When I Linger in His Presence

Sometimes when shadows linger
And darkness veils the night
When pain obscures my vision
And things aren't going right.

When the world around me crumbles
And a friend cannot be found
When tomorrow holds no promise
And life has got me down.

When I am at my lowest
And I can bear no more
I cry to Him in anguish
He greets me at the door.

He gently whispers to me
My soul has found release
My troubles start to perish
My worries seem to cease.

The hardships I have known
Seem to vanish with the wind
When I seek His loving Spirit
And I humbly let Him in.

All the turmoil that surrounds me
Seems to fade like shifting sand
When I linger in His presence
And He gently takes my hand.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

Please remember Billy Phillips' Father and my son David Bagwell 

We haven't seen Brad at our dances for quite some time. Brad is a very nice Christian man, who can sing so beautifully and knows how to dance!
At this time He is quite ill and struggles to take his breath.
He would so love to hear from our singles. with his permission I am publishing his address so you all can send him some cards.

Brad Rogers 113 Elrod Rd. Piedmont, SC 29673

or call Brad at 864-608-2966 . today is Valentine's Day, so lets show some love.

Chasms and Bridges

Chasms and Bridges

Whether dancing the circle
or sitting in the pews, 
the world is full of wonder
and knee-jerk news.

For those full of spite
and woeful complaining, 
the world is full of darkness;
no hope remaining.

Diversity spawns
attacking spasms, 
elevating hate
and deepening the chasms.

You are who you are, 
smart as a fox;
why confine yourself
to a bleak little box?

For those full of love
and compassion caring, 
the world is full of brightness
and warmth in sharing.

Diversity spawns
a chance to build bridges, 
elevating love
and life privileges.

You are who you are, 
smart as a fox;
expressing yourself, 
you're out of that box!

We can make this world
a beautiful place
if we toss away frowns
and put smiles on our face.

Abolish that burden
of complaints you've been lugging;
begin building bridges
and get used to hugging!

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

Please remember Billy Phillips' Father and David Bagwell in prayer !

Remember God love you unconditionally so we are called to love others the same way  !

Happy Valentine's Day !

Love To The Church

I love thy kingdom, Lord,     The house of thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved     With his own precious blood. I love thy church, O God!     Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye,     And graven on thy hand. If e'er to bless thy sons     My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake,     This voice in silence die. For her my tears shall fall,     For her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given     Till toils and cares shall end. Beyond my highest joy     I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows,     Her hymns of love and praise. Jesus, thou friend divine,     Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe     Shall great deliverance bring. Sure as thy truth shall last,     To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield,     And brighter bliss of heaven. Jan Bagwell God Bless ! Please remember in prayer Brother Billy Phillips father, fell and crack something in his hip . will be operated on in the morning  and. David Bagwell  has car problems ,

The Story of the Butterfly

The Story of the Butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.

What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.

Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

Remember God come to our rescue not to soon , but alway on time ! Amen and Amen !

In Life

Faith and Courage is what will get you through this life.

In Life

In life there are people that will hurt us and cause us pain,
but we must learn to forgive and forget and not hold grudges.

In life there are mistakes we will make,
but we must learn from our wrongs and grow from them.

In life there are regrets we will have to live with, 
but we must learn to leave the past behind and realize it is something we can't change.

In life there are people we will loose forever and can't have back,
but we must learn to let go & move on.

In life there are going to be obstacles that will cause interference,
but we must learn to overcome these challenges and grow stronger.

In life there are fears that will hold us back from what we want,
but we must learn to fight them with the courage from within.

God holds our lives in his hands. He holds the key to our future. 
Only he knows our fate. 

He see's everything and knows everything. 
Everything in life really does happen for a reason: "God's Reason".

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !