Even in the Misery

Thank you for the rain....Thank you for the misery

Thank you for the pain....and everything you did for me

All I see, all I hear, all I feel from deep inside

all I know, in spite of me, upon that cross you died

So bring on the pain.....

bring on the pain

with you... I... can.... handle it

with you.... I... am... the man for it

through every quicksand pit

All my life you have prepared me for

this life; I can't wait to see what's in store

I know this won't be easy

I know this won't be smooth

and even though all things won't please me

on this journey I begin to move

Misunderstood and maybe despised

Feel the breath on my neck, the stare of all those eyes

But it won't stop me when I fall on my face

I won't give up, I keep running this race

So bring on the misery...

yes please bring on the misery

cuz with you it so plausible

cuz with you it is so possible

to imagine victory...

This valley that I am in, might seam like it is the end

But if I focus on your love, up this mountain I can begin

Every time I tumble and start to roll, I reach for the vine and grab hold

Keep me headed straight on towards your unbelievable mercy and grace

Even when things got me down and those bad thoughts start giving chase

when the ivy starts to entangle and drag me off my path

when the poison begins to spread and distracts me from my task

Thank you for the rain....Thank you for the misery

Thank you for the pain....and everything you did for me

Help me to express my gratitude

Help me to change my attitude

Help me to see the latitude you've given me to live

Knowing you are there and have given me all I have

all the good in my life, why must I be surprised by the bad

This life ain't all honey and sweet as can be, no sugar and spice because you made us all free

To choose our mistakes and be out on our own, to ignore all the symptoms even when they are known.

Thinking we can do better, than the one who was there when He turned the light on

Thinking we are better, than you who came down and spread the light around

So I must surrender to your omnipotence and thank you for every chance

that you even begin to put up with us, it makes me want to dance

even in the rain....even in the misery

even in the pain...because of all you did for me....

because of all you did for me....all the rain....and the misery...turned into gain......and into victory....all you did for me...thank you for your son and all you did for me.

Thank you for the rain....Thank you for the misery

Thank you for the pain....and everything you did for me

ON THE BEACH

Sea turtles laying eggs unexpectedly on the beach

Break of dawn sun is rising as I walk towards each

As a child, I don’t yet understand

Thinking one thing as I stand in the warm sand

Wouldn’t they be fun to ride

Then watch as they leave with the tide

Light breeze caresses my face

As she holds me in her loving embrace

I didn’t recognize that look radiating from her eyes

Not until recently did I begin to realize

We are all bound together by one event

The love of a child and a parent

Now as a father do I grasp the look I saw that day

My own little miracles discovering wonders as they play

Daddy please tell my why, what is that I see

How and where? Up in the sky, why is a bee a bee?

Will I ever grow big and tall like you?

Look daddy, I am walking in your shoes

The possibilities for their world is endless at this age

I stand in awe, looking, and etch each moment on a page

I desire all their desires and hope to give them more

But hope my failures and my faults will stay behind closed doors

I give them all I have with encouragement and praise

Knowing in my heart there is a limit to these days

False Progression, True Confession

Life giving breath, here on earth.

Changes happening daily.

We run, we hide.

We learn and try...

to ignore.

Mainstream success and mainstream thoughts prevail.

We all but listen to our hearts.

Chasing uncatchable dreams,

How can you get what does not exist...

on paper?

Rejecting all hope

Rejecting all faith

Can truth be found in pop culture?

Can truth be learned in science?

Sometimes truth has already been found,

but has already been overlooked.

Keep trying, keep running, keep searching and learning.

Advancement and progression, two words full of hope.

So many putting false assurance on material improvement

All can be different.

Peace can be found.

Hearts can be healed...before time ends

One man came...offering freedom

One man came...living perfectly

One man came...full of truth

One man came...fulfilling destiny

One man came...delivering grace

One man came...and died for us

Will you believe?

Tranquility

I started this next post while we were down at Nolin Lake in Kentucky over the weekend. This a a place that always gets my creative juices flowing, when I take the time to sit and enjoy what is around me....

Gentle breeze, blue skies, brilliant green forests captivating the eyes

Feeling lazy and free, bringing lives together as a family

The trees give a measure of security as they overhang almost everything

Embracing, enveloping, Invigorating

An aroma of countless leaves and plants bring memories of youth and chance

Harmonies fill the air of warbling birds, chirping bugs, droning bees and rustling leaves

Water slapping against rocks, boats roaring in the distance nonstop

Excitement, Anticipation, Tranquility

Hard to understand about this place, bringing slowness to a life of haste

Casting off everyday worries, finding yourself in no hurry

The fake posturing and posing seen for what they are

Replaced by realness that has been hiding from afar

A quiet stroll along worn out paths where fear and failure have tread

knowing you are not alone, just an explorer not yet dead

A butterfly reminds you of the metamorphosis residing within

Only you can initiate the transformation and begin

Finding yourself reaching out instead of holding in

Hope escaping from the deafening din

of trepidation and that same ol’ song

Glossing over the apathy for too long

A fluttering heart and quiet resolve warming the soul

Like the suns rays to a flower, your will starts to grow

Peace increases as you walk down the path to the crick below

Your senses alive and absorbing the life around, making your blood flow

A bass breaks free from it’s world for a moment, then disappears

Ripples dancing along the water the only evidence left behind and it’s clear

Producing small traces in this world you inhabit whether seen or not

Are tracks you leave there to show the way or to be forgot

Serenity, Adaptation, Redemption

Finally the trail ends at a dock and a lone boat bobbing side to side

In reality, a new adventure begins as the engine roars to life

Now the first-mate trusting the journey to the new Captain on board

Implicit in your belief, knowing imminent detours you can afford

And now as other boats blur past in haphazard lines of insanity

A slight smile with glimmering eyes, progressing forward confidently

Guide Me

This is a poem I wrote back in January of 2003:

It is in me to write beautiful things, but only with the help of Him.

Guiding my hand, guiding my pen,

Guiding my thoughts deeply within.

Relying solely on my soul, where I'm headed I do not know.

You may laugh, you may wonder,

why the faith, what spell am I under?

And I must chuckle, a gleam in my eyes

There is no spell and I am not that wise.

Truly blessed, no, not on my own,

Unearned life, through Him I am shown.

Undeserved grace from above,

Compassion, caring and undying love.

Why am I worth so much to Him?

Even though I try, I do naught but sin.

Tear drenched face and swollen heart,

Burning desire to perform from the start.

My iniquities for his righteousness,

an uneven trade I must confess.

But You gave to all the chance you see

to prove and to obey,

This is where I want to be,

with one last thing to say.

Deep in my heart, my mind and my soul

and encompassing all I know

Thankful for every given day

I believe, so I must pray, and go

Old rhyme/song

Well wake up in the morning-

Ok afternoon

Time slides by as I lay in my room

It's a wonder how easily she becomes my friend

As I work on nothing and wonderin

will this flounderin ever end

living in a world of iniquity

living in a world of an-o-nymity

Can't believe i worked so hard for this

getting so close but in the end a miss

In a world of all and everything

looking and seeing and getting nothing

so monday slips to friday

but keep praying it'll be my day

but loving the life i'm livin

and leisurely i'm drivin

to do the things that please me

one day you'll see

what i want and what i love to do

maybe right now or in a day or two

this responsibilty creeping up on me

climbing up my back...here comes the reality

Boom not now it aint gonna be now no

not now it aint gonna be now hey now

oh yeah aint gonna be me no reponsibilty

so I check into my own dream motel... a place of fiction and with a lot to tell

a place for fun and not alot gets done but ya party all day, till ya see the sun

So what color is the sky you say

what color do you see hey hey

I say.....

It' ain't black...it aint white it aint blue it's outta sight

It aint pink....it aint gray cuz day after day after day

it aint nothin at all as night becomes day

and it's amazin that this happens with all this education

that the best education i get on my own

in a world of all this and everything there is

like bubbles in a soda it starts to fizz

yeah hard to believe that i got nothin to bring

so i lay another rhyme and begin to sing

with a little bit of hope and a little bit of action

with a whole lot of heart and a whole lot of passion

comes a little bit of vision that takes you on a mission

to see your way up outta that room

into a brand new world and no not too dang soon

But doing it my way they always ask me....

what color is the sky up there

hey hey

what color is the sky please share

hey hey i say

it aint yellow or purple

it aint red, it aint green

if you hear me fine and know what i mean

it aint nothing at all until i make it that way!