Jam Jars, Rose Petals,
Rain Drops, Honey Drips
Cooked Spinach, Sour Pickles, Twisted Pinched Faces
Carnivals and Buckets Full of Nickels
Warm Cinnamon Buns in Bakery Display Cases,
Cold, Damp, Dreary Places
Life....it offers the sweet, the sour, the cold, the cozy, the fun, the beautiful. It's a mixed bag. This fact, it's indisputable. Some days are filled with unbelievable pain. Others, it's all sunshine and rosy.
The trick is to stay steady in an ever changing climate. It's not the weather I speak of, but of the heart. Circumstances of life sure don't make it easy. It's enough to make you feel downright queasy. You might fear you are going to bleed to death from the continuous blows, every relentless dart.
To pull ones self up once again, where to start.....how to begin? With the dawn, you awaken with sleepy eyes, a deep, drowsy yawn. Be strong, don't be shaken.
Imagine freshly baked blueberry muffins, just out of the oven, the aroma fills the air. With enthusiasm, you take a generous bite..... bringing comfort to all your senses.
Take a bite out of life because
grace and mercy will meet you just the same,
fully loaded with all you need
to meet every challenge, every unwanted weed.
Go out with confidence; just be sure where ever you go,
let the Lord take the lead.
