One of My Favorite Poems

Barter
by Sara Teasdale

Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up,
Holding wonder like a cup.

Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like the curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.

Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.

Random But Precious Moments for Our Family

The Mystery

I'm reading an interesting book called Castles in the Sand. It's about a woman, a pastor's wife, who finally lets herself be genuine, imperfect, and forgiven. There's a line in the book that I really like and which totally explains how I've felt for years. I've never understood why God loved us so much to send His Son to show us how to live and to die for us. But I have to "accept the mystery...that GOD is real and yet unexplainable." Thank goodness. I don't need to understand everything...what a peace that gives me. I'm so uptight sometimes and feel the need to be as perfect as I can be. But it's just not possible. Do I hear another Thank Goodness? Ha. Like Rose in the cartoon Rose is Rose, I just need a let things be tree. Gotta find me one.

Goin' Through the Motions

I like this song by Matthew West. I consider it in a different manner than perhaps the reason it was written. Christ is my reason for living and I know I couldn't survive without Him. But I tend to be very unobservant and am not sensitive to the needs around me, nor the beauty and blessings that come from the Lord. I pray to become more aware of what the Lord sends into my path and not just "go through the motions" of daily life.


This might hurt, it's not safe
But I know that I've gotta make a change
I don't care if I break,
At least I'll be feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life

I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?"

No regrets, not this time
I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love make me whole
I think I'm finally feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of this life

'Cause I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?"

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Just the Usual

I love these photos of the kid! She is getting such personality. The one with her mommy is pretty appropriate as she is smug about her mom. We are loving getting to know her and just lately has she started trying to roll over, she is laughing loud and long, just a lot of fun when she's not fussing.
We had a little trip to Illinois and St. Louis for Brad to be in his best friend's wedding. That went well except that Erin came home pretty sick with mastitis. She's better now. I was very happy to babysit for them but I was so tired when we got back.
Now, tonight, I am having the solitude that I crave so often...silence. I love it. I'm so sleepy...could sleep for days I feel.
Still praying for my boy...for God to place his feet on the path that the Lord would have him take. I miss him.