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

Pleasers

They never seem to be too busy
They’re always at your beck and call
Whatever you ask they’re at the ready
Enthusiastically giving there all

You know the kind I’m talking about
They come to you, you don’t seek them out
It’s hard not to like their cheerful demeanors
But you have to wonder what they’re really about

You start to suspect ulterior motives
Although they’re most humble when given reward
Even when only your praise if offered
They seem to be willing to do even more

They don’t seem to ask for much in return
Their cheerfulness seems contagious
You find yourself trying to please them instead
Their motive revealed is outrageous

It turns out they only want one thing
Their unwavering service a prologue
To gaining your total devotion and love
Then taking their place as your top Dog