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Painted In Time
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A smile in the heart brings
a twinkle in the eye.
Joy deep within holds
the promise of laughter.
Peace residing is
reflected in softness.
Love and Kindness
shine forth in warmth.
Time is the canvas upon which a life is painted.
The brush strokes are recorded there, and the
colors come forth in beauty and character.
And so a rare and unique painting over time is
created, and.....
The Master's touch makes it special.
"For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation."
Psalm 149:4 NKJ
© 2004 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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My Computer And Me
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Sometimes I can't type,
Sometimes I can't spell.
And my words look quite funny
When my fingers rebel!
Then sometimes my bifocals
Play tricks on me.
They make things look funny
When I'm trying to see.
So words I've ne'er seen
Appear on my screen.....
Hilarious sentences
With typos between.
I do not think
That I'm getting old.
"These things just happen",
Is what I've been told.
It seems that my mind
And my fingers don't "click".
I find I can't hurry.....
I'm not quite as quick.
Don't want to slow down
'Cuz I'm having fun.
But I sure need to "proof"
Everything I have done!
© 2005 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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The Sounds Of Heaven - A Vision
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A Vision
I saw the sounds (music) of heaven..... iridescent, shimmering.....
The sounds are like "beads" of light..... tiny droplets full of liquid, embodying the life (life-giving presence) of Christ.
I saw "showers" of colored lights in the night sky..... as though handfuls of these light beads had been thrown forth across the heavens..... first in one direction..... then in another..... almost resembling a color burst in a fireworks display. They were there for a few seconds and then dissolved into a refreshing dew filtering down. The "life" in the beads settled on all. I could feel the effect but could not see it or contain it as it settled.....
Perhaps the angels' wings fan the sprinkles of light beads through the air as their wings create a gentle wind.....
A dimension set apart. It is there all the time, but any touch of harshness will shut it away from our view.
The Spirit woos us..... "Come away, My beloved..... and enter in....."
Stillness.
© 2004 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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A Sunshine Friend
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I want to be a Sunshine Friend.....
The love of Jesus to extend,
To brighten someone's rainy day
With little things I do and say.
Perhaps if I just share a smile,
Someone will feel that they're worthwhile.
Or if I speak a cheerful word
Someone may feel their prayers were heard.
The times I make a telephone call
Or wave at someone may seem small,
But I may be the only light
To make that person's day shine bright.
A Sunshine Friend will pray and know
Just when to call and say "Hello",
For Jesus speaks in quiet ways
Within the heart of one who prays.
A Sunshine Friend I want to be
I pray His light will shine through me.
"A word spoken in due season, how good it is!"
Proverbs 15.23b NKJ
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
in settings of silver."
Proverbs 25:11 NKJ
© 2005 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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