‘ A Mother’s Love ‘ 
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Whose is the heart that burst with pride each time she sees your face.
Whose are the eyes that dart about, to check your world is safe.
Whose are the arms that wrap you up and hold you tight and close.
Whose is the love that’s always there whenever you need it most.
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Whose is the smile that lights the room when you smiling too
Whose shoulder is the place to be, when only a cuddle will do.
Whose chest is warm and comforting when you’re a weary soul
Whose motivation only has your happiness as her goal. 
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Whose are the tears that cry for you as you grow old and free
Whose is the heart that aches so much, in the space where you should be.
Whose is the head that knows that you must find your path alone
Whose is the voice who welcomes you each time you go back home. 
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Who could have so many facets that make her oh so great 
Who has you on her mind each day, and today we celebrate.
Whose hands hold and guide you, in a way unlike another 
All these are part and parcel of the joys of being a mother.

A mother laughs our laughter: 
sheds our tears, 
fear our fears. 
She lives our joys. 
Cares our cares, and
all our hopes and
dreams she shares.

TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning,

O LORD;  in the morning

will I direct my prayer unto thee, 

and will look up.   

Psalm 5:3

Come to the morning-prayer;

Come, let us kneel and pray:

Prayer is the Christian pilgrim’s staff,

To walk with God all day.

At noon, beneath the Rock

Of Ages, rest and pray;

Sweet is that shelter from the heat,

When the sun smites by day.’

At evening, shut thy door;

Round the; home-altar pray;

And, finding there the house of God,

At Heaven’s gate close the day.

When midnight veils our eyes,

Oh, it is sweet to say,

I sleep, but my heart waketh, Lord,

With thee to watch and pray.

James Montgomery

The LORD is nigh unto all them

that call upon him, 

to all that call upon him in truth. 

Psalm 145:18 

Faith asks no signal from the skies,

To show that prayers accepted rise,

Our Priest is in His holy place,

And answers from the throne of grace.

Faith, mighty faith the promise sees,

And Looks to God alone;

Laughs at impossibilities,

And cries, It shall be done!

Charles Wesley

Can I have the things I pray for?
God knows best;
He is wiser than His children.
I can rest.

Pray without ceasing. 

1 Thessalonians 5:17 

FRET NOT

  

 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, 

neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 

Psalm 37:1

Dear restless heart, be still; don’t fret and worry so;

God has a thousand ways His love and help to show;

Just trust, and trust, and trust, until His will you know.

Dear restless heart, be still, for peace is God’s own smile,

His love can every wrong and sorrow reconcile;

Just love, and love, and love, and calmly wait awhile.

Dear restless heart, be brave; don’t moan and sorrow so,

He hath a meaning kind in chilly winds that blow;

Just hope, and hope, and hope, until you braver grow.

Dear restless heart, repose upon His breast this hour,

His grace is strength and life, His love is bloom and flower,

Just rest, and rest, and rest, within His tender power.

Dear restless heart, be still!  Don’t struggle to be free;

God’s life is in your life, from Him you may not flee;

Just pray, and pray, and pray, till you have faith to see.

Edith Willis Linn

Here are a few of my new cards:

THE BEST BOOK OF ALL

Cling to the Bible, though all else be taken;

Lose not its promises precious and sure;

Souls that are sleeping, its echoes awaken,

Drink from the fountain, so peaceful, so pure.

Lamp for the feet that in byways have wandered,

Guide for the youth that would otherwise fall;

Hope for the sinner whose best days are squandered,

Staff for the aged, and best Book of all.

M. J. Smith

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, 

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

I want to share  a couple cards I have made:

Have a great week and thanks for visiting.

HOW JESUS SAW ME

The years had left scars.  The scars had left pain.

How could He love me, I wasn’t the same.

I knew I should pay, and I knew the price

For justice and law demanded my life.

But His tender heart, heard my desperate cry

And saw my past through His merciful eyes.

Though I was broken and so very lost

Jesus looked past my sin and my faults.

The justice of God saw what I had done

But mercy was granted through His precious Son.

Not what I was, but what I could be

That is how Jesus saw me.

Wherever you’ve gone, you can’t go too far

That His eyes of mercy can’t see where you are.

He loves you too much, to leave you alone.

His arms of mercy can reach where you’ve gone.

And His heart cries out, to your heart today

See yourself through His eyes, then you will say.

“Sin has ruined my future and stolen my soul

But through Jesus’ blood, I am made whole.

Though I was broken and lost and undone

Mercy was given through the death of His Son.”

Not what I was, but what I could be

That’s how Jesus saw me.

The justice of God sees what you have been,

And justice is waiting for you for your sin.

Your life can be changed and that sentence be gone

For by Jesus’ shed blood the victory’s been won.

Come to Him for mercy, His arms open wide

Are longing to hold you, that’s why He died.

He sees you and loves you and cares about you

He offers His mercy today to you too.

Not what I was, but what I could be

That’s how Jesus saw me.