HAPPy mOTHeR'S DAy

"THeSe THINgS I COmmAND yOu, THAT yOu LOVe ONe ANOTHeR" -JOHN 15:17

In His Touch by Celine Dion

Forgive me, don't know where to start. I guess we've come to, the serious part. I need to find out, if there's a chance for us.  Don't give me that same old look, you won't win me over.  Don't give me that same old speech, you don't have to speak at all.  You can say you love me, that I'm your perfect crush. How it hurts to need someone that much. You can swear you mean it, but that ain't good enough.  when a man loves a woman, it is all... In His Touch. I wish you could see. Yeah... Just how simple, it's supposed to be. Coz now that we've come this far, we don't want to lose it. No.  If you wanna win my heart, baby just shut your mouth.  You can say you love me, that I'm your perfect crush. How it hurts to need someone that much.  You can swear you mean it, but that ain't good enough.  Coz when a man loves a woman, it is all... In His Touch.  Then words don't mean, that much.  You can say you love me, that I'm your perfect crush. How it hurts to need someone that much. You can swear you mean it, but that ain't good enough.  Coz when a man loves a woman, it is all... In His Touch.

Lyrics by http://www.2song.net/

Look insidE YoUr HEart

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are

There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold

You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

Lord knows

Dreams are hard to follow

But don't let anyone

Tear them away

Hold on

There will be tomorrow

In time

You'll find the way

And then a hero comes along

With the strength to carry on

And you cast your fears aside

And you know you can survive

So when you feel like hope is gone

Look inside you and be strong

And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you -M. Carey

-Photographs by John Patrick Davis

DID I Tell yOu?

i've been going thru some keepsakes of mine lately and came across this card my mother gave me a few years back...my how things have changed!  this year, i turn 40!  and a "few years back" doesn't seem all that long ago, especially since i feel like i'm in my mid 20s.  but thinking about it more deeply and trying to remember specifics to a time and place rather than a simply nodding acquaintance, it truly does feel, sometimes, that i've come to this point in my life via days from numerous lifetimes ago.

DID I Tell yOu?
-ELiZaBeth knapp

for all who have wondered...
did i tell you?

now that you are
almost grown, i look back
and ask myself
     did i tell you?
did i tell you all that i
meant to tell you, all that
i felt was important.
did i tell you or was it
lost in the shuffle of our
everyday lives.  the busy
full days when we taught
and didn't know it.
did we teach?  was
it strong?  was it good?
will it root you in something
real that will allow you
to grow with a firm and
sound foundation?
     did i tell you...

did i tell you

to love, not with
a fair weather
love, but with a
love that accepts
and cherishes
unconditionally.
love not with a
quick and passing
love, but with a
love that is a
quiet peace within
your heart.

did i tell you
to be thoughtful.
not to be a martyr
or doormat to be
trod upon,
but to
be aware of other
people and their
needs.  to meet others
with awareness and
within your own
framework be able to
meet them half way
and on occasion
go the other half
joyfully.

did i tell you
to be courteous.
not to display
empty maners
with no meaning
but to live the
courtesy born of
caring.  and to
express this caring
through the small
formalities and
customs born of
the years.
did i tell you to be bold.
to be not afraid of the
unknown, but to live life
to the fullest and meet
each new experience with
joy and anticipation.
and did i tell you to be
be cautious.  to temper your
daring and sense of adventure
with good judgment and
consideration.

did i tell you
to serve other
people if only
in a small way.
there is growth and
satisfaction in being
part of something
larger than yourself
and your life will be
richer for knowing this

did i tell you to maintain a
sense of the past.  to recall
and uphold all that is best
and meaningful in our country
and in our society.  but
never be afraid to speak out
where you don't believe or
where there is room for
imporvement.  work for what
you believe, but work in a
positive way within a
structure of order and reason.
did i tell you
to find a part
of nature that
speaks to you
then know it
intimately and
well.  for some
it is a mountain peak,
for some
a windswept beach. 
find your
own and in it
find your restoration.

did i tell
you to laugh,
to dance, to
sing.
there is a
lot in life that
is hard, but
take it as it
comes and find
the good...
and make
time to dance.

did i tell you
to be creative
to explore the
seed within you.
find your creative spirit
and let it grow.

and did i tell you the
challenge of being a man-
the challenge of balancing
your worlds-
the need to achieve and
the need to nurture-
the need to be strong and
the need to be tender-
the need to meed the tests
that life brings yet always
keep love at the center-
letting it be the star by
which you set your sail.

did i tell you
these things as
we went along
the way?
if i did i am
humbly grateful.
if i did not then you
must choose for yourself.
if it has meaning, accept
it and make it your
own.  if it does not,
discard it.  your life is
yours to build as you
choose.

and did i tell you...
i hope it will be a good life

roMancE oF thE rose

"when i to you

of those things spake,

'twas with the view

of showing briefly what

i meant in parable,

thereto was bent

my reasoning. 

whoso'er should

see the words of

scripture literally,

ere long would pierce

the sense obscure

that lies beneath

their coverture. 

uplift the veil

that hideth truth,

and bright it flashes

forth forsooth. this shalt

thou find if thou rehearse

the noble stories writ

in verse by ancient poets. 

great delight will flood

thy soul if thou aright

dost read, for thou shalt

see unrolled secret

philosophy of old,

profiting thou amused

shalt be, and thine

amusement porofit thee,

for oft their quip

and crank and fable

is wondrous good

and profitable,

and much deep

subtle thought they hide

'neath veils torn easily asunder."