Thursday, April 30, 2020

30-7 morning prayer


Glory

G lory honor and power be unto Your name
L et every living creature praise You
O mnipotent, omnipresent, awesome
R ighteous, loving, Holy, good
Y ou are great and greatly to be praised

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

30-6 morning prayer


Thanksgiving
Thank You for markers and paper
H eat, house, food, clothing, water
A dam, Matthew, Eric, Loren, Louis
N ew carpet, new vinyl, new paint
K athy, Judy, Linda, Karen, and
S isters’ families. Paul, Leonard, Lester, Linda
G reat nieces and great great niece
I magination, creativity, short term memory
V ictory over  gluttony, boldness, joy
I thank You for time to pursue art, writing, music and
N ew topics of interests, Thank You for travel and the places I have
G one and will go. Thank You that all things are possible with You.

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

30-5 morning prayer


Positivity
P lease Lord, help me renew my mind.
O pen my eyes to Your grace, mercy, promises and
S alvation and what all that includes.
I pray for revelation, vision and realization of Your promises.
T oday as I plan out the day and the weeks ahead,
I pray that You set me free to live the life You called me to live.
V ictory, overcoming, boldness, power, enthusiasm, positivity
I magination, creativity, energy, life, light, happiness, fulfillment, joy, hope, love, a
T otal rewiring of my brain and how it thinks. All things are possible with
Y ou. Change my thinking to embrace and receive all that You have for me.

Monday, April 27, 2020

30-4 morning prayer


Holy

H oly, amazing wonderful God
O pen my eyes to Your grace and truth
L et Your love reign in my heart. Help me love
Y ou and love others as myself. You alone are worth of my praise and adoration.

Sunday, April 26, 2020

PAD countdown 30-3 hope


Hope
(shadorma)

Foundation
Strong, ancient boulder
Guiding light
Fragrant air
Hefty rope on which to cling
Lover’s warm embrace

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Friday, April 24, 2020

PAD count down 30-1 hope


Hope
(acrostic)

H olding on to truths
O verriding our
P roblems with
E ternity in view

Thursday, April 23, 2020

PAD Countdown 29-3 Response


“The Old Pond” by Matsuo Bashō

An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond—
Splash! Silence again.



An Old Pond by Connie L. Peters

An old icy pond
Kids skating, laughing, shouting
Echoing through time




Wednesday, April 22, 2020

PAD countdown 29-2 response


The Pearl
By George Herbert

I know the wayes of Learning; both the head
And pipes that feed the presse, and make it runne;
What reason hath from nature borrowed,
Or of itself, like a good huswife, spunne
In laws and policie; what the starres conspire,
What willing nature speaks, what forc’d by fire;
Both th’ old discoveries and the new-found seas,
The stock and surplus, cause and historie;
All these stand open, or I have the keyes:
Yet I love thee.
I know the wayes of Honour; what maintains
The quick returns of courtesie and wit;
In vies of favours whether partie gains
When glorie swells the heart and moldeth it
To all expressions both of hand and eye,
Which on the world a true-love-knot may tie,
And bear the bundle wheresoe’re it goes;
How many drammes of spirit there must be
To sell my life unto my friends or foes:
Yet I love thee.
 I know the wayes of Pleasure, the sweet strains , 
The lullings and the relishes of it;                         
The propositions of hot bloud and brains;               
What mirth and musick mean; what love and wit  
Have done these twentie hundred yeares, and more;
I know the projects of unbridled store:
My stuffe is flesh, not brasse; my senses live,
And grumble oft, that they have more in me
Than he that curbs them, being but one to five:
Yet I love thee.e
I know all these and have them in my hand;
Therefore not seeled but with open eyes
I flie to thee, and fully understand
Both the main sale and the commodities;
And at what rate and price I have thy love,
With all the circumstances that may move.
Yet through the labyrinths, not my groveling wit,
But thy silk twist let down from heav’n to me
Did both conduct and teach me how by it
To climbe to thee.


My Pearl
Connie L. Peters

I know there’s many pleasure on this Earth.
I’ve traveled end to end of this fair land.
And I have owned possessions of great worth.
And I’ve seen opportunities expand.
And I’ve enjoyed discoveries in books.
Been loved by men with charm and handsome looks.
And I have felt the pride when I excelled.
Though there’s so much to have and be and do,
Surpassing all, my heart has been unveiled,
And I love You.


Tuesday, April 21, 2020

PAD Countdown response 29-1


Losing Pieces
By Shel Silverstein

Talked my head off
Worked my tail off
Cried my eyes out
Walked my feet off
Sang my heart out
So you see,
There’s really not much left of me.


Dear Mr. Silverstein
By Connie L. Peters

Read Stephen Cove’s 7 Habits
and you’ll learn how to get ahead.
Buy a Paul Bunyan book
and you’ll own a tale.
Get an old potato
and you’ll grow eyes.
Read a metrical poem
and you’ll acquire feet.
Give to the needy
and you’ll have a heart.
And then,
you’ll have your pieces back again.




Monday, April 20, 2020

28-8


Thank You
T hank You for the little things
H ow Loren and I still wear our rings.
A rt and music, and all my writing
N ew ideas which are exciting
K aren Linda, Judy, Kathy and kin
Y ou sending Your Son to die for my sin
O ranges, apples, strawberries, all fruit
U nderstanding and wisdom in all truth

Sunday, April 19, 2020

28-7


Nervous
N ow, I ask that You forgive me for being nervous about
E verything I do. I feel like I’m not living my life right.
R emove  those things that hinder me from receiving
V ictory and blessing in the Lord Jesus Christ.
O pen my eyes and my mouth and give me boldness with
U nderstanding and wisdom. Help me be confident in You, my
S avior, and trust You to work even in the things I botch up.

Saturday, April 18, 2020

28-6


Worthy
W onderful God, I
O pen up my very soul to You.
R eigning King          
T ruth, Light, Life
H eavenly Father
Y ou are worthy of all praise.

Friday, April 17, 2020

28-5


Isolation
I know during this time we are to be isolated.
S how me how I can be reaching out to
O thers. Actually it’s easier for me to do it remotely.
L ord, I need to reach out to others
A ll of the time, not just when I’m in isolation.
T each me how to love as You loved. Now I
I ntercede for all who are lost, hurting, dying or afraid.
O mnipotent God have mercy on us during this Pandemic. We
N eed You physically but more than that we need You spiritually.
           Please have Your way in each of us.

Thursday, April 16, 2020

28-4 quiet time


Devoted
D ear Lord, I want to be fully devoted to You.
E ven when my understanding is dim and unreliable. I know
V ictory is in You, along with everything else that’s good.
O pen my eyes to Your hand in my life and my ears
T o Your Holy Spirit. I know I need to love others.
E veryday, I need Your help on this. Guide and
D irect me. I want to be a sheep and not a goat in the end.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

PAD countdown 28-3 elegy


Corona, there will be no grief
Just a collective sigh of relief
We’re stuck in our houses
Six feet from our spouses
So die! you detestable thief!

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

PAD Countdown 28-2 elegy


My Father

Dad
Hunter
Fisherman
Veggie grower
Father of five girls
World War Two Veteran
Millwright at Bethlehem Steel  
He would fall asleep at picnics
Called us Smokey, Sam or Sassafras
Said arigatou instead of thank you

Monday, April 13, 2020

PAD countdown 28-1 elegy



Mom

Mom was a loving, busy sort.
She “redd up” houses just for sport.
I’m one of five girls, I  report.
Her time fell short, her time fell short.

She cleaned and cooked all through the year.
She mowed and gardened, hunted deer.
She soothed and calmed each daughter’s fear.
Her love shone clear, her love shone clear.

Black hair, red lips, she looked so fine.
Compassion, kindness all entwined.
I sure do miss that mom of mine.
The ties that bind, the ties that bind.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

PAD countdown 27-3 magic


Spring Elves
(Minute)

The day’s so dreary birds won’t sing.
I sit and dream
and wish and think
while tea, I drink.

The calendar does promise spring.
But snow’s the thing.
I wonder how
will spring come now?

What magic will make spring appear?
Will elves dance here
and paint the scene
their art of green?

Saturday, April 11, 2020

PAD countdown 27-2 magic


Childhood Magic
(Kyrielle)

I bundle up in my warm coat
And wrap my scarf around my throat.
I walk in snow, my mind replays
the magic of my childhood days.

All weather called us each outside.
And as I walk I feel alive.
And I’ll dream of, while the snow stays,
the magic of my childhood days.

We’d sled in winter, bike in spring.
In summer swim, fall leaves we’d fling.
We had our fun in many ways,
the magic of my childhood days.

Friday, April 10, 2020

PAD countdown 27-1 Magic



The Magic in My Life
(abracadabra)

I’m prone to live by fleeting fear and whim—
whatever feels right and good at the time.
The magic in my life is Jesus Christ.
With God, all things are possible in Him.
When loud emotions bump this way and that,
His Word will steady me when all seems grim.
My strength’s beyond what I can do myself.
When stresses of the day make life look dim,
He helps me see the reason and the rhyme.
The magic in my life is Jesus Christ.
With peace and joy, He fills me to the brim.