Poems & Selections

Irish Blessing 23

Said in the morning when rising…
Christ be with me,
be after me,
be before me,
and be at my right and left hand.
May everything I do be for Christ.

Life is but a stopping place, A pause in what’s to be, A resting place along the road, to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys, Different paths along the way, We all were meant to learn some things, but never meant to stay… Our destination is a place Far greater than we know. For […]
Just as the river Niger flows Through the ages, so does a Mother’s love Just as Noah’s Ark provided safe harbor from the tempest, So does a Mother’s prayers. And just as a physician’s hands can heal the body So can a Mother’s touch heal the spirit Your love is a constant in my life […]
There is no love like a mother’s love, No stronger bond on earth Like the precious bond that comes from God, To a mother when she gives birth. A mother’s love is forever strong, never changing for all time And when her children need her most, A mother’s love will shine. When her days on […]
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints; other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the […]