I got inspired ... it has been years since I've done it so don't groan too loud.
Words
Beauty in the words
Written by a stranger
Across the world
His world is far
Is he old?
Young?
Ugly?
It does not matter
It touched my soul
I like the words we can read
Not judged by sight,
One can see the beauty of the soul
It stirred my heart
And made me want to write
Enough?
You are always on mind
Continually in my thoughts
I just wish I could hear your voice
Do I do enough for you?
Do I love you enough?
I don’t want to come to you empty handed
I hear you all around
In the wind
The sun
The trees
I wish I could know you more
Love you more
Feel you more
Is it enough to love him and the children?
To think of you always?
To give you everything?
Is this the little way?
For it seems so small
And insignificant
That I am
Invisible.
Bien-aimé
In the dark
We lie
Silky skin to skin
Soft bed and warm sheets caress us
Friends, lovers
We are timeless
We cannot see the wrinkles
Or time worn grey
We see and touch
The heart
The peace
The acceptance of who we really are
We glimpse at heaven
And rest
Knowing all is the grace of God
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The most AMAZING book!!
This is exciting! I bought this book and have fallen in love with it. I devoured it 2 Saturdays ago and am using it daily with the kids in their school work. In one afternoon I was able to memorize forwards and backwards in the proper order the 10 commandments, 7 sacraments, 7 capital sins,7 virtues, 9 beatitudes, 20 mysteries of the Rosary, 4 marks of the church, 4 last things, 5 precepts of the church, 6 sins against the Holy Spirit, 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit, the 12 fruits,7 corporal and 7 spiritual works of mercy, names of the 12 apostle, 46 books of the old testament and the 27 books of the new testament, 21 centuries of church history (1 significant person from each century)....whew, it sounds unbelievable but it is true and I am teaching this to the kids and use it for other things too, ie I taught my 10 year old the 3 territories and 10 provinces of Canada in about 10 minutes!! Everyone needs to have and use this book, it is incredible.... did you get that I am excited about this?? Ha ha... if you knew me and my struggle with remembering everything you'd understand!
Random thoughts
Man, it has been ages since I have posted. Life has been busy as usual but I just haven't made the time to get here. The days seem to blur by and I always feel as if I am not accomplishing all that I should. I also feel as if I haven`t much to say by the time I get here I am all talked out having had to deal with the kids all day long. School is going well for some but the 16 year old is like trying to push a wet noodle.... his only motivation is sleep,hockey or food, and I think in that order!
Its grey outside, cold and windy, rattling the house and the trees.... and it matches my mood.... barren and lifeless season, I really do not enjoy it. But I can not complain. We are safe and warm inside, I can hear the children laughing among themselves and the smell of just baked cookies still fills the house... soon I`ll start on dinner, I have so much to be thankful for. Another one of Guy`s patients is dying, one who doesn`t believe in God, he told her this afternoon that there is nothing left to do, just to keep her comfortable and that he would pray for her. It is a sad situation, I can not imagine knowing that I would die within days and not having Him to go to.
I have always found death strange, even when I was around it frequently in the ICU when I was working. Living, breathing people who were others`sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, mothers or fathers.... just go away... in an instant. Death is not fearful... it is quiet, usually. In most cases it is saddest for those of us left behind because it is usually a long stretch of time before we see the loved one again... but it is truly sad for the unbeliever, not to have that joy and hope of meeting face to face with the Beloved One.
Life is so full of different extremes, birth, death, living and dying. Paradigms all... sometimes it is hard to know what to think and what to do, I thank God that I can focus on knowing, loving and serving Him in my routine filled, somewhat boring daily life.
Its grey outside, cold and windy, rattling the house and the trees.... and it matches my mood.... barren and lifeless season, I really do not enjoy it. But I can not complain. We are safe and warm inside, I can hear the children laughing among themselves and the smell of just baked cookies still fills the house... soon I`ll start on dinner, I have so much to be thankful for. Another one of Guy`s patients is dying, one who doesn`t believe in God, he told her this afternoon that there is nothing left to do, just to keep her comfortable and that he would pray for her. It is a sad situation, I can not imagine knowing that I would die within days and not having Him to go to.
I have always found death strange, even when I was around it frequently in the ICU when I was working. Living, breathing people who were others`sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, mothers or fathers.... just go away... in an instant. Death is not fearful... it is quiet, usually. In most cases it is saddest for those of us left behind because it is usually a long stretch of time before we see the loved one again... but it is truly sad for the unbeliever, not to have that joy and hope of meeting face to face with the Beloved One.
Life is so full of different extremes, birth, death, living and dying. Paradigms all... sometimes it is hard to know what to think and what to do, I thank God that I can focus on knowing, loving and serving Him in my routine filled, somewhat boring daily life.
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