Quote from Forum Archives on September 30, 2003, 9:36 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

 

*** I am Learning Lord ***

 

My life has taken many falls and tumbles 'long the way.

 

The many trials have left me in a sure state of dismay,

 

For with each trial, I tried alone to tend, and soothe, and mend,

 

Instead of giving them to God - and on Him just depend...

 

But I am learning, Lord.

 

It seems that I was determined to carry all the load;

 

I longed for smoother pathways yet I walked a rocky road.

 

Little did I understand - God waited patiently

 

To pave a new beginning With a better life for me...

 

But I am learning, Lord.

 

It took a real disaster to bring me to my knees;

 

To finally call upon the Lord and say, "God help me, please."

 

He can, with no delaying, with strong arms that could hold -

 

The weight of all my burdens;

 

He gladly took the load.

 

And I am learning, Lord.

 

What a needless cross I carried, all because I could not see -

 

What a friend I have in Jesus, and the love He has for me.

 

Peace I find when troubles hover,

 

though' the outcome is unknown,

For if yet the road is rocky, I won't walk it all alone...

 

For I am learning, Lord

*** Take Time To Read The Writing On The Wall ***

 

A weary mother returned from the store,                            
lugging groceries through the kitchen door.    

 

Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son,
anxious to relate what his younger brother had done.

 

"While I was out playing and Dad was on a call,
T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall!

 

It's on the new paper you just hung in the den.
I told him you'd be mad at having to do it again."

 

She let out a moan and furrowed her brow.
"Where is your little brother right now?"

 

She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride,
She marched to his closet where he had gone to hide.

 

She called his full name as she entered his room,
He trembled with fear -- he knew that meant doom!
 
For the next ten minutes, she ranted and raved
about the expensive wallpaper and how she had saved.

 

Lamenting all the work it would take to repair,
she condemned his actions and total lack of care.

 

The more she scolded, the madder she got.
Then stomped from his room, totally distraught!

 

She headed for the den to confirm her fears,
When she saw the wall her eyes flooded with tears.

 

The message she read pierced her soul with a dart.
It said, "I love Mommy," surrounded by a heart.

 

Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it,
with an empty picture frame hung to surround it.

 

A reminder to her, and indeed to all,
take time to read the handwriting on the wall !!!!

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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