A FEW REFLECTIONS

The delicate tiny teardrops

Rolling down a baby's cheeks

They were put there for a reason

To bring attention to it's needs.

The intricate web of a spider

So delicate and fine

To trap it's prey securely

Until the spider decides to dine

The dewdrops on the morning grass

Crystalized and still

The flapping of a birdling's wings

Amid the choir of Whipporwills

As I reflect on all He gave us

To look at and admire

How much more awaits us

In the Heavens, to which we aspire.

Gerti M. Blackwell

June 2012

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WHAT IS

We have all gotten older

Wiser, not much

But we are all survivors

Boldly longing for His wisdom and touch

Losses may nearly break us

But we have to keep on

Striving to be His best

And in Faith to stay strong

What is, may be lacking

Rarely  happy or content

The only way to find peace

Is to accept the Gift that God sent

Keep our minds pure in thought

Focused only on Him

As our hearts fill with joy

May our eyes never dim

Thank Him daily for His presence

As our spirits lift, then bow

For what is, comes from Jesus

We must keep our hands firmly on the plow.

Gerti M. Blackwell

June  8, 2012

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WHAT WAS

Looking back at one's life is not always easy.  Especially when you have regrets and wish you had done things differently.  Reflecting can be very therapeutic, if you put it in the right perspective.  Our past has helped define who we are today.  We cannot place total responsibilities for our failures in life, on our parents, siblings, or friends and acquaintances.  We are all given choices, and like the fork in the road, we make a choice which direction we want to go. There is no way that we can know that our choice is the right one, until we have traveled along the road and experienced all it's curves, hills and valleys.  What we learn along the way and what we do with that knowledge, determines our character, integrity, strength and moral values.  We can change direction at any point on our journey, if we feel that we took the wrong road.  If we are too weak, we will stay on the same path.  God is the determining factor, I believe.  Our faith and trust in Him will guide us and hold us up, through a lot of trials and tribulations.

WHAT’S REAL

One never knows

if one's loved for oneself

Or if there are ulterior motives

Sometimes you're the one

who does all the giving

And gets run over

like a steam locomotive

Is it all worth it

you ask with a sigh

Is it worth all the hurt

and the crying

Should one really have

to buy the love of another

Or just wait til the time one is dying

Trying to discern

what is real and what's not

Seems like a waste of one's time

So why dwell on something

that one cannot change

Like flipping

a one sided dime

So my plan is to go

about living my life

And not worry so much

what I'm thought of

As God knows my heart

and the heart of all others

I'll stay focused  

on being worthy of His love

Gerti M. Blackwell

July 1, 2012