Green grass beneath my feet
Just so simple
A home to millions of things
Ants crawl over my feet in search
Always in search of
Blue sky above my head
So majestic
See those birds soaring, wings outstretched
Flying, carelessly fulfilling God's plan for them
His plan at work
Baby eyes staring back
So angelic
Little arms around my neck
Hugging me, God's gift to me
I accept this task
See this world
From the eyes of an innocent
Isn't all so bad, so cruel and unjust
It can actually be beautiful and amazing
When you see how God planned it
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Just a little while
Just to hear your newborn cries
Feel your baby skin
Smell your sweet smells
Lasts just a little while
To be able to go back
Cherish those moments more
Linger in each of your breaths
For just a little while
I'll never get those moments back
But we'll make more each day
If God lets me stay with you
Just a little while
~I love you Jakob Ethan Mink! You were my first true love and always will be. I know sometimes you think I am the worst mommy ever, but I promise everything that I do, I do to make you a good man one day. I pray each day for you and hope that God guides you in the right direction all your days.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
How it slips away
Time is such a fragile thing. I have had to reexamine how I value my time, what I do with it and how I place importance on the things I have chosen to spend my time on. For one thing, if you notice the date of my last blog entry, it was almost a month ago! A month, really? How does a whole month slip by? It is really easy to just skim through life sometimes without really delving in to the beauty of it. So this post will be a catch up. I'll try to do it chronologically, but my memory is terrible so.... :)
This week at our church we are having VBS. I usually do nursery, but felt this year it wasn't what I was supposed to do. This year I am helping with recreation. And let me tell you what a blessing it has been. Getting to see the kids laughing and having fun with the silly games brings a simplistic joy to my heart. It most assuredly makes the 90+ degree weather bearable.
This past weekend I hosted the second annual Backpack for Kids Charity Yard Sale. We made 376.00 last year and this year made 500.00. My brother Wayne and my mom gave me almost 200.00 of that before the yard sale even started! I had so much help for it, it made me realize even more how blessed I am. My sisters helped, one of my sisters co-workers, my brother, husband, father, mother, church friends and even some of the kids came and pitched in! I wish that this money didn't need to be given to this cause, but it does exist. Kids go home from school on Friday not knowing if they will eat anything of sustenance (or anything at all) all weekend. Without the backpacks of food, lots of kids would go hungry. There are lots of causes in this world, but God has laid hunger on mine. I can't imagine those babies with growling bellies, knowing that there is no relief in sight for those hunger pains.
I thank you all for taking the time to read what I write. I will make myself sit and write more often. It really is cathartic for me to do this. And somehow lets me feel more connected, even though some of you I'll never meet.
Lots of love.
Christina
This week at our church we are having VBS. I usually do nursery, but felt this year it wasn't what I was supposed to do. This year I am helping with recreation. And let me tell you what a blessing it has been. Getting to see the kids laughing and having fun with the silly games brings a simplistic joy to my heart. It most assuredly makes the 90+ degree weather bearable.
This past weekend I hosted the second annual Backpack for Kids Charity Yard Sale. We made 376.00 last year and this year made 500.00. My brother Wayne and my mom gave me almost 200.00 of that before the yard sale even started! I had so much help for it, it made me realize even more how blessed I am. My sisters helped, one of my sisters co-workers, my brother, husband, father, mother, church friends and even some of the kids came and pitched in! I wish that this money didn't need to be given to this cause, but it does exist. Kids go home from school on Friday not knowing if they will eat anything of sustenance (or anything at all) all weekend. Without the backpacks of food, lots of kids would go hungry. There are lots of causes in this world, but God has laid hunger on mine. I can't imagine those babies with growling bellies, knowing that there is no relief in sight for those hunger pains.
I thank you all for taking the time to read what I write. I will make myself sit and write more often. It really is cathartic for me to do this. And somehow lets me feel more connected, even though some of you I'll never meet.
Lots of love.
Christina
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