sea.

What a happy day that will be.

Hola my friend, while in Mexico we will have a fun fiesta.

We will dance around my sombrero and then take a siesta.

We'll dance and we'll sing and we'll have lots of fun,

Then you can eat fish while I go for a run.

Then we'll sit side by side at the sea.

What a happy day that will be.

Hola my friend, let's meet new people and eat Mexican food.

And they will hug us and ask us to stay and enjoy the happy mood.

Our new friends will smile as we speak espanol,

And you can eat fish, while I go take a stroll.

Then we'll sit side by side at the sea.

You, all our new friends, and me.

Adios my friend, we've had such fun in Mexico together,

With dancing and singing with our new amigos in the sunny weather.

We'll take my sombrero, and some shells just for me,

And you can eat fish while I climb up a tree.

We will one day come back to the sea.

What a happy day that will be.

God's Perfect Son

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Sun in the sky

Clouds in the air

Fishes in oceans

And birds everywhere

Are all God's creations

That I can enjoy

I feel like He made them for me.

Lightning and thunder

Large waves of the sea

Rock breaking earthquakes

And wind bending trees

All speak of God's power

Much greater than mine

He uses that power for me.

The coo of a dove

A small baby's cry

The soft gentle music

Of a sweet lullaby

Are all gifts from God

He hopes I'll enjoy

Sweet sounds that bring His peace to me.

Words that are unkind

A sharp kind of pain

Feeling so lonely

And buried in shame

Are all things our Savior

Can help me with now

He gives me His grace willingly.

A life that feels heavy

A path that seems black

A heart that feels broken

A time full of lack

The Lord understands these

He reaches for me

Sending peace, and enough light to see.

A Savior who loves me

The beauty around

His power to help

And the peace in good sounds

The hope that my Father

Gave me through the One

The Lord Jesus, God's perfect Son.