Christmas Season

Wishing joyful noises during times with loved ones
For peace of mind and hope for all
Cherish these moments together
As we celebrate once more this Christmas season!

12/22/17 -- ALJ

Find Yourself

Sometimes 
Among the clutter
Among the chaos
Among the busy times of life
If you look
You may find
A little more of you
In the things you see

12/2/17 -- ALJ

Far & Near

Finally holding you, in my arms
Waiting so long
Distance makes it hard
But every precious moment
The cuddles
The squirms
The grins
Make waiting at all so worth it
Now that we’re both here
Little Anabelle, my dear

11/23/17 — ALJ

Raise a Glass

Many cheers
For many years
For happiness
For life
For loving
And forgiving
To (Lane)
And Mary, his wife

8/12/17 -- ALJ

Matter to You

How to forgive?

How to move on?

When the resentment and anger build up,

And the words spoken

Don’t seem to matter at all.

How do you stop?

How do you not care?

Not everything is a joke

Just because you spout it in the air.

You’re tired and you’re angry.

And somehow that seems to be my fault.

I try to talk.

I try to relate.

But it doesn’t matter to you at all.

Overreacting, you cry.

And what a hypocrite, I think.

You can never seem to empathize.

No the shoe never does fit.

We’re supposed to be closer.

You never think we fight.

But my memory is cluttered,

With many argued nights.

I have too many feelings.

And you couldn’t care less.

Left to bear the olive branch,

I’m really getting tired of that.

I’m worn out with sorry,

Having to always apologize.

But I’m done with that.

No I won’t admit defeat,

My feelings are what they are.

And it’s not wrong what I think.

If only it mattered to you,

Just a fraction.

Just a bit.

Then maybe you wouldn’t be so hurtful.

Maybe you wouldn’t be so mad.

Maybe I wouldn’t feel,
Like your emotional punching bag.

7/24/17 -- ALJ

That Look

I wear my feelings on my sleeve

For all the world to see

No matter how hard I try

I can never seem to hide

The thoughts floating by

Passing through my mind

I’m an open book

Only need to take one look

But even deeper still

Is how I truly feel

And that I guard with my heart

And protect with all my might

7/17/17 – ALJ

Faith Full Thoughts

Is there a wrong way to be introduced to Jesus? Doesn’t God have the power to work all things towards good? Nothing is going to be perfect. Human interpretation and representation can be very wrong. But if it gets people asking the question – Who was/is Jesus? – isn’t that indeed a good thing? Now that doesn’t mean that that same medium can bring you the answers. No, the only real source of truth is the Bible.

Why that time? Why not now?

That is something I have often contemplated. Not that I think Jesus should have been sent during my time, but it’s something I wonder. I wonder what it would have been like if God had waited another 2,000 years before sending the Messiah. Would it have worked? How different would it have been? With advanced technology, transportation, and communication, how would the life of Jesus affect the world today? And what type of world would Jesus have been entering into. So many worldly events have occurred almost because of Jesus’ life taking place when it did. If Jesus had been born 2,000 years later, how would the world have taken shape?

I know my life could have been drastically changed. In fact, it may not even had come to surpass.

Now wondering about this fact, (because I do indeed believe that Jesus lived, died, arose, and ascended into heaven) does not negate my faith. It can only help me to grow. That is, if I choose to search for my answers in the right place – the Bible.

A faith full of paradoxes. A faith that doesn’t change, but one I cling to even during the harder times.

6/13/17 – ALJ