My Mother's advice experianced

My mother would use the well time worn advice tid-bits such as 'do not cry over spilt milk', 'early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise' as well as 'haste makes waste' this last one I experianced while hurrying to work and rushing to gas up my car...had gas spill down my pant leg and as it was 25 miles home I had to stop at Wall Mart to purchase a new pair of pants (which I really did not need) so as not to stink out myself and co-workers.
Of course I had to put the experiance in verse...

“Haste makes waste” my Mother said

Hurry to fill glass with a drink…

End up having to wipe down the counter

 

“Haste makes waste” my Mother preached

Quickly putting dishes in the sink…

End up with glass broken, totally shattered

“Haste makes waste” my Mother sighed

Rushing filling the car with gas…

 End up purchasing new fresh smelling clothes

“Haste makes waste” my Mother relayed

 Good advice for a young lass

 Ends up remembering, and it sometime shows

 Tic 2012

Lesson learned - alway listen to your Mother's advice even if it is a cliche or you may be learning the lesson in a more painful way.

Request for 'name' poems

Well in this morning's post I mentioned my sister making a request for a poem for her study classes...I have also recently had a request to write a couple of poems using the full name with meanings about two young men...the request was made by the mother on Mark - the first poem -  who's best friend in Bryan of whom the second poem is...

Mark: warlike, hammer, defender

David: beloved

Berry: fortified dwelling

Mark, warlike what battles do you fight?

As a soldier of Christ – the one for truth and right

Mark, the Hammer, weapon, tool, for God’s purpose

Seeking His direction, deliverance from sin’s curse

Mark, the Defender of the simple truths you hold within

Of family and friends – within your heart not forsaken

 

David, beloved, named after the loved king and son

Though you are the first and he the youngest one

 

David, the uniquely special one, the ruddy of head

Your kindness, compassion have held you in good stead

David, song and music continually in your heart and mind

So much like David of old – best selling composer of all time

 

Berry, fortified dwelling, holding emotions deep in your soul

Seeking, protecting, achieving your most inner goals

 

Berry, the stronghold of great love and compassion

Continue your life walk following Christ in your fashion

Tic 2012

Bryan: Noble, strong, virtuous, hill

Camarillo: Name given to the advisors of the royal court.

Latin in origin – Cama = chamber, room or court;          

Rillo = regal or royal

Noble outlook, a positive approach to daily events

Noble attitude to help console and lift up your friends

Strong hope and faith – trust completely in the heavenly King

Strong voice to speak, to discourse, and of truth you do sing

Virtuous and kind and helpful when dealing with all others

Virtuous smile that brightens the day of sisters and brothers

You proclaim loud your beliefs; shine them forth from the hills

Yet you enjoy a quite time when the daily rush has been stilled

Though a descendant from advisors to the lofty and noble

You follow the divine Royal – to His way – responsible

Bryan you are a noble, strong and virtuous one

Camarillo - a wise, cherished, beloved son

Tic ‘2012

I have the feeling she may ask me to do a few more of these - Yikes!

past due Mary and Martha poem

It has been awhile for my inspirations for posting on this blog...I have been writing and experiancing many things since my last posting. One of those was a Sisters Study day given by my bio-sis. on 'Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World'. She had given these classes at a weekend on the west coast and at that time had asked me to write a poem on the subject. Here is what I wrote...

We often let the cares of life

The work, the stress, fill our minds

Though our hearts may be right

For prayer and study there is no time

We get so filled up doing this and that

We forget to stop and listen – as Mary sat

We will be doing the Martha work

The caring for others, just being kind

That of the necessary we lose sight

Finding our spiritual lives in a bind

So stop going out doing this and that

Sit down to pray and listen – as Mary sat

 

When we put the word first in every task

The stress of the work is left behind

Our worries will be left in the past

The time to do all we will find

No longer wandering doing this and that

With joy, praying and listening – as Mary sat

Tic ‘2008

Had to retype this into my collection - somehow it never made it there!!!