A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift. A friend is someone we treasure for our friendship is a gift. A friend is someone who fills our lives with beauty, joy, and grace. And makes the whole world we live in a better and happier place. by Jean Kyler McManus
A child’s love is like a whisper, given in little ways we do not hear. But if you listen closely it will be very clear. They often do not say it loud, but in how they come to you… Daddy, will you play with me? Mommy, tie my shoe? The many ways they tell you, […]
A little boy once played so loud That the thunder, up in a thundercloud, Said, “Since I can’t be heard, why then I’ll never, never thunder again!” And a little girl once kept so still That she heard a fly on the window sill Whisper and say to a ladybird, – “She’s the stillest child […]
Hold him a little longer, Rock him a little more, Tell him another story (You’ve only told him four.) Let him sleep on your shoulder, Rejoice in his happy smile. He is only two and a half For such a little while!
I know how father’s strap would feel, If ever I were caught, So mother’s jam I did not steal, Though theft was in my thought. Then turned fourteen and full of pitch, Of love I was afraid, And did not dare to dally with Our pretty parlour maid. And so it is and always was, […]
Jesus, You have been so good to me, You watch over me night and day. Blessing every step I take, While You keep the devil at bay. Thank You Jesus. You calm the storms in my life. Shelter me in a time of rain. Always staying by my side, And bearing all my pain. Yes, […]
He was just a little boy, on a week’s first day. He was wandering home from Sunday School, and dawdling on his way. He scuffed his shoes into the grass, he found a caterpillar. He found a fluffy milkweed pod, and blew out all the “filler”. A bird’s nest in a tree overhead, so wisely […]
His canvas is the whole wide world, The brush, His mighty hand, His palette made up beautifully – He’s the Teacher in command. His clouds are white and billowy With a hint of pink and gray, He paints each slender blade of grass To make a perfect day. The flowers are carefully tinted In shades […]
Say! You’ve struck a heap of trouble — Bust in business, lost your wife; No one cares a cent about you, You don’t care a cent for life; Hard luck has of hope bereft you, Health is failing, wish you’d die — Why, you’ve still the sunshine left you And the big, blue sky. Sky […]
God is a lamp to light my path When I cannot see. He makes the darkness turn to morn, My God is leading me. His comfort with the rod and staff, He gives courage along the way. God is a lamp to light my path, I need to trust, obey. And when it seems the […]
