Live With Joy

Only what we give away

Enriches us from day to day ,

For not in getting but in giving

Is found the lasting joy of  living .

For no one ever had a part

In sharing treasures of the heart

Who did not feel the impact of

The magic mystery of God’s love .

For love alone can make us kind

And give us joy and peace of mind ,

So live with joy unselfishly

And you’ll be blessed abundantly .

Jan Bagwell

God bless !

         Joy

If you keep my commandment ,  you will in my love ,just as I have kept my Father’s commandment and abide in his

love .These things I have spoken to you , that my joy may be in you , and that your joy may be full .

John 15:10-11

A Message From Mother

    A Message From Mother

 I have crossed the bourne of shadows ,

    I have entered into rest

I am happy with my loved ones

    In that land where all are blest .

I have anchored in the harbor ,

   Where the storms of life are o’er

Where the gleams of endless sunshine

    Break upon the heav’nly shore .

I have seen the golden city ,

   With the jasper walls so bright ;

Here we have eternal morning ,

   And  we never say ,”Good  Night.”

I have heard the sweetest music

   From the angel choirs of love ;

O how blest to be with Jesus

   In my father’s house above !

Yes , I  left you ; it was sudden ,

     But it was the best for all .

It was God’s will – I am happy –

    I but listened to His call

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Dearest husband  , God will bless you

   As you journey down the way ;

I shall wait and watch to meet you

    In this land of perfect day .

Loving children , you will miss me

   But I love you more and more ,

And we’ll meet where there’s no parting ,

   On this ever-golden shore .

Dry your tears , and ease your heartache,

    Mother will be your angel guide ;

Be but faithful to your Savior

    And with Him you will abide .

Love God’s church-there’s nothing like it ,

   Purchased with His precious life ;

It will help you , it will bless you ,

   It will keep you in the strife .

It was Mother’s last great promise

   To attend the throne of grace ;

Will you carry out my life work

   And be there in Mother’s  place ?

Meet me meet me in the morning ,

   Here beside the crystal sea ;

I shall linger near the border 

   Till my loved ones are with me .  

Jan Bagwell ,

God Bless !!

    

 Please be in Prayer for Brother Billy Phillips , he lost his mother.

Steppingstone to God

Steppingstone to God

An aching heart is but a steppingstone

To greater joy than you’ve ever known ,

For things that cause the heart to ached

Until you feel that it must break

Become strength by which we climb

To higher heights that are sublime .

So when you’re overwhelmed with fears

And all your hopes are drenched  in tears ,

Think not that life has been unfair

And given you too much to bear ,

For God has chosen you because

With all your weaknesses and flaws

He feels that you are worthy of

The greatness of His wondrous love .

So welcome every stumbling block

And every thorn and jagged rock

For  each one is a steppingstone

To God, who wants you for His own ,

And on the steppingstone of strife

You reach at last eternal life .

Jan  Bagwell

God Bless

THE HEART OF THE ETERNAL

There’s a wideness in God’s mercy ,

Like the wideness of the sea ;

There’s a kindness in His justice ,

Which is more than liberty .

For the love of God is broader

Than the measures of man’s mind ;

And the heart of the Eternal

Is most wonderfully kind .

If our love were but more simple,

We should take Him at His word ,

And our lives would be all sunshine

In the sweetness of our Lord .

Jan Bagwell

God Bless

Look on the Sunny Slide

   Look on the Sunny Side

There are always two sides ,

  the good and the bad ,

The dark and light ,

   the sad and the glad ,

But in looking back over

   the good and the bad

We’re aware of the number

    of good things we’ve had .

And in counting our blessings

    we find when we’ve through

We’ve no reason all

    to complain or be blue ,

And be grateful to Him

   for the battles you’ve won ,

And know that the same God

    who helped you before

Is ready and willing

      to help you once more .

Then with faith in your heart

      reach out for God’s hand

And accept what He sends ,

      though you can’t understand ,

For our Father in heaven

     always knows what is best ,

And if you trust in His wisdom

     your life will be blessed ,

For always remember

     that whatever betide you

You are never alone

     for God is beside you .

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

 Please remember Brother Billy Phillips ,

 his mother pass away early  this morning .

Dads sometimes are imperfect

 Dads are imperfect people, and it only takes a single thoughtless mistake to create misfortune. On a recent Saturday night, for example, a man in Greenville , N.C. pulled into a convenience store to buy a drink, leaving his car running. A thief jumped into the vehicle and took off, not realizing the owner's 6-year-old son was asleep in the backseat. Thankfully, the boy slept through the whole ordeal. He was safe and sound—and still asleep—when officials found him inside the abandoned vehicle a half-hour later. The thief wasn't caught, but the dad was charged with endangering the child.

All dads make mistakes—some worse than others—but there is one Father who will never make a mistake, let us down, endanger our lives, risk our well-being, leave us or forsake us. He loves us with an everlasting love, and nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jan Bagwell 

God Bless !

On the other hand , God has given us some Great Dads . I hope God Bless all the Fathers reading  this blog .Scott Bagwell Mike wells , Melvin Mobley ,Billy Phillips and etc Bless you all

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My Dad

My dad

A man passed away many years ago
A man of great resolve
Who strived to live
A different life
One of love and soul
He didn't care about material things
Only knowledge and truth were his way
A man of ideas and thought
A man from yesterday
Still relevant today
He was a father and husband
A teacher and a poet
A dreamer and a traveller
Who loved the earth and the bush
Who made simple things an adventure
And made things remain
And gave us all a chance to dream
Of things that made life
More to us it's seems
Did he doubt and wonder why
Did he have some regrets
A life lived well always will
It's a life I won't forget  

Jan Bagwell ,

God Bless!

Tonight after church , I sat on a bench outside , and I felt the spirit of God move  and it felt like  a great peace came upon me !