HOME.

THOUGH I MAKE A HOUSE FEEL COMFORTABLE
THOUGH I FILL IT WITH OUR FAMILY’S LOVE
THOUGH I DO MY BEST TO MAKE IT FEEL WARM
I STILL DON’T BELONG HERE, MY HOME IS ABOVE.

THOUGH A HUG CAN FEEL SO SWEET
AND SO MUCH HAPPINESS COMES WITH A KISS…
I AM ALWAYS LONGING FOR THAT PLACE
THAT IS FILLED WITH ETERNAL BLISS.

YES, INDEED WE HEARD HIM SAY
“THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND”…
BUT THE FINAL DAY HASN’T HAPPENED…
WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO IS SO GRAND.

EVERYTIME I THINK OF THE OTHER SIDE,
I WONDER HOW IT’S GOING TO BE…
HOW AMAZING TO HUG MY MOMMA AGAIN,
AND HEAR HER SAY HOW SHE’S MISSED ME!!

BUT FOR NOW, WE STILL HAVE TO WAIT A BIT.
WE STILL HAVE SOME TRIALS AHEAD.
SO ALTHOUGH I HOPE FOR HEAVEN ONE DAY,
I’LL BE CONTENT IN TODAY, INSTEAD.

AND WHILE I FEEL A LITTLE AT HOME SOMETIMES,
THAT LONGING STILL RINGS TRUE…
LORD JESUS HELP ME BE STEADFAST HERE
IN EVERYTHING I DO.


JESSICA NICOLE SCHAFER 09-11-08

SWEET FRIENDSHIPS.

SHE MAKES YOU LAUGH, SHE’S ALWAYS THERE
SHE LISTENS WHEN YOU CRY.
SHE’S ALWAYS THERE TO HOLD YOUR HAND,
AND NEVER CASTS A JUDGING EYE.

THE SWEET MEMORIES YOU HAVE TOGETHER
MAKE YOU GIGGLE WHEN YOU THINK OF THEM…
AND EVERYTIME THE BOTH OF YOU TALK
IT DRAWS YOU CLOSER TO HIM.

SHE’S THERE WHEN TRAGEDY HAPPENS
YOU KNOW ON HER YOU CAN DEPEND.
YOU KNOW THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT
FOR YOU AND THIS BELOVED FRIEND.

THOUGH LIFE WILL CONTINUE
TO CHANGE FOR BOTH OF YOU,
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK
THAT SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU!

SHE’LL LISTEN TO YOU COMPLAIN
AND RANT, AND RAVE, AND SCREAM!
AND SHE’LL NEVER JUDGE YOUR FEELINGS-
BUT SHE’LL PROBABLY OFFER SOME ICE CREAM!

THERE’S NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW
HAPPY THE TIMES ARE WHEN
YOU KNOW YOU CAN DEPEND ON
A WONDERFUL, CARING, FRIEND.

J.N.S. September 9, 2008

(P.S. THIS IS ALSO TRUE OF MY SWEET SISTER. JUST THOUGHT I'D REMIND YOU OF THAT, CARMELITA!!)

SOME STUFF.

1. I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO READ "THE SHACK". AMAZING. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK, I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.

2. PUMPKIN CANDLE'S BURNIN' BRIGHT!!

3. MY LIL' BABY TURNS FOUR AT THE END OF THE MONTH. :( HOW ON EARTH CAN HE ALREADY BE THIS AGE?

4. I LOVE AUTUMN. I LOVE THE COOLNESS IN THE MORNINGS THAT REQUIRES A LIGHT JACKET...I LOVE THE COLORS...I LOVE THE CRISPNESS IN THE AIR...I LOVE BUSTIN' OUT THOSE COMFY, COZY, SWEATERS.

5. I HAVE AMAZING FRIENDS. THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THEY'RE MISSED EVERYDAY BY ME!! I LOVE YOU PEOPLE SO DANG MUCH!!

6. I'VE REALLY LIKED "HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD" SO FAR. AND I'M ABOUT TO READ "THE FIVE LANGUAGES OF APOLOGY". I LOVED "THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES", SO I'M HOPING THIS ONE IS JUST AS GOOD.

7. WHAT A NUMBER!! :)

8. I LIKE TO KISS ON MY HUSBAND. I CAN'T HELP IT! HE'S JUST TOO WONDERFUL. I'M SO GLAD GOD BLESSED ME WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL MAN TO BE IN LOVE WITH FOREVER, WHO THINKS THE WORLD OF ME.

9. SCHOOL'S BEEN FUN. DYLAN ALWAYS LOVES "DOING SCHOOL". THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS IT. HE'S READING SO WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WHEN WE WERE OUT OF TOWN TODAY, HE KEPT READING ALL THE SIGNS.......WHICH MAKES ME WEARY OF GOING OUT NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE JUNK THERE IS TO READ AROUND US!!! SHEESH.

10. WE BOUGHT "DON'T BREAK THE ICE" TONIGHT. BIG HIT. I LOVED THIS GAME WHEN I WAS A LIL' GIRL. I'M GLAD DYLAN LIKES IT.

11. COMING IN NETFLIX: "JON AND KATE PLUS 8" AND "THE OFFICE: SEASON 4". YAY!!!!!!! I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THESE SHOWS.

12. HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW MINI LAPTOP NOTEBOOKS? SOOOOOOO CUTE. ME LIKEY.