Radiate Life ~

The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or good, but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected - as ready to say I do not know, if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality - to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
I wish others to live their lives, too - up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant - to radiate life.  Elbert Hubbard 

Radiate life ...interesting theory ~ to live life to the fullest , to run the race that is set before us and to love those that we so love . I wish to be simple , but to love deeply, I wish to be cheerful always , to feel joy , to be grateful for everything I have , for those friends that have walked the journey of what we call life with me, even though it may just be a purpose, I hope my smile can change someone's day. 

I hope my laughter can cause laughter in another soul . I hope my hug when I wrap my arms around someone causes them to feel safe, loved and adored.  I hope I can continue to give pieces of my heart away and use my talents so at the end of my life I can tell God that I used everything he gave me to help other people. I wonder who read my blogs, do you know who I am, do you feel the love and caring I have for others. Wish I could talk to you , wish I could hold your hand and look into your eyes once again . I hope you know and can still feel how I feel....just the thought brings a smile sometimes a laugh of the memories ~ miss our talks 

Still do ! Love you So.....

And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them I don’t know.

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been.
But life began again
The day you took my hand.

And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening get me down
Now that you’re around me.


And you love me, too.
Your thoughts are just for me;
You set my spirit free.
I’m happy that you do.

The book of life is brief
And once a page is read,
All but love is dead.
That is my belief.

And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening bring me down
Now that you’re around me.

And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them, "i don’t know."

Just another summer day

I love summer~ everything about it brightens my life.  This morning the breeze outside my window is gently blowing . Sun is beating down it's rays of light upon the shiny green grass. The flowers are turning up their petals towards the skies asking for a much needed drink . Quietness fills the house ~ thoughts and memories of past summer's flood my mind...so thankful for memories , pictures of days gone by some good some not so good but we run the race that is set before us with perseverance and love for one another. Anticipating what lies ahead in this day, thanking God for friendships, season come and seasons go as with friendships. Sometimes we get so busy that we do not have time anymore to grow friendships, we need to nurture those friendships, I feel I have some slipping away, maybe it's just me ~ I seem to wear my feelings on my sleeves at times, I dislike that. Wish I didn't take so much to heart, received a post card this week saying " you have a sensitive heart" , ya think...I do . I take those words that people tell me to heart and when they don't reciprocate I'm hurt, lost, and feel used.  May you feel soft flowing breezes today in your life, may you feel joy, love , and most of all laughter to fill your heart...I love my forever friends , I miss one tremendously so wish we could go  back in time ....and scoop up those memories once more ....

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt your heart beat close to mine
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command.

And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last till the end of time my love
It would last till the end of time my love

The first time ever I saw your face, your face,
your face, your face

You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again

Come let me love you
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

Let me give my life to you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again

Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

FADE
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream 

"The Prayer" Love this song....

I pray You’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way

Lead us to a place
Guide us with Your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe

--Verse (Donnie)—(Yolanda)
I pray we’ll find Your light (I pray we’ll find Your light)
And hold it in our hearts (and hold it in our hearts)
When stars go out each night (when stars go out each night)
Remind us where You are (remind us where You are)
Let this be our prayer (let this be our prayer)
When shadows fill our day (when shadows fill our day)

(D) – Oh Lord, lead us to a place, oh my
(Y) – Guide us with Your grace (guide us with Your grace)
(D/Y) – Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Both:
A world where pain and sorrow will be ended
And every heart that’s broken will be mended
And we’ll remember we are all God’s children
Reaching out to touch you, reaching to the sky

We ask that life be kind (we ask that life be kind)
And watch us from above (and watch us from above)
We hope each soul will find (we hope each soul will find)
Another soul to love (another soul to love)

(D/Y) – Let this be our prayer (let this be our prayer)
(D) – Just like every child (just like every child)

Both: (x2)
Needs to find a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Together

“As I look back on all that's happened..- there were times when we dreamed together, when we laughed and cried together. As I look back on those days, I realize how much I truly miss you and how much I truly love you. The past may be gone forever..and whatever the future holds, our todays make the memories of tomorrow. So, my lifetime friend, it is with all my heart that I send you my love, hoping that you'll always carry my smile with you, for all we have meant to each other and for whatever the future may hold.” "Life isn't fair , but it's still Good ......

Thoughts !

Are you there? Do you see me?  or was  I  a tossle in the wind, do I mean anything to you ....are you listening to me....or have you closed your ears to the sound of my voice? wishing I could reach out and touch you~ talk to you face to face....so many questions of ~ really does it matter....should I just forget....where I've been and does it matter where I"m going.....
I'll let you all decide who I'm speaking to! ~

Sweet Summer Day ~

Sweet summer day~ the rain fell today....the wind blew....the sky darkened.  even though the weather is not always what we want ....there is always something good in a day that's not so good. it is still a sweet summer day. The fragrance after the rainfall.,,,,the glistening of the drops upon the blades of green grassy fields. Branches are heavy laden with the saturated weight upon them. they bend over gracefully touching their tips to the ground. like a ballerina bending over to touch her pointed toes. the ground thirsty is now swallowing the refreshment of drink they received this morning . part of God's provision , just like what he provides for us nourishment for our souls. not only food that we nourish ourselves with, but spiritually soaking in his love , his tenderness....guidance and wisdom. when we climb to the mountain top you can see far but its desolate there, where we see the green luscious grass is in the valley of life, he nurtures us there, refines our being , caresses our thoughts holds us in the palm of his hand. guards our hearts, why is it that our hearts are so fragile....the song he gives and takes away he gives and takes away, my heart will choose to stay......sometimes its hard to pick up those pieces  that have shattered in our lives and move on. we so want it to be different , but it's not , it's not going to be , we must move on.  I don't want to cries my heart. I don't want to at all.............just want to be loved, want to know I mean something to someone, just want.....it's still a sweet summer day........

Are you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snowcrested brown)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)

Tell her to find me an acre of land
(On the side of a hill a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strands
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

When you're weary, feelin' small
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough, and friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down

When you're down and out, when you're on the street
When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you
I'll take your part, oh when darkness comes, and pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind

Sail on silver girl, sail on by
Your time has come to shine, and all your dreams will run their way
See how they shine, oh, if you need a friend, I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind

Listening to my soul

I don't understand exactly why the wind blows, the seasons change, or the rain falls. I can't say what the world will be like in a 100 years or what it looked like when dinosaurs lived. But I know YOUR hand is behind it all . I often take for granted what has always been. I don't look for its source in you. Yet you are a never ending river, and from you flows all the tributaries of creation. I've lived my life upon your banks.
The activities of days, weeks, and years--------------- the daily grind has filled my life. and I have ignored my basic need for you . Sweet river of life you have always gone before me ; but I keep trying to do it on my own and to quench my own thirst. My bones are brittle, each day we waste the 24 hours given to us to please you and glorify your name . Your word provides everlasting water....if I would only listen and draw closer to you . To climb on your lap and rest and close my eyes to listen to your heartbeat.

Discerning your will in the trials I face and giving up control are difficult for me. Thank you Father God for loving me right where I am today, help me to stretch and reach for your will in my life. To never regret, for the past has only molded my life to what you have in store for me ....help me to listen and quiet my spirit in you .....I love you ~