Showing posts with label poem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poem. Show all posts

Proud Mommy Moments: Poems by Jocelyn

Last week, Jocelyn left her journal in my bedroom
and I got to peek through a few poems she was writing.
They were acrostic poems and they were beautiful!


If there was an N in mother,
she might have called me Nosey.
Luckily, there is not!

I did tell her that I saw her poems
and she proudly read them to me.
Then today,
I told her about
 
and she gave me her permission to post them!
I have always had a love for poetry.
I like when a writer is genuine
and uses thought provoking ideas.
I’m so thrilled that Jocelyn is like me,
in the sense that she always had a pen and a piece of paper on hand.
Jocelyn’s poems are definitely genuine.
These words come from her innocent little eight-year-old heart.
I was moved by the traits she chose to focus on.
Now, I want to search through her old schoolwork files
for other Mother poems to compare the difference.
What a treat my child is!
I am a proud MOTHER
and I’m sure she makes Jesus smile too!
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My Mom is nice.
Oh, she sings pretty.
The Mom believes and has faith.
Her life was through a rainbow.
Every day I am gone, she calls me.
Right, is what she chooses.


Faith in me.

A wise guy.

The greatest man.

He is a believer.

Even a sport’s person.

Raised me very happily.

Project 31 - A Letter to YOU

Today I am writing a letter to
YOU
To the one who has been hurt
The one who is feeling
inadequate, incapable, fearful, and alone
The one who may feel like you are barely holding on
That nothing is as it seems
That your world is crashing down around you
I am writing to remind you
YOU are strong
Happiness is within your grasp
Hope is all you need
Just to Believe in Yourself
(1 Corinthians 1:24)
I promise that if you believe, everything else will follow
The ones that matter already believe in you
SO
Believe...
That you are loveable
That you are worthy
That you deserve the best
Know...
That you have a purpose
And that He has a plan
(Proverbs 16:9)
Ask...
Ask for what you want
Ask for what you think you need
(Matthew 7:7)
Trust...
Trust that His plans for you will be simply amazing!
You have a great big life ahead of you
Much to live for
Much to see
Much to enjoy
And happiness is just waiting for you to find it!
A big chunk of happiness is waiting for you
To scoop it up and put it in your cup!
He promises that your cup will overflow! 
You will get there...
~To that place~
Where nothing can shake your faith,
Because true contentment has found you
And the knowledge that even on the toughest days,
He is standing next to you!
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
You will understand that sometimes you will make choices that hurt you
And sometimes others will make choices that hurt you
And your life will change
But you will be okay
Because you have endured!
That life goes on!
That even with your faith,
You are going to have moments of weakness
And in those moments of weakness
You will find yourself weary, hurt and uncertain 
But that those moments pass
And one day,
You will look back on those moments of weakness
And realize just how small those moments were
And just how big YOU are!
(Philippians 4:13)


Let us be Grateful




May we be filled with peace and love today.
May we understand that today is good.
Yes, it could be better.
Yes, it could be worse.
However we choose to feel
about this particular day,
Let us recognize that it is ours.
To do with it as we please.
To hug our children.
To love our spouses.
To smile at strangers in passing.

May we trust in God's plan.
Let us not be burdened by our daily struggles.
Let us not attempt to change the things we cannot,
but focus on the things we can.
May we simply...live.
Completing our every day chores
with a happy heart.
Loving.
Learning.
Praying.
Enjoying.

May His presence surround us.
May our souls be blessed, cleansed,
renewed, free.
May we be grateful today and every day.

A Season to be Thankful (poem)

If it were possible for me to gather up all of the love in the world and comfort you with it, I would.
To make you feel as wonderful as I do today.
You see, my world has become imperfectly perfect.
To step out of a mindset that had kept you broken, confused and angry and step into a life of love, freedom and possibility...
I can’t even begin to express the joy that overwhelms me.
The beauty that I see.
The gratitude that I feel.
You see, the stages of loss are textbook.
The character that develops as a result, is not.
You will experience much of what I have.
You will come to a point when you realize that you can do everything alone.
Then the most wonderful thing will happen.
You will realize that you are not alone.
It was you and Him all along.
He will provide for you, if you allow Him to.
There is much beauty to be found in silence, solitude and surrender.
On that day that you hear His whisper, you understand that you were not meant to be alone.
No, you will not understand everything.
WHY. WHEN. WHAT IF.
But you understand the HOW and the WHO.
When our life becomes complicated, unbearable and harsh, I believe that He is crying with us.
He is standing by offering us peace.
Waiting to help.
Wanting to help.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose,” He says.
Several Thanksgivings ago, I was full of tears and heartache.
Standing there with my vision blurred.
I remember that time, because it was my time.
My time to weep.  
But HE was there to help me move past that SEASON.
I am grateful for that season and for that pain that I experienced.

That moment led me to this one.
I am especially thankful for this season because I “Live, Get, Embrace, Laugh, Dance, and Love.”
He has given us all many reasons to be thankful and HOPEFUL!
If you happen to find yourself with a blurred vision this holiday, remember that He is there.
Forget the other voices and listen for HIS.
Forget the WHY and focus on the WHO.
Let His peace fill you up this holiday and remember that He has promised that your “time” will come.

May He be everything that you need this season and may you have a very blessed THANKSGIVING!

Keep Stepping (A Poem about Moving On)



I wish I could take your pain away,
I wish I could tell you that she (or he),
Is not worth another second of your time,
A good spouse, a good partner, a good friend,
Doesn’t do that to someone they love,
A person of strong character, sound mind, and a healthy spirit,
Doesn’t do that to anyone,

Anyone can promise to love you,
But only the worthy, know how,
To truly care for another person,
They know, that a person’s heart,
Is a special treasure.
That they have received,
And they value it,
They know that commitment should not be taken lightly,
And another’s feelings should never be disregarded,
They know that while words matter, actions matter more,
They know that no one is perfect,
Yet, still they strive to be perfect,
For you,
Because they love you,
Because they love, that you love them,

As your heart begins to heal,
You will make your way back out into the world,
You will meet some,
You will meet few,
You will meet many,
Each story is different,
But no matter who or how many you meet,
Just know, that you will want to rush it,
You will miss the comfort of another’s arms,
You will want to hold someone again,
And to be held,
But when you feel yourself falling, you will stop yourself,
Because you will remember the pain,
The loss,
The emptiness,

You will meet one that you like, one that likes you, and one that you could love,
You will meet one that needs your love, one that does not know how to love,
and one that loves too freely,
But you will take your time,
You will listen to their hearts and to yours,
You will hear what they say and pay close attention to what they do,
You will ask about their life before you, because it affects their life with you,
You will find out what and who they value,
And you will hear about the love that they lost,
You will listen closely, because history sometimes repeats itself,
But you, having experienced this pain,
Will not let your history happen again,

You will be careful and wait for someone who is worthy,
You will know who uses your love,
Only for what they can gain from it,
You will know that she who does not even love herself,
Cannot love you back,
You will not settle for an okay love,
Because this time you seek the one,
The one that will learn all about your heart,
And how to take care of it,
This person will sometimes make mistakes,
As do you,
But their mistakes will not be deep,
They will not cause hurts that damage your spirit,
They will not carve away at the trust,
They will be shallow, everyday mistakes,
That do not hurt much,
Still that person will be apologetic,
Because that person,
That worthy person,
Will love you so much that they cannot bear to see you hurt
Even a little,

But, even without having found, that person,
You will still find yourself happy,
You will love yourself,
Delight in the alone time,
You will enjoy the quiet in the house,
Your thoughts will amuse you,
Your ideas will inspire you,
Your memories will no longer haunt you,
You will benefit from conversations with friends,
Books, movies and music will be pleasant, because you choose them,
Bible verses will take on a new meaning and will speak to your soul,
You will eat when you want, sleep when you want,
And laugh at the things that you find humorous,
You will learn more about yourself,
Things that you had forgotten,
Things from your past that you used to like so much,
You will fall back in love with you,
All that you are,
And all that you have to offer,

You will be happy again,
At times, you will remember your past,
And as you think of the love of your past,
You will remember the hurt,
And how it felt like nothing else in the world mattered,
And how no one would ever compare to that person,
But this time you will smile,
Because you will know that it was not true,
It was not true then,
And it is not true now,

Life can get blurry,
Love can be obscure,
Our destiny, unknown,
But our future is in our hands,
And our life is what we make of it,
But when we are so wrapped up in what we want,
We cannot see what we need,
And when we focus on what we do not have,
We forget to be grateful for the things that we do,
So remember as much as you want love,
Do not rush it,
Do not hurry it,
And definitely do not wait on it,

Live your life,
Love your life,
And embrace the now,
Value the blessings,
Be appreciative for change,
Be thankful for your broken heart,
Because to feel is to live,
To live is to learn,
To learn is to grow,
And soon, you will grow into the person that God desires you to be,

Each day that you wake,
Each tear that you cry,
Leads you one step closer to your happiness,

So keep stepping…
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