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The Work Of My Hands
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When I've finished all my labors
And I think my work is done,
Have I really made a difference?
Perhaps my work has just begun.....
Could it be that I'm not seeing
What is right before my eyes.....
Your true meaning for my life.....
And simply do not realize?
Lord, help me see as You would see
And do what You would have me do,
So I will know I've found Your purpose
When each precious day is through.
"Let the beauty of the Lord our God
be upon us, and establish the work
of our hands for us....."
Psalm 90:17 NKJ
© 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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Kitty Cat's Nap
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Our wonderful cat climbed on a soft chair.
She had decided to take a nap there.
She washed her paws to make sure they were clean,
Then rolled onto her back and was very serene.
She stretched out her body in quiet repose,
Expecting to have quite a nice winter's "doze",
When the shade right above her flew up with a "snap",
Making quick end to the kitty cat's nap!
She rose up in the air, three feet off the chair!
She was not prepared for this kind of a scare!
She "flew" out the door on this cold winter's night,
With need to recover from her sudden fright.
Cats need nine lives..... she lost at least two
From this sudden excitement that she had gone through.
When the old roller shade rolled up with a "snap"
It frazzled her nerves and ended her nap!
© 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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The Signature Of God
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His Personal Touch
Written all around us
A ray of sunlight..... breaking through the clouds.....
Wild flowers on a hillside..... where no one planted them.....
A rainbow in the sky..... appearing between sun and rain.....
The brilliance of a sunrise..... or..... The rich colors of a sunset.....
Man has no paintbrush to equal this.....
The melodic sound of a little bird singing.....
How does so much sound come out of a tiny, feathered friend?
The brilliant color in the fragile, paper-thin wing of a butterfly.....
The fragrance of a flower..... and the velvety feel of its petals.....
A dormant tree suddenly transformed into
A sea of fluffy blossoms and fragrance in spring.....
A fuzzy bumble bee visiting a flower for nectar.....
Then flying away to make honey.....
Seeds..... tiny seeds which grow into "plants" so big that
We can sit in the shade under them on a hot day.....
The wind..... and the power of His presence.....
"How excellent is Your name in all the earth....."
Psalm 8:1 NKJ
© 2003 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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A Prayerful Call
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Our nation needs to bow it's head
And bend upon it's prideful knee
To humbly show it's gratitude
For freedom and prosperity.
For God has kept His hand upon us,
Watching over us by night,
Honoring the cries of those
Who prayerfully stand for what is right
Today we call upon His name,
Repenting of our spot and sin,
Asking Him to heal our nation,
Restoring righteousness within.
"If My people who are called by My
name will humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face, and turn from
their wicked ways, then I will hear
from heaven, and will forgive their
sin and heal their land."
II Chronicles 7:14 NKJ
© 2005 Arlene Schwartzkopf
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