READY FOR GOOD.

TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT HAS NOT BEEN SO GREAT….
IT’S BEEN FILLED WITH SORROW AND PAIN.
I’M WAITING, I’M HOPING FOR SOMETHING GOOD.
PLEASE LORD, STOP SENDING THE RAIN.

LIFE HAS BEEN FILLED WITH TRIALS AND SORROW
FOR ME, THIS YEAR WAS SO FULL OF SADNESS.
HOW I LONG FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING GOOD, LORD
HOW I PRAY YOU’LL FILL MY LIFE WITH GLADNESS.

I KNOW ULTIMATELY IN THE END YOU WILL STOP
THE PAIN, HEARTACHES, WORRIES, AND TEARS.
BUT HOW I KEEP PRAYING AND WISHING AND HOPING
THAT RIGHT NOW YOU’LL CALM MY PAIN AND MY FEARS.

I DON’T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER DAY, FATHER,
WAITING FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO COME MY WAY…
HOW LONG, O LORD, HOW LONG WILL I WAIT?
WON’T YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING TODAY?

AND NOT ONLY FOR ME DO I CRY “MARANATHA!”..
I CRY THAT FOR PEOPLE ALL AROUND THAT I SEE…
THE HEARTACHE, THE DEATH, THE POVERTY, SADNESS…
I CRY TO YOU, LORD, ANSWER MY PLEA!!!

SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER,
SO MANY THINGS HAPPEN IN SPITE OF US…
PLEASE, LORD, COME AND DO SOMETHING GOOD,
FOR IT’S ONLY IN YOU I CAN TRUST.

YOU KNOW I’LL FOLLOW LORD, WHEREVER YOU LEAD,
BUT I DON’T THINK I CAN MUCH LONGER TAKE
THE GRIEF, THE SORROW, THE PAIN, THE HURT
PLEASE COME NOW, FOR YOUR NAME’S SAKE.

PLEASE COME LORD, DON’T TARRY-
HASTEN TO ME. YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I FOLLOW BEHIND.
PLEASE BRING NEW HOPE AND LIFE TO YOUR CHILDREN..
PLEASE COME IN TWO THOUSAND AND NINE.

I’M NOT SURE, LORD WHY YOU DO SOME THINGS
I’M NOT SURE WHAT MAKES YOU DECIDE…
WHO GOES AND WHO STAYS, WHO HAS TO HAVE PAIN…
SOME DAYS I STILL JUST WANT TO HIDE.

STILL I KNOW YOU HOLD THE POWER OF LIFE
IN THE VERY PALM OF YOUR HAND…
I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME, I KNOW THAT YOU’RE HERE,
BUT SOMETIMES I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND.

I’M READY FOR RAINBOWS, ALL FULL OF HOPE.
I’M READY FOR SOME GOOD AROUND ME.
AND NOT ONLY FOR ME, FOR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS…
PLEASE, LORD JESUS, BRING US HARMONY.

JESSICA SCHAFER October 2, 2008

2 FOR 1.

"TODAY I FEEL LIKE SCREAMING AT YOU!"

I JUST CAN’T TAKE YOU ANYMORE!
YOU’RE TAKING OVER MY LIFE-
PLEASE STOP COMING AROUND HERE,
ALL YOU CREATE IS STRIFE!!!

YOU UPSET ME ON A DAILY BASIS,
TAKING UP SO MUCH OF MY TIME,
AND I CAN’T SEEM TO HANDLE YOU,
YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME RUN BEHIND!

PLEASE STOP TAKING OVER ME,
I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE I LOOK!!
I CAN NEVER REST, NEVER NAP,
OR HEAVEN FORBID I READ A BOOK!

I CAN’T SEEM TO GET A HANDLE ON YOU-
YOU’RE ALWAYS FILTHY, NEVER CLEAN…
AND YOU’RE NEVER NICE TO ME,
YOU ALWAYS SEEM SO MEAN.

SO AS I CONTINUE TO WASH YOU ALL,
AND DRY YOU, FOLD YOU, HANG YOU, TOO
PLEASE REMEMBER I DESPISE YOU!!
TODAY I FEEL LIKE SCREAMING AT YOU!!!

JESSICA SCHAFER 09-30-08





"DON'T BLINK"

THE JOY THAT OVERWHELMS YOU IS
AT MOMENTS HARD TO DESCRIBE.
YOU’D BE RICH IF YOU HAD A PENNY FOR
EACH TIME THAT YOU CRIED.

EACH AND EVERY DAY YOU SEE
IS FILLED WITH SUCH SUNLIGHT.
AND EVERY MOMENT FILLED WITH LOVE
AS YOU TUCK HIM IN AT NIGHT.

THOSE BIG BROWN EYES WILL MELT YOU
THAT LIL’ SMILE WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART
YOU’LL WONDER HOW TIME HAS MOVED SO
QUICKLY TO NOW FROM THE START.

THOSE LITTLE LAUGHS WILL TAKE YOU
TO PLACES YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO.
AND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
YOU’LL HOPE HE STAYS WITH YOU.

BUT JUST AS THE SEASONS BRING CHANGE,
SO THAT LIL’ ONE WILL CHANGE EACH DAY…
CHERISH THE TOYS, THE SCRAPED KNEES, THE CRIES,
YOU KNOW YOU WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

HOLD ONTO EACH MOMENT WITH LOVE,
LIVE IN THE DAYS GOD GIVES YOU.
ENJOY TIME WITH THIS LITTLE ONE AND TRUST ME-
DON’T BLINK, BECAUSE LIFE WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.

THE DISHES CAN WAIT, SO CAN MOPPING,
IF THE LAUNDRY PILES UP-IT’S OKAY!
JUST GIVE THAT LIL’ ONE KISSES AND HUGS,
AND HOLD ONTO HIM WHILE YOU HAVE TODAY!!

JESSICA SCHAFER October 1, 2008

'TIS ANOTHER RANDOM POST.

*MY BABY TURNED FOUR. HE’S GROUNDED NOW. HE ASKED ME IN CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING, “MOMMA, AM I FOUR NOW?”……..”YES, BABY, YOU ARE!”……HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS LEGS AND HIS FEET AND QUICKLY LOOKED UP AT ME AND SAID, “BUT MOMMA, I’M NOT BIGGER, I DON’T SEE THAT I’M ANY BIGGER.”……”MOMMY SEES IT, YOU ARE…” DANGIT. THIS GROWING UP THING CAN JUST RIP A MOMMA’S HEART RIGHT OUT.

*WHY DON’T THEY MAKE PRETTY BRAS FOR WOMEN WHO WEAR MORE THAN A *CERTAIN* CUP SIZE? THAT ERKS ME TO NO END!!! I MAY NOT BE IN A SMALL CUP, BUT I STILL WANT A CUTE OVER-THE-SHOULDER-BOULDER-HOLDER…..

*I’M SO TIRED OF THE LACK OF EXPECTATION THAT RULES THE BODY OF CHRIST…THERE’S THE MINDSET OF “WELL, YOU’RE GONNA MESS UP, DO IT ANYWAY, GOD WILL FORGIVE YOU….”…..AND IT TOTALLY CHEAPENS THE GRACE THAT HE OFFERS US….IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SO OFTEN HIS OWN CHILDREN ARE MOCKING WHAT HE DID FOR EVERYONE THAT DAY ON THE CROSS.

*CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE EVERYWHERE…AND IT’S NOT EVEN OCTOBER YET. LAST YEAR I WAS VERY EAGER FOR DECORATING…..THIS YEAR IS A WHOLE NEW SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

*EVER FELT LIKE LIFE WAS JUST BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF YOU? FOR MORE THAN A DAY, A WEEK, A MONTH….FOR QUITE SOME TIME? WELCOME TO THE CLUB. YOU’RE IN GOOD COMPANY. DON’T TAKE TO HEART WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY TO YOU….PUTTING A HAPPY FACE ON DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES DOESN’T FIX LIFE…….JESUS HIMSELF DIDN’T TAKE THAT APPROACH WITH PEOPLE!! DON’T LET WHAT OTHERS SAY DISCOURAGE YOU. READ THE SCRIPTURES…..CRYING OUT TO GOD IN DISTRESS,QUESTIONING WHERE HE IS, FEELING ABANDONED, LONELY, HOPELESS….IT’S ALL THROUGHOUT THE VERY BOOK HE GAVE US. KEEP HOPE IN HIM………..HE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL LISTEN WITHOUT MOCKING WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH. MARANATHA.

*AGAIN, TO A LIGHTER SUBJECT…….MY SWEET, HANDSOME HUSBAND BOUGHT ME THE MOST ADORABLE LIL’ JEAN JACKET. I CAN’T WAIT FOR IT TO GET COLD SO I CAN WEAR IT. IT’S A LONG JEAN COAT, COMES ABOUT TO MY KNEES, AND HAS TWO BIG BUTTONS RIGHT AT THE FRONT AT THE WAISTLINE. ADORABLE. HE LIKES TO BUY ME THINGS…..I LIKE TO RECEIVE THOSE THINGS. ;)

*I’VE BEEN READING THE MOST AMAZING BOOK, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD READ, IT’S CALLED “THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY; ONE MAN’S HUMBLE QUEST TO FOLLOW THE BIBLE AS LITERALLY AS POSSIBLE” BY A.J. JACOBS. IT’S A FASCINATING READ.

*SOMEONE WHO WRITES ON THIS BLOG HAS A BIRTHDAY SOON…….IF YOU CAN GUESS HOW OLD I WILL BE, YOU WILL GET A PRIZE. BUT I’M NOT SURE WHAT THAT PRIZE IS……….OR IF YOU’LL GET IT…….MAYBE THIS IS JUST A SHAMELESS PLOY TO GET SOME COMMENT LOVE. : ) YOU KNOW YOU, TOO, LOVE A COMMENT!