Family
Christmas Shopping
Fresh from shower...dripping wet
Revelation...best one yet!
Couldn’t wait to write it down
Children view me with a frown.
Mommy’s doing it again
Couldn’t wait 'til nine or ten?
Solved my Christmas shopping quandary.
Didn’t know what to do.
Now I have the answer.
Straight from You Know Who.
I don’t need a car or money;
No babysitter to pick up.
Go get mommy’s Bible honey.
Please fill up my coffee cup.
Window shopping at my soul
Catalogs you can heap.
No need for stores or the mall,
He’s given greatest gift of all
And it wasn’t cheap!
So now I share with family, friends
To keep giving...what He intends.
The Word...never ends.
For my husband there’s a verse
That talks about his heart’s desire
Remember always, He’s the one
That forever lit that fire.
I know you hold some verses dear
And follow them as best you can.
Just let me mention them again
I’m sure you’ll understand.
Everyone, please be aware
His family is his foremost care
After God of course.
If even one should not be there
When he arrives in heaven’s lair
Above all, great remorse!
Yes, mom and dad and sister too
This gift also is for you.
Accept the Savior, so freely given
Please be there, when we get to heaven.
Now I turn to my kids
Five of them there are.
I can’t give you all you want
But better things by far.
For Stephanie, my new adult
You grew! It’s not your fault.
I give you all these verses,
I’ve been saving them for years.
It’s not like changing purses
Like strings attached, here come the tears.
It’s so hard to let you go,
I think that you’re prepared.
Just remember, He’s the One
Who thought you should be spared.
Please Him first, you can’t go wrong.
Before you know it, it won’t be long;
A husband, children, at work and play
Show them His love in every way.
For Rebecca, you’re only ten
Don’t try to grow too fast.
Trade your longings for these words
You’ll see that these will last.
You’re heart’s so big, and rightfully so
You were created to love and grow.
Please take heart and don’t forget
The years to come are your best yet.
Keep on sharing what you’ve learned
Help your friends to not get burned.
Time’s a wastin’, get it right.
Don’t let them numb to Satan’s bite.
Now my son, my one and only
There’s no need, you shan’t be lonely.
You’ve been blessed with struggles many
Consider it love, worth every penny.
You’ll be strong, more so than most
Refiner’s fire, perfecting, not toast.
It’s all part of His wonderful plan
He’s known it since the creation of man.
My wish for you this Christmas day
Is that you’ll never weary
Of sharing all the gifts you have.
Leave burdens at the cross, don’t carry.
Hannah, Oh...how can I say?
You’ve blessed so many in every way.
Your love for God and His docket
If you could hide it in your pocket
But you can’t, so freely you share.
For all mankind, you show all care.
If anyone had the smallest clue
Of what a blessing they have in you.
Time will tell just what your part
How will you share all in your heart?
Preacher, teacher, mother, wife?
Whatever plan is for your life
Worth every ounce of sweat and strife.
Julia, my smallest daughter
How much you are like me.
Could I ask for sweeter presence
So loving, giving and free?
You snuggle with your mommy
On the coldest winter day.
Your warmth clings like fragrance on me
Wish it would never go away.
Soon you’ll be big and your turn will come
To pass on the traditions.
I know you’ll do well to keep them straight
Pass on His word, with no revisions.
Friends, foes, aunts, uncles, cousins
I give verses by the dozens.
Elaborate? Just a bit
Can’t possibly cover all of it.
The most important, don’t forget
Have we this topic touched on yet?
How much I long for you to be
Up in heaven, not just with me
But with the Savior, you’ve heard the story.
Please act now...You won’t be sorry.
Once and for all, the one true thing
A Christmas babe, Savior, King
For you and me, honest...it’s true.
Born and killed for me and you.
You see the greatest gift of all
Cannot be found in any mall.
John 12:50, Jer. 30:2, John 3:16, Ps. 37:4, Ps. 21:2, Prov. 3:3, 1 Tim. 5:8, Is. 49:16, Heb. 12:23,John 14:6, Deut. 11:19, 1 Tim. 5:22, Titus 2:4-5, 1 Tim. 4:12, Rom. 12:2, Job 2:10, Is. 40:31,2 Tim. 4:2, Matt. 28:19, 1 Cor. 12:5, Mark 9:37, Prov. 4:23, Prov. 8:32. All references from NKJV.
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