Lost and Found

Have you ever given up a dream
Released it like balloons on a string
And watched it slowly float away
Beyond your reach your hopes betrayed

And wondered why it could not be
The fulfillment of your destiny
As the vision only you could see
Became clouded by reality

So in regret you mourned the loss
And imagined what you thought it cost
The hope you had, exchanged for doubt
Not knowing it was all about

An open door to what could be
When if by faith you’d just believe
God knows your thoughts, your hopes and dreams
And if you seek Him you will see

Beyond imaginations view
Into His perfect plans for you

Excuses or It Wouldn't Have Been Worth Reading Anyway

I love to Blog
and thats a fact
Then where have you been, you might ask

Traveled before
Cut time in half
Didn't even have time to unpack

House got cleaned
and cookies baked
Family was coming to celebrate

The lists were made
The money tight
Stores were open late each night

Found Gifts for her
and gifts for him
Got shiny paper to wrap them in

Crowds were terrific
My feet really ached
Couldn't remember to buy Scotch tape

The lines were long
The sales weren't great
Just 10% and I still had to wait

Buckets of Red
and Bells that rang
Forgot to bring some cash again

Hugs and Kisses
Hellos, Goodbyes
Everyone made it to my surprise

No time to write
No time to sit
Thats my excuse and I sticking to it

Just For Me

I wore a cross around my neck
In the hope that others would respect
How I chose to let all see
My faith and what it meant to me

But even as they all could see
This emblem of my piety
They also saw the times I tried
But failed to live a Christ like life

And so I put my cross away
I could not bear their scornful gaze
And didn’t want His name denied
Because of failures in my life

But soon I learned more of the price
He paid for me with His own life
When in repentance I would seek
Forgiveness and in faith receive

Amazing Grace and restoration
With only love not condemnation
For on the cross He died for me
And bore my sins upon that tree

So now I wear my cross again
In memory of His suffering
And to remember when I fall
His love for me is all in all