Little reminders for big days

Pair these words with coffee and something sweet. May they soothe you and remind you that life is a treat and when it isn’t, God has your back. Cherish every moment because these moments are ones you can’t get back.

You are a wonder

You are a wonder

If I told you so would you believe it?

Does your personal name tag reflect that you receive it?

How do you treat you?

How do you love you?

How do you bask in the magic of you?

God made only one.

So, my friend, remember you are a wonder

In a world that so desperately needs the Son.

So radiate.

Spread your warmth in the life you live.

No one can do it like you can.

So make your own way,

Reflect the Father’s rays and friend,

Do your thing!

You are a wonder.

Believe it’s so.

And go and change this crazy world

By loving those you know

And perfect strangers on the street.

Because He says when you’ve done it for the least of these,

You’ve done it for me.

Friend

Everyone needs a friend:

A shoulder,

A strong bond,

A secret keeper,

The vessel of an encouraging word when in life’s deserts,

A confidante,

A true, loyal and kind person with whom one can be honest,

A person who loves them unconditionally.

What if you are exactly who they need?

Would you be so bold to show up in the cold?

Would you share a meal, a joke a reel?

A kind word, a smile, a love that lasts a long while?

Would you be that friend for you and for them?

Because this world needs more friends than enemies.

Bottle it

The smiles,

The laughter,

The tiny feet stumbling across the floor steering a walker forward,

The squeals,

The wonder,

The magic of now.

As he grows,

The saying goes:

It will all one day disappear,

Until it awakens again in a new way,

After my hair has turned gray

And his child sways in my lap.

But now I look onto that little rambunctious baby

And I think if I take enough pictures and videos then maybe

I can just bottle up these moments

And hold onto this time a little longer

Before my little boy grows up

And time has slipped so quickly away and we look back in reflection of the magic that is today.

A Prayer for Today

Father, give me peace when the world gives me anxiety. Be with me today as I step into the unknown. Hold me close, lift my burdens, please show me I’m not alone. And as I meet challenges, may I meet them head on with grace and solutions, not anger and strife. Father, thank You for holding my hand and for giving me life. Amen.