A Blessed Home How blessed is the home Which has learned not to "rush", But has chosen a schedule Which won't stress or "crush". Families today Are in a real bind, With too much to do And too much on their mind. By too much involvement Or extra time spent On outside activities, Families are rent. Blessed is the family That spends time together, For they will come through Tough times and "bad weather". They will have learned To stay close to each other And appreciate sister, Mom, Dad and brother. How blessed is the home Where "family" is found, Where good times and joy And laughter abound. "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches." Proverbs 24:3-4 NKJ © 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf

The Little Lost Lamb A little lamb went out to play, And soon he couldn't find the way Back to where the other sheep stay. He found himself quite far astray. So he decided to explore What he had not seen heretofore. As he searched and looked around, Pain and sorrow are what he found. Other sheep were cruel and mean, And he had no shepherd on which to lean. They mocked and laughed at his small bleat And gave him things he should not eat. They only thought of selfish gain, And now the lamb had fear and pain. He longed to find his very own flock, For being lost was quite a shock. The Shepherd knew how little lambs stray And how they sometimes lose their way. He went to find His little sheep Because His love for him was deep. He brought him back into the fold And held him close 'cause he was cold. It isn't good to wander away, But with the Shepherd to always stay. "If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray." Matthew 18:12-13 NKJ © 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf

A Special Day God bless you on this special day..... "What special day is this?" you say..... Today was made for you and me By our loving God..... That we might be A blessing or a joy to one Who doesn't know His precious Son. God gave His Son that we might live. Now we have chance His love to give. Those to whom His love we show His glorious Son may come to know. What greater joy can fill this day Than knowing one has found His way..... "This is the day which the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 © 2003 Arlene Schwartzkopf

A Quiet Heart A quiet heart is soft and gentle..... and is very beautiful. It has learned to reside in that place of peace and "resting" which is the presence of God. A quiet heart will practice love and choose peace and joy as it's companions. A quiet heart thinks well of others. It will not waver..... or struggle..... or fear, but will trust. It will speak softly and carefully, and it's words will be healing words. It will be able to see clearly and hear accurately, for it is sensitive to the Spirit of God. A quiet heart is very beautiful in the sight of God. "He leads me beside the still and restful waters." Psalm 23:2 Amplified Bible "Let not yours be the (merely) external adorning with (elaborate) interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes; but let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which (is not anxious or wrought up, but) is very precious in the sight of God." I Peter 3:3-4 Amplified Bible © 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf