A
YEAR TO REMEMBER...2001
Soft
like a kitten
Pure as fresh fallen snow…
Our faith has not withered
For God did not let us go…
He
has been close by our side
In this year of trials and struggles…
Thru birth’s and thru death’s
In the multitude of kind…
From family to friends
And strangers we’ve lost…
And Twin Towers that fell
Oh, we’ve paid a mighty cost…
There
have been hero’s of many
Such pain they did bear….
They left father’s and mother’s
Wive’s, daughter’s and son’s..
And the depth of the loss
Left us all in despair…
But
those hero’s are gone
Only physically you see…
For they left us hope
For all eternity…
The
blessed Father never leaves
Us all alone you see…
For when we feel the lowest
That’s when he wants us on our knees….
So
thank you Lord for loving us
And taking care of all those “Courageous” souls…
It eases our pain and our aching hearts
To know that our loved ones are safely in your fold…
By:
S.A.Dale
12/01
So
Many Tears....
As
I set and think about the year
I have such sadness in my heart to bear…
There
was the bombing of the Towers…
And those blessed hero’s
who saved that
White House of ours…
The
personal losses that I have known
Have not only been just of my friends
But of my families’ very own…
And
if it were not just the losses that were so sad
It is the nit picking that there is always to be had…
The harsh words and hurt feelings
And the unjust goings on I dare say
Just bring a tear not to just my eyes
But to anyone who receives the hurt in this way…
So
this Christmas I pray for all who are sad
And I also pray for those who are mad…
I pray that the sorrow that we all have endured
Will be lessened in time in Gods’ hands, that’s for sure…
I
also will pray that the anger and frustration
Will be lost in the fold of our Lords’ love and salvation…
Merry
Christmas and God Bless….
By: S.A.Dale 12/18/01
Yes,
Even Christians Get the Blues…..
To
some people I know they seem to think
That being a Christian is as easy as a blink…
They don’t seem to realize that it’s hard at times
To forgive those who hurt you and love all of mankind…
Yes
I tell you, even Christians get the blues
They hurt and they cry and feel anger just like you…
But the difference is the ending and the healing of their blues
They
pray to God and in him they forgive too…
By:
S.A.Dale 12/27/01
Oh,
for the Love of a “Son”…
To
give one’s child to save someone
Takes the strength and heart of a faithful one…
The sharing and caring of those who must be saved
Make us bow and worship and standup and be brave…
Many
a father and mother have given such this year
They have given without notice their loved one(s) so dear…
Unknown to them a day came and went
And unlike the others so many were heaven sent…
The
sons and daughters and fathers and mothers
The aunts and uncles and friends and neighbors…
Will no longer be here to share on this earth
For they have gone home to be with the “Son” from his birth…
By: S.A.Dale 12/27/01
The
Reality of Friendship
It’s
not easy to live on this earth
It’s hard to make it to life…actually beginning with birth…
One of the wonders a person can count
Is the nurturing of a person and a friend to amount…
It’s
not just the talking and sharing that’s so grand
It’s the listening and caring that begins with a helping hand…
A shoulder to lean and the kindness of a hug
Will make even the saddest become not quite so smug…
I’ve
been so fortunate and blessed in my years
I’ve had a share of great laughter and yes, many tears…
But I’ve also been wrapped in the blanket of love
By those who were sent by the Father from above…
To
be offered a hand and to accept it, takes care
For in taking of friendship one must always be there…
One must not always take, but to give in return
For that is one of which God surely wants us to learn…
By:
S.A.Dale 2/5/02
Simplicity
Nothing
frilly, fluffy or silly
Nor bright and shiny as such…
It
may be long or even short
And matter of fact, it can be of any sort…
The
texture can be smooth or even rough
A matter of fact, it can even be tough..
It
can even appear to be bumpy
And by gosh, even kind of lumpy….
Actually
“it” is so awesome
And at times seems to blossom…
When
you find the answer to this question you see
It will hit you with such force it will set you free…
You
can search in the air and in the lands far and wide
Its not anywhere in particular, it never ever hides…
To
find it is so easy, but must be gentle in its use
To find it all you have to do is look within your heart
And
the Lord will be there awaiting
Your grace filled spiritual start…
By: S.A.Dale 2/6/02

Always
in the lime light
And surrounded by the vale..
The love that comes and goes to each
Leaves a tremendously long and valiant trail…
Silence
is the partner of a serious and lonely one
The last but not least of anyone’s story
Is the precious and
stalworth male and heir…
For He’s the Father and
he’s the Son…
And He’s the light and way for each and everyone…
Kindness
and gentleness does his honor at best
And tells of a gracious life
And in that he passed the test….
His
calm and warm demeanor
Surrounds each and every precious soul…
That to reach out and ask for forgiveness
Is to us humans, a story that is foretold…
God
gives us many chances, open-ended in all you see
That to be his child and walk in his light
Is the most awesome of eternal life that there can ever be…
By:
S.A.Dale 02/15/02