Searching Heart

I lay here and I simply wait
An answer to my fleeting faith.
Can answers come by dangling bait?

If I propose a servant's heart,
Will You who blesses not depart?
What's life's purpose, what is my part?

Will it be a struggle all my days?
Life with stresses and weary ways?
A residing place that trouble stays?

Demonstrate how to really feel.
A calmness that is so surreal
Please answer this hearts last appeal.

Absolute love for all life's time;
I give away this heart of mine.
Remove the fetters that do confine.

In desperation I do come.
This life I have is so undone.
I am weary I can not run.

Carry me to a cleansing spring
A place of rest where souls can sing
My heart is all I have to bring.

A desperate life has now become
A soul of struggle, now undone.
Love that demonstrates grace has won.

Praise to the Father and His Son!

Jan  Bagwell

God Bless !

Hearts on Fire

Glory, glory to God on High
Lord of the mountains; El-Shaddai
Righteous One thund'ring through space
Savior of the human race.

Honor and glory belongs to Him
He is worthy; He is our King.
Jehovah-Rohi; Shepherd and Rock
Protecting; guiding His well-loved flock.

Come all the Earth; praise El-Olam
God Everlasting; Radiant One
Mounted; riding the cherubim;
Worshiped by six-winged seraphim.

Let's lift our voices in sincere love;
Let us sing love songs to God's Lamb Above;
Joining the angelic host's mighty choir
With clean hands and soft hearts on fire.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !!

My Mother's Heart

My mother's heart is so tender and her face has a gentle glow She's my friend and my inspiration, she's the sweetest mom I know. She gives herself so freely to those who share her life She clearly loves her children with the love that comes from Christ Her eyes are full of compassion her voice is soft and mild She lives for helping others, leaving "heartprints" all the while. My mother's love is special and grows sweeter with every year God blessed me with an angel; she's my precious mother, dear. Jan Bagwell God Bless !

That's What Mothers Do

God gives mothers precious children
To cherish, enjoy, and love.
We care for them and meet their needs
With help from our God above.

Our lives now include baby formula
And diapers stacked so high.
We are alert morning, noon, and night
To that baby's slightest cry.

When every one else is sound asleep,
And the baby they do not hear,
A mother's ear is very fine-tuned
And hears that baby so dear.

Mothers can't wait for the day to come
When baby's first word is said.
She waits to hear a call for "mommy,"
But baby says "daddy" instead.

The years of childhood pass so fast.
They out-grow clothes and shoes.
They develop personalities all their own,
And so many friends they choose.

Then we are faced with the challenge
Of rearing them through their teens.
They seem to be competing with friends.
They want to buy designer jeans.

Mothers must often pray for each child.
Yes, we must fervently pray each day
For each child to be saved at an early age,
And that each child will go the right way.

Christian mothers do not stop praying
When those children reach adulthood too.
Those dear mothers' prayers will continue
For that's what Christian mothers do.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

Don't Stay Away So Long, Child

All of my dear daddy's life,
He always called me "Chile,"
Even though I had left home
And was married for awhile.

My daddy longed for me to visit,
And he hated to see me go.
"Don't stay away so long, 'Chile,'
You should come often, you know."

Now my daddy is up in Heaven
I will see him and Mom again,
And with my Savior, I will be.

Does my Heavenly Father say
When I fail to meet Him in prayer,
"Don't stay away so long, Child?
Did you forget how much I care?"
Jan Bagwell
God  Bless !
If  your  Mother and Father  are still  living  you are very Blessed .
Take time to spend time ,

Savior

The Lord is my Savior,
what more do I need
when I am hungry
on His Word, I feed.

He renews my spirit,
in the verses I read
He calms my soul
when to His ways I heed.

Through I have troubles,
I have nothing to fear
for I know my Lord
will always be near.

He brings me relief,
when I lean on His promise
to lead me and guide me
out of the darkness.

He's preparing me a place,
with His blood I'm anointed
in Him, my joy overflows
I'll not be disappointed.

His justice and forgiveness,
in my heart I will store
until the day I meet Him
on heaven's shore.

The Lord is my Savior . . .
what more do I need!
Psalms 23\
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

Hannah

I cannot eat, I cannot sleep
I cannot bear a son
They laugh at me, they mock me
They say behold, the barren one

I cannot hide the tears by day
My grief adds to their flow
The bitterness in my soul
Never ceases, it only grows

Lord of Hosts, please hear my prayer
The words I speak are true
If you will give a son to me
I'll give him back to you

When Hannah silently prayed to God
She poured out all her cares
At God's Sovereign Mercy Seat
She left her burdens there

God's joy then filled her spirit
For a son she'd no more plead
For she had reached the place in life
Where God was all she'd need

But the story goes on, we know it well
God said "Yes" to Hannah's prayer
Nine months later, a baby boy
Was placed within her care
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !!