Poetry & Prose ~~ "A Mother's Love"

Mom, your inner beauty flows from deep within

Like the sweet fragrance of a delicate rose,

Gracing our lives with your compassion and love,

As you share your wisdom with all you know.

Your laughter and the twinkle in your eyes,

Always produce a smile upon my face.

Your hugs remind me of the warmth of God’s love,

And the tenderness found in His loving embrace.

You constantly give of yourself in so many ways,

And through the years made many sacrifices for me.

You bring to life the desires residing in my heart,

 And believe in me so I can fulfill my destiny.

I appreciate all the wisdom and insights that you have,

And I thank you for the support you have shown.

You taught me many lessons by your example,

By putting everyone else's needs before your own.

Through the storms of life and upon the raging seas,

You spoke words of faith and hope calming all my fears.

Even when the prickly thorns appeared at my side,

The healing touch of your hand wiped away all my tears.

You have faced the challenges that came your way,

With courage and a never give up attitude.

You taught me to be grateful for all the blessings,

Giving praise to the Lord with heartfelt gratitude.

I cannot adequately express the love I have for you,

As simple words of thank you are not nearly enough.

I pray God's blessings and favor be upon you,

Please never doubt you will always have my love.

Contributed by Lesta of Heartsong Treasures

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Poetry & Prose ~~ "Take Time"

Take time during each day

            to pause and reflect,

Give thanks for your blessings

            even if they aren’t perfect.

Take time to tell those you love

            how much they mean to you.

There may come a day

            when they are no longer in view.

Take time to pen a letter or note

            just to say thanks or a mere hello.

You just might be the bright spot

            that helps a life to glow.

Take time to perform

            a good deed or two,

Lessen someone else’s burden

            so they won’t have to cry boo-hoo.

Take time to watch a sunset

            with its tapestry a flame,

Let it warm your heart and spirit

            and readjust your game.

Take time to plan your work

            and to work your plan,

This will save you hours and weeks

            down the road a span.

Take time to honor those in your life

            even if they don’t deserve it now.

You will have shown them a better way

            and then you can take a bow.

Take time for yourself above all else

            to nurture your life and spirit.

For if you will do this

            then you will greatly benefit.

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Real Women ~ Real Answers: Celebrating the BIG SIX-ZERO!

           This year will be a really big one for me.  I turn 60.  The big six-zero.  The decade of Social Security and Medicare.  The age of new aches and pains.  I’m not depressed or upset about turning 60. I’ve accepted the fact that I’m now an older woman.  I feel blessed to have lived so long and so well. 

At 60, I can see life’s cycle more clearly.  I was once a girl who watched my mother and grandmother.  Then I was a mother who watched my daughter and my mother.  Now I’m a grandmother who watches my daughter and my grandchildren.  It’s a beautiful system that been going on since the beginning of time.

        

          Although the calendar says I’m 60, it’s not how I feel.  In my mind’s eye, I’m the age my mother should be and my daughter is the age I should be.  Somewhere across the last decade or so, I’ve become an older woman—on the outside at least.  I still feel young on the inside, like I always have.

           In Titus 2, Paul says the “aged women” should teach the younger women to be good wives and mothers.  I know I’m an older woman, but am I already an aged one?  My how time flies!  So I’ll do as I’m expected and pass on wisdom to young women. 

 Since the wisdom of the Preacher is greater than mine, I encourage all young women to read Proverbs 31:10-31 and consider those words. Be a virtuous woman.  Be a woman who puts in the work and effort to make a good life for yourself and your family.  Be a woman who values inward beauty. Let your works and love for your family reveal your inward beauty.  Outward beauty is passing, but inward beauty lasts a lifetime, and I’m glad of that.  My “pretty days” are behind me, but I continue to try to grow more beautiful on the inside.  The real me is living inside this aging shell, unseen by eyes, but seen in my works. The next time you see an elderly woman, remember she’s only old on the outside.  Inside is a beautiful young girl wondering where time went.

          Contributed by Author C.S. Kjar who lives with her long-time first husband in their empty nest. Since retiring from her technical writer/editor job, she and her husband travel quite a bit which gives her time to dream and imagine new stories and worlds.  Her novels fall somewhere between the women's fiction and Christian fiction genres.  Written without obscenities or detailed sex scenes, her stories weave romance, mystery, and suspense in different places and times.  She also writes an occasional children's book. When not writing or daydreaming, she loves to quilt, sew, and read to her grandsons.

          Check out her books The Treasure of Adonis and The Five Grannies Go To The Ball which are available on Amazon.com, and drop in and read her blog at http://cskjar.com/blog.

Happy Reading, and Happy Birthday, Carol!

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