THANKSGIVING

 THANKSGIVING

We’ll be spending our Thanksgiving
By driving over to Grandma’s house
Not a soul will go hungry
Not even a little mouse

She started preparing
On the night before
If there was anything missing
She sent Grandpa to the store

Everything must be perfect
On this day you see
For it isn’t very often
That we gather as a family

After a long trip we arrive there
The first thing we do is turn on the TV
To watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade
There are marching bands and floats to see

Before we begin eating
We hold hands and pray
Thank you Lord for the blessings
That you have given us this day

And we also pray for a special blessing for
The men and women who protect our liberty
Please God keep them safe from harm
They understand that freedom isn’t free

Then Grandpa says let’s eat I’m starving
The first thing on the menu is soup in a cup
In the background we listen to Holiday music
This always helps us to keep our spirits up

Uncle Charlie carves the turkey and
Asks if we want dark meat or white
And even with this many people
There will be plenty to take home tonight

Pass the gravy and the rolls please
The peas and sweet potatoes too
The cornbread stuffing is delicious
And may I have some apple cidar too

When we finish the main course
The women will help to put things away
While the men go and watch a football game
Actually there are several to watch on TV today

Once everything else has been cleaned up
Grandma serves coffee and pumpkin pie
All of a sudden it feels like we’re stuffed
For some strange reason we wonder why

Before we head back to our homes
There are still two things to be done
First we help set up the Christmas Tree
Then we join hands and thank the Holy One

Thank you Lord for the blessings of this special day
We ask for traveling mercies and Your Grace again
May all of our hearts be filled with Your goodness
And to this prayer all of Your children say AMEN

DEALING WITH FRUSTRATION

 DEALING WITH FRUSTRATION

Have you ever had one of those days

When everything that could goes wrong

It may just start with something small

Like constantly singing the same song

Then you go to get on the computer and

The server has changed things around

You keep trying to get into your email

But sadly it’s nowhere to be found

So you decide to take out the daily trash

The bag is overflowing and it’s very heavy

It tears and everything falls all over the place

And your clothes get covered with gravy

Finally when you get the mess cleaned up

You open the door and the dog escapes

It makes you wonder what else could go wrong

So far your day has been filled with sour grapes

That’s the time when you need to pause

You need to take one giant step back

If the rest of the day continues like this

It’s just liable to cause a heart attack

Instead of fretting about all that’s happened

There is something else that you can do

Just turn these frustrations over to the Lord

And then you can start the day anew

The Lord will bear your burden

By yourself you can’t fix the mess

Move on with the rest of the day

And God will take care of the rest

Stay calm and go about your business

It’s amazing how it will all work out

All because you let go and let God

That’s really what it’s all about

WHEN IS A PROBLEM NOT A PROBLEM

 WHEN IS A PROBLEM NOT A PROBLEM

When I'm faced with a problem and

I can’t understand the reason why

I stretch my arms up to the Lord God Above and

Then His hand grasps mine right through the sky

He doesn't even have to ask me,

"What is it that you’ve done"

Father God already knows what troubles me

And the answer comes right from His Son

Yeshua died on a tree for all of mankind

So that His Father would forgive all sin

God's Door in heaven is always open

Your belief and faith will get you in

Put your trust in the Lord in all things

Praise and prayer is the way to do it

Then by the power of His Love and Grace

Whatever the problem He'll get you through it

So put your troubles on God's Shoulders

In the bible that is what He says to do

When you need the Lord just look around

Because of faith He'll always walk with you

I ASKED GOD

 I ASKED GOD

I asked God to take away my pain.  God said, No - It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No - Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.    I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No - Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted,     it is earned.   I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No - I give you blessings.  Happiness is up to you  I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No - Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No - You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.    I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, No - I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.  I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me. God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea. ~Claudia Minden Weisz~