The hand we are dealt

I'm at the airport
Watching the planes landing
My thoughts are in the future
In some other place and time
Wondering about possibilities
Wondering about this: my life!
Does love come stumbling in?
Only once in a lifetime?
Or does it happen often enough?
To make us think we are lucky?
To make us feel we are blessed?
Are we ever truly happy?
Are we ever truly content?
With what we are given?
With the hand that we are dealt?
Do we have to compromise?
Do we have to be satisfied?
With the little pieces and accept?
That little is better than nothing?
That something is better than none?
For our Lord promises to give us
The blessings that we pray for!
The love that only He represents!
That unconditional love of our Father!
That God-given sacrament
When two are joined together
To live out their lives in love!

Loving you is like...

Loving you is like...being a little kid
In a candy store!
Loving you is like...standing outside
During a powerful rain storm!
Loving you is like...being on the beach
On a beautiful summer's day!
Loving you is like...waking up and
Every morning is Christmas Day!
Loving you is like...sliding down a rainbow
And landing in the pot of gold!
Loving you is like...all the colours of the day
Sparking all around me!
Loving you is like...I've never felt before!

The weight of the world

Ah my love: I cried today
As I knelt in church to pray 
For the weight of the world
Was heavier than I would want
And I could see no respite: no!
For several reasons those tears flowed 
Yes they became a torrent
I cried for all the weak ones
I cried for all the sick
I cried for many members
Of my very own family too!
For the fact that they are lost in sin
And do not want to be saved!
I cried for my love so far away
I cried for I am undone!
I cried because of the Father
I cried because of the Son
Oh Lord you took my sins away
Gave me salvation in their stead
Oh how I cried to think of
These many wonderful blessings
That come to me simply because 
Of the precious blood that you have shed
Oh Lord I asked for your compassion
I asked for peace of mind
I asked for understanding
To enlighten this tormented mind
Yet still I asked for blessings
Upon this head: bowed down unto you
That you continue filling up my cup
With precious words that I write
That I may continue my work with you
That I might be comforted by your might
I need your blessed strength oh Lord
Of myself I cannot ever succeed
It is only with you my dearest Lord
That I can ever hope to win! 

Steady as a drum

My heart beats for you
It beats like a steady drum
Each breath I take
I take for your sake
Every glance I take at life
Fills me with love...
The fresh breezes in the trees
The salty tang of ocean waves
The glorious sunshine glows
And all of me just knows
All of this body and soul
Knows that you are my delight
And as I go about each day
My thoughts arise and I pray
That my dearest Lord
In heaven up above
Will grant us this time to love
Will grant us happiness and peace
Will grant us joy from up above
Will grant us so many blessed things
Yes: this I ask of Him, my love!

I wish I was in heaven

Another day of waiting
Another day without you
Another day of hating
Being here without you
Oh honey I am sad
I wish it was easier
To stay happy
To stay glad
Missing you is the pits
I count the hours
Until I hear from you
And then the time
Simply escapes
And you're gone again
I wish I were in heaven
Up above
For there, there is no sadness
No tears...no death
Only our dear Lord's love!

The best I can be

I wish to be the best I can be

I hope to be the happiest I have been

I pray to be fulfilled beyond my dreams

I welcome the new me that arises

For though I am but a humble spirit

I want to be all you would dream of

I want to be everything possible

 For my Lord. For you. For me. For my family

Through the hours

 Missing you through the hours

Counting the hours until we touch

Missing your words...

Yes it's true

Oh honey the days are longer

Without you here...but you know

The thing that makes me bear

The waiting: the commiserating

Is that you love me and want me too

Though I can hardly believe it's true

That one day soon we'll be together

Even if it's just for a little while

I hope for forever: eternity with you

So as I wait another long day

Dear, my thoughts and prayers

Are over there across the world

With you! Yes my love: with you