The wheels are rolling beneath the car
Wheels have carried us near and far,
Other trips come to mind so fast,
When pleasure and pain reared in the past.
It seems a metaphor for the present
To return to where we once were residents,
Life was hard but so much to come
Who'd have thought in all life's sum,
We'd find solace where we least expect
By physically returning will we connect
To who we were and who we are now?
Wheels keep rolling there's a reason somehow.
Do you remember the trip that day
Mother broke her leg that awful way?
We drove to visit and I cross-stitched
We were only a few years hitched.
Then the day that she died
How I wanted someone to have lied.
Or the day we moved to my home state
Sure of the future we did not hesitate.
Two became three after one trip
The wheels kept turning they did not slip,
The big trip to Walt Disney World that year
Our daughter grinning from ear to ear.
Now she's all grown and it's you and me
After nineteen years of us three.
Wheels keep rolling take us far
Further than wheels on a car.
Help us remember every single blessing,
Hear our praise and our confessing.
Open our ears to hear Your voice in the wind
For You Lord God are our Savior and Friend.
One day You'll call us home forever
Where our joy will not end, never.
Home to forever be with You,
All our souls long to do.
Prayer wheels keep on rolling far,
For they carry us further than any car,
To the throne of God, the King of Kings,
Hear our voices as Your praises we sing.
-----dfav
10/19/2020
Aromas drifting through the house,
Calling our names to the door,
What is under the pot's glass lid?
Steam has the contents slyly hid.
Carrots, garlic, onion, beef,
Beans, peas and whole kernel corn,
Chili powder, salt, pepper, potatoes,
And of course beef broth and tomatoes.
Cooked it low and very slow,
Noses teased and mouths are watering,
Cold outside and Mama's soup in the pot,
We all line up we want it nice and hot.
Before the spoons dip into our bowls,
We pause to thank the Lord above,
For the food that's He's provided us,
And how much Mama clearly loves us.
----dfav
10/15/2020
The air is cool in my lungs,
A light jacket feels cozy perfectly,
Purple-blue sky is invitingly clear,
And the stars shine through,
Mercury and mars shine too.
Here above is God's handiwork,
Evidence in this autumn sky,
I breathe in and look up it's vital,
Lord, cleanse my heart open up my soul,
Let Your peace be my your ultimate goal.
Lifting up my heart to You,
Awed in Your majesty displayed,
The cares of earthly existence,
Fall away in Your love and grace,
How I long to see Your face.
This is one of Your perfect autumn nights,
I see You in the stars that shine,
Sense You in the breeze that blows,
The baring branches of the tree,
You are here, You are all I sense and see.
----dfav
10/13/2020
Here I am and here are You
Meeting once again in this place
In this Cottage-by-the-Sea I am humbled
I dare not look into Your glory filled face.
My soul draws in Your very presence,
As my lungs breathe in the sea air,
How is it always possible dear Lord,
You always love me and always care?
Today I throw myself at Your feet,
Casting all my weariness and cares upon You,
You speak to my heart and very soul,
Reminding me of Your love and what I am to do.
From deep within me praise by song I offer up
The words lapping on Heaven's very shores,
Here I worship and praise You Lord,
Heaven itself has flung open her doors.
My soul is washed its windows flung wide,
As You accept my worship, prayer and praise,
Here in our place of intervention
I offer You my heart and soul to raise.
From our Cottage-by-the-Sea just You and I,
In the falls nipping sea salty bracing winds,
I freely give all I am to You my Savior,
Freed because I know in You there is no end.
----dfav
10/11/2020
His!
Even when I fail,
When sin grips me,
His!
God the Father
Sent His ONLY Son
To die upon a cross,
God the Father.
His!
Bought with a price,
The shedding of innocent blood,
His!
Jesus Christ paid
Upon the cross in agony,
Willingly allowed His own murder,
Jesus Christ paid.
His!
It is by His sacrifice,
That I am a co-heir,
His!
Jesus conquered even Death,
Satan danced with glee,
Thinking he had actually won,
Jesus conquered even Death.
His!
Jesus's in His resurrection,
For His ultimate sacrifice,
His!
Forever sealed,
Man nor Satan can undo,
The deeds God has done,
Forever sealed.
HIS!
He is my Father,
He is my Savior Redeemer,
HIS!
Praise the God Most High,
I am His and His for eternity,
Let me continually surrender my will to His,
Praise the God Most High!
HIS!
My life, my heart, my soul,
May they continually flood with Him,
HIS!
---dfav
10/9/2020
Who are we if not the sum of all we are?
If not all the losses and the wins,
Not the scars and the healings?
If not the child and the parent,
Not the enemy and the friend?
Who are we if not the sinner and the saint,
Not the doubter and the confident?
If not the unfaithful and the faithful,
Not the unbeliever and the Believer?
If not the lazy and industrious?
Not the ignorant and the educated,
If not the wrong and the right,
How do we separate these from who we are?
It is only in the individual's decision
To surrender their life completely to Christ,
For He has paid the price for each of us,
Poured out His self and His very blood,
In His innocence became our crimes,
Then in His death emerged the Victor
And offers each of us the chance to believe?
Then how, if this decision is genuine,
Do we live our lives in boxes?
Keep God in a box separate from the rest?
He, our Father who gave His son as our Redeemer
And wants only for us what is best?
------dfav
10/7/2020
Who are you if not the sum of all you are?
If not the same things that I am,
Not the
