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Thank You, Lord, for Mom and Dad
by Marijo Phelps For memories of yesterdays Of fishing trips til twilight's haze Of little girl dreams and piggyback trips How lightening works and why the wrench grips Your time, for me, Was love expressed And patient replies to all my quests Helped me learn & know & grow But you taught me much more than that Your serious gentleness and trust begat A foundation for character way inside Upon your guidance and wisdom I relied And as I grew and tripped and fell You were there to hug me and me and "make it well" As through the years my sin overcame You might now approve but you loved the same Foolish choices and unwise ways I learned and grew through some darkened days Out of balance, out of wack Yet I could trust in you to steady the tack In grossest sin I walked unwise It must have made you turn your eyes Yet I never knew or sensed or felt Personal rejection in the way you dealt Your balance, counsel, Wisdom and prayers Have helped me release My burdens and cares The trust you taught Helped me to grow To believe enough To reach out and go To confess my mess And rely on Him After years of darkness Steeped in sin Oh, to know the release of my soul set free To know the peace and power of God in me To realize obedience out of love for Him To see miracles and blessings He's worked within I praise Him now for the two of you For your laughter, prayer and praise and the things you do Thanks for loving me enough to allow me freedom to fall For standing beside me when I couldn't stand at all For sharing with me my hopes, dreams and tears For being my FAVORITE, Most beautiful parents For all these years! My blog is: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com/ (C) Marijo Phelps all rights reserved. Use with proper credits About Self Saved by His grace in 1974, from 9 years of professing atheism into His loving arms. RN for 23 years, missionary with YWAM then statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ over 9 years. Living with my husband in the middle of a mountain meadow. GRIN! Wanting to spread the good news Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |