When you look at your day
and you see only dark –
You want to find some hope
but you no longer trust your heart.
poem
In the dark of the night (Santa will find you)
Alas, I am not musically inclined so only I can hear this in my head as it’s meant to be. Watch this video first, though. It will help. And I do apologize for getting this melody in your head. Once it gets in there, it is very, very hard to get out.
The Handmaid of the Lord
Mary, so faithful, received a call from above.
A chosen vessel, she’d bring forth the gospel of love.
A calling so great, how would she reply?
Could she deny her fate, how could she defy? Continue reading
You know it’s cold in Wyoming when…
Right next door to me
there lived a celebrity.
You may have heard of him before –
he always takes flight on night 24.
My quilt
The colors in my quilt,
Each tell a different story
of people in my life,
Who have woven a tapestry. Continue reading
The best day of the year
Counting days on the calendar
to that fourth Thursday in November….
Everyone is coming
gathering from far and near
to celebrate the gift of thanks
because it is the best day of the year.
My thankful list
I am thankful for…
a warm bed to climb into
the food in the cupboard and on the table
the company I keep
that I am fit and able
the car that I drive
the job that I go to
the bills I can pay
all that I get to do
the state I live in
the people I know
the education I have had
the places I can go
a hug and a kiss
a warm smile on a friendly face
my small crowd of fans cheering me on
an understanding grace
trials that knock me down
strength that helps me stand
opposition that makes me grow
an knowledge of the plan
the loving family that I have
my mom’s scriptures that I read
trust and faith extended to me
a small and kind deed
the Atonement offered to me
the fact I know where I belong
examples to light the way…
this list can go on and on.
I may not have it all
but I could not ask for more
except to say more often
what I’m thankful for.
© 2013 ck’s days
More on gratitude:
Most thankful for by ck
Tonight’s prayer by ck
I have officially entered the dumbing down phase. Oh dang me!
I used to think, gee
I’m as smart as smart can be.
But now I see
I’m a lot less of a smarty
and even the smarts that used to be inside me
One little sheep
I am one little sheep,
one little sheep
who wandered so deep
and now I am far from home
and so alone.
When holidays become bullies
Christmas I like you
I really do.
But I must insist
you resist
the urge to bully
your way through. Continue reading
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