All, Is Not For Us To Know ~ Haiku ~

Cloudy skies outside

While sunshine is peeking through

How can it be both?

Understanding Life

Sometimes gets complicated

When bad things are said

God knows everything

All is not for us to know

Some, he will show us

Wait for his guidance

All good things worth waiting for

Life changes daily

God grant me patience

To wait for answers from you

My strength is in you.

Sometimes He Speaks Through Me

If you speak
They will hear
Tell them how
I'm always near

Give them manna
Feed their Spirit
If they listen
They will hear it

This is how
It should always be
I love them dearly
They should only worship me

I am their Father
There is only one
I allowed for their sake
The crucifiction of my Son

If they ask
I will forgive
It's the only way
They can eternally live

So tell them now
And if they don't listen
When all gather in Heaven
They will be missing.

An Evening To Remember

The beauty of an Alabama sunset

A marvelous sight, you won't soon forget

Looking out past the fields of hay

A sight to behold, at the end of the day

The sweet lonesome call of the whippoorwill

The last few days seem so surreal

Sittin' on the porch with Family and Friends

Wishing the evening, didn't have to end

Days of the past, when our Family lived close

These are the times that I miss the most

A death in the Family, brings us all back together

Heartstrings that tie us, like an invisible tether

All too soon, this unlikely reunion will end

And we'll all go our seperate ways again

Hugging, and vowing, that we'll keep in touch

With these Family members that we love so much

It's easy to keep in touch,with many ways to communicate

We can't let life hold us up, tomorrow might be too late

We never know if we'll have each other tomorrow, keep in touch with your loved ones......

Sisters In Christ

Oh, my Sisters in Christ, Count it all joy

When you go through temptations from satan's ploys

If you'll stand firm in your Faith, you'll receive

The wisdom and strength,given to Women who believe

And imagine this, when your faith is being tried

Your patience will grow, you'll be changing inside

Remember, wavering not is an absolute must

GOD says, "In me, you must put your absolute trust"

Without that trust, you'll be like a wave in the sea

Driven with the wind, and tossed mightily

So Sisters in Christ, be ever so strong

Cling to the Father, all the day long

He will hold to your hand, and walk with you

No matter what trials you have,GOD will see you through!

Mirrors of the past... December 12, 2005

I've never put many of this kind of poem on here, these are feelings that I've had a hard time
sharing with others. I always looked at it as venting. And perhaps it is. But I'm realizing that in order to grow as an Artist for GOD, I have to see ALL of my work as the art that it is.... As the talent that HE gave me to share with other people. After all, these may be words that can touch another, and help them to know that they are not alone in this journey that we call Life. And that they are not alone in the trials and troubles that sometimes will intrude, into their seemingly secure life with another.... and maybe, just maybe, I can show them that Life only gets better if we allow JESUS, to carry us when we can't walk anymore on our own. Hopefully I can help another to believe as I've come to believe, that sometimes when bad things happen to good people, even though you feel like the Hurt and pain will swallow you up, IT WILL GET BETTER.
If we'll let him, GOD will use it to realign us with the plan, that he had for us all along.
~ PEACE ~ Nan


Looking in my Bathroom mirror
What is it that I see?
The years of hurt and heartbreak
Have taken their toll on me.

I use to be a happy person
In my eyes,you could always see a smile
But because of all you've done to me
They haven't been that way in a while

You're not the man, I thought you were
When I pledged my life to you
Behind that smile and those lying eyes
Is a heart that beats untrue

I've finally come to realize that
Your heart doesn't know how to care
I've tried to overlook this fact
Even though,the signs were always there

It's time for me to give you up
The time is here and now
I don't know how I can still love you
I'll just have to work through that somehow

Maybe one day I can look back
Without this emptyness and pain
Hopefully, that time will come very soon
And I can feel like a whole woman again.

Written in Dec. of 2005, after yet another try, to make a broken relationship work.

~ Can You Believe it? Just one Haiku ~

So many bad times
Have come my way this past year
I hold on to GOD.

Rain Dancer ~~~~~~~ Haiku

At the marina
The skies dark and ominous
Rain is comming in

A man and his dog
Nearby playing in the grass
The wind blows fiercely

Pictures of the boats
Beautiful and so serene
Then the thunder rolls

Seagulls call to me
Wish I could have stayed longer
And danced in the rain


For some reason, I can't stop with one haiku when I write them, I am compelled to write a series most of the time.... Hmmmm......... Maybe it's an OCD kind of thing.... Hee Hee Just in case you were wondering..... and if you weren't wondering....... uhhh, just disregard the conversation here.

Use Me Father God

I'm glad my precious Jesus
That I have you in my heart
Your love for me is so sweet
I hope we're never again apart

Use me, my Father God,
To spread your word throughout,
This great big world around me
Oh! So many things I can tell them about!

Like how you can provide for their every need,
Or about the way you care for us
And then, there's that thing we have between us
You know, that beautiful feeling called trust

Oh Heavenly Father, I will tell them how
You sent your Beloved Son to Earth
To cleanse our souls, by shedding his blood,
It was all planned before his birth

As a Mother, Lord I know,
That must have been a hard thing to do
But you did it, so you could show us
Just how much you loved us too

I'll tell, how you wanted to give us a chance
To have a relationship with you
And that you even gave us a manual
To teach us how and what to do

Lord, I'll tell them,"Take time to read it,
You might be surprised at what you find!"
Then Lord, as you reach out to them,
I know that some will change their minds.

On The Subject Of Giving

You know, God loves a cheerful giver
Someone who gives from the Heart
God doesn't want us to ignore our bills
He just asks that we do our part

Giving a part of all that we have
And a part of all that we make
Makes for many blessings
Of which, we can all partake

Sometimes our household expenses
Threaten to swallow us up
Along with credit and gas cards
Yeah... we all drink from that same cup

Some of us need to take a second look
At where all our money goes
So many things, we think we've got to have
Like those name brand shoes and clothes

Are things, we could save some money on
To make sure we have enough to give
To God and people who are in need
Of food and medicine, just to live

God says he'll take care of all of our needs,
And if we give, all that we can
He'll make sure, we get some of what we want
That's all just a part of his plan.

You Are Talented

Writing, by far is the coolest thing
Which leaves non writers wondering

How we can think up the things that we write
Sometimes even getting up,to write in the night

Writing is a talent,God gave us you see
He gave us all talents,no matter what they may be

But talents aren't restricted to writing,music and Art
On the stage in God's life play, we all have a part

There are no insignificant people in this world
Whether it be a Man, a Woman, a Boy, or a Girl

If you try, you can discover what your talents are
It's what you do best, It's your shining star

It may be something as simple as a good listening ear
There are always people who need someone to hear

Or maybe you always know just the right words
Comforting another,when painful events have occured

You could be someone who draws specific attention
Like a Preacher,a Teacher,or a speaker at conventions

Your talent may be, a warm friendly smile
Or the ability to run faster,than anyone else in a mile

A cook, a carpenter, a plumber or a vet
These are all talents...Have you picked, yours out yet?

Be true to yourself,be who you were created to be
You'll find that in many ways, it will set you free

Those feelings of discontent will all fade away
You'll be so much happier, with each passing day.

So if you haven't discovered yet,what your talents are
Give God a chance to show you,it's what he's been waiting for.