... days until I get on the bus?
... garage-boxes left unpacked, and honey-dos that won't get done?
... movies watched and words left unsaid?
... heart-felt talks and misty-eyed good-byes?
How many more ... sleepless nights in my own bed?
... kisses from my wife, and hugs from my kids?
... drop-offs at daycare, and pick-ups from school?
... random tickles and routine tuck-ins?
... birthday cakes and bedtime prayers?
... just-short-enough-please hair cuts?
... last-minute changes and one-more-things?
"Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us."
... last-minute changes and one-more-things?
"Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us."
How much time do we have left?
How much time do we need?
I just hope it passes fast for you 'overthere'.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Charlie.
ReplyDeleteNot trying to be "religious," but this is something my husband and I pray over our kids and lives. Read every line. This Psalm saved my life when we were afraid of some unknowns. There is NOTHING unknown to God. Nothing.
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Rest in the assurance that He will take care of everything.