Making Time

Making Time

Once upon a time

In a land far away

There were parents

Who made time to play

They sat down to dinner

And bowed their heads to pray

Then asked about school

And the rest of our day

They made time for their children

One and all

There was no problem

Too big or too small

They spent evenings together

And when nighttime fell

They rested comfortably

Knowing all was well

It seems long ago

And a fairytale dream

But those who remember

Know just what I mean

We should make time

Give thanks and praise

Make your children a priority

Every single day

Work and all else

Should always come last

Because when children start growing

It happens so fast

And what fonder memory

Would you want left behind

Than a child who remembers

A parent who took time

Time to say I love you

To say what is wrong

And listened to the story

No matter how short or how long

We all need to feel needed

And when you are a little one

Hugs are like flowers

And I love you is the sun

So take care of your young hearts

They need you to say

How important their lives are

And you love them always

As I Pray

As I Pray

Dear Heavenly Father

As I kneel down to pray

Thanking you for the blessings

You sent to me today

I know there are times

I could look to you more

And you would guide me

Toward the gifts you have in store

We sometimes forget

The very beauty which is you

And think only of ourselves

And it shows in what we do

I can only hope you can see

The true intentions of our hearts

And while we may not deserve

Please give us a new start

We sometimes forget

The very essence of who you are

And we are only reminded

As we glance up at the stars

You are an undeniable love

A truth some fail to understand

You are greater than every body of water

You are the true gift to man

I wanted to tell you

We sometimes fail to be

All that you had in mind

And in spite of your creativity

We tried to make this world

Our own selfish domain

And now it is our evil

That now seems to remain

Please give us a chance to

Mend all that we have marred

A chance to love each other

And heal all of the scars

If we stop abusing one another

And stand up for what is right

Stop creating boundaries

Make children safe at night

Once we start realizing the gift

Which once was our lives

Put down our weapons

Stop wielding the guns and knives

I promise we will try harder

Starting with this day

We will try to be peaceful

With all we do and say

And hopefully the next time

I come to you and pray

We can talk about the changes

We made along the way

Father in closing I say only this

More than you could possibly know

I am thankful for your guidance

And I do love you so

My Prayer

My Prayer

I pray that there

Will never come a day

When I will turn from you

 And walk away

I hope that we learn

From others mistakes

And keep striving forward

No matter how long it takes

I know that we can walk through life

Holding one another’s hands

Never judging or demeaning

Our fellow woman and man

I will open my heart

By closing all doubt

Sharing the love of God

Is what life is all about

Life is so fragile and

Sometimes far too brief

But we can rise above offenses

That are sometimes too steep

We can smile and create laughter

Among our family of God

Giving support and encouragement

With a smile and a nod

Love one another

Why is that too much to ask

When did kindness and peace

Become too much of a task

Cast aside the hate we have grown in our hearts

And realize our second nature is not war

Be kind to each other at any cost

Remember the reason we were brought here for

No executions or state sanctioned deaths

Are acceptable by His rules

Empathy, compassion, and understanding

Not guns ...should be our only tools

Once we can embrace the essence of God

And His attributes so divine

There will be no question what we should do

In your heart or even in mine

So I wish you love and inner peace

That with which we were made

Love your fellow neighbor

As you love thy self...is the lesson for today

Pay close attention to the word of God

And not the will of man

Once you do this it will become clear

You will then understand

There is no deed too small

Or no person so meek

Who cannot make a change

To fix a world so bleak

Remember the depths of the largest ocean

Started with a small drop of water...until one day

The skies opened up and God started to shine

And He willed it to begin to rain

It only takes the will of one man

To create the change that we need

One foot in front of the other

Baby steps...begin to follow His heed

Much joy and kindness

May your blessings exceed your sweetest thought

Give thanks daily

And His will be done...not purchased and not bought

I leave you with my final note

My humblest prayer

When your neighbor reaches out for you

I pray that you are there