Meditation

Meditation
Search into the garden
Of your soul and you will find
A gem of priceless beauty
Like a jewel that’s most divine .

Meditate in silence
And with each breath release
A faith that’s filled with magic
And a magic filled with peace …

For in your quiet moment
You will surely visualize
That in this rest of peacefulness
God will unveil a prize .

A prize that’s been unnoticed
Like a jewel that has been lost
But now in silent meditation
You can hear His faint response .

Like a choir of angels singing
For we mortals here below
If we take the time to listen
His miraculous touch will flow .

Flow free from every corner
The invitation’s clear
If you take the time to listen
Then God’s music you will hear .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Please remember me in prayer .

Where ?

Where?
There was a little boy,
On the week's first day,
Coming home from Sunday School
And wandering on the way.

He scuffed his shoes into the grass
And found a caterpillar.
He found a fluffy milkweed pod
And blew out all the filler.

A bird's nest in a tree above,
So wisely placed on high,
Was just another wonder
That caught his eager eye.

A neighbor watched his crooked course
And hailed him from the lawn.
He asked him where he'd been that day
And what was going on.

"I've been to Sunday School," he said
As he turned a piece of sod,
And picking up a worm, he smiled,
"I've learned a lot from God!"

"That's a fine way," the neighbor said,
"For a boy to spend his time.
"Now if you can tell me where God is,
I'll give you a brand new dime."

Quick as a flash the answer came,
The boy said without complaint,
"I'll give you a dollar, Mister,
If you can tell me where God ain't!"
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

A Sunset Lesson

A Sunset Lesson
This evening I saw the sun set
Behind the mountain dim ;
It dropped from behind a beautiful cloud ,
All gold around its rim .
And as the sun sank down to rest ,
Beneath its bed of gold ,
It filled my soul with rapture ,
Its beauty to behold .
O that my life ,at close of day ,
May be as supremely bright ,
As I pass on from this present world
To the realms of endless light ;
That a golden crown may await me there .
As bright as this golden sky ,
And that I may dwelt forever there ,
In that beautiful home on high
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Have a great Thanksgiving !

In Life’s Garden

In Life’s Garden
Count your garden by the flowers ,
Never by the leaves that fall-
Count your days by golden hours ,
Don’t remember clouds at all .
Count your nights by stars – not shadows ,
Count your life by smiles –not tears-
And with joy through all your lifetime .
Count your age by friends-not years
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Please remember to pray for David and Hali Bagwell and Frankie Wilson and her mother

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Once again our glad thanksgiving
Rise before our Father’s throne ,
As we try count the blessings
Of the year so swiftly flown;
As we trace the wondrous workings
Of His wisdom , power ,and love
And unite our “ Holy ! Holy !”
With the seraphim above .

As we gather round our firesides
On this glad Thanksgiving Day
Time would fail to count the blessing
That have followed all our way .
Grace sufficient , help and healing ,
Prayer often answered at our call;
And the best of all our blessings
Christ Himself , our All in all .

He has blessed our favored country
With a free and bounteous hand ;
Peace and plenty in our borders ,
Liberty through all our land .
And although our sins and follies
Often provoked Him to His face,
Mercy still restrains His judgments,
And prolongs our day of grace.

While we love to count the blessings,
Grateful for the year that’s gone,
Faith would sweep a wider vision ,
Hope would gaze yet farther on.
For the signals all around us
Seem with one accord to say ,
“ Christ is coming soon to bring us
Earth’s best , Thanksgiving Day !”
\ Jan Bagwell
God Bless !