Creature Comfort
I’m glad to know I’m not my ownand that you’re not mine either.I’m glad my creator keeps us as his.This comfort’s made me a believer.
Get to Work
Let’s get to work, remembering we get to work.
A Luka Luka Bluka
A luka luka bluka leh?Yes, soon we will go out and play.Ek koba kuba goba woo?Yes, and daddy will come too.Odak odook bolayaglo.Oh, now that I didn’t know.A deeka deeka beeka nee.I love it when you talk to me.
Good For Us
Being hungry is good for us.For us, it means it’s time to eat.For us, it means we might lose something that we don’t want anyway.For us, it means the food will taste that much better.For others, it means that there … Continued
Forgiving
Well there’s no such thing as free,free lunch, free love, free living.There’s a cost for everything…and a God who is forgiving.
Honors
Some are good at music,and some are good at math. Some people get a sentence,and some a paragraph.A name sounds good in honors,a name sounds good in praise,and a soul sounds best in sweet, still rest,with humble hands upraised.
To Say Thank You
To say thank youis to give up rights;it means “You were under no obligationto give me something so nice.”And so, to say thank youis to open up and trustthat we won’t cease to be cared for.Yes, this is hard, but … Continued
Liquid Heart
Your eyes are sparklinglike your mama’s diamond ring,one hand wrapped ’round my fingerand one hand in the air.A giggle bubbles uplike an overflowing cup.Smile like a work of artmakes for mama’s liquid heart.
Feeling Young
Oh yes, there are days when I ask, “What have I done?” and the answer is so little, but I’m still feeling young. Oh yes, there are days when I ask, “What are we doing?” Like a midlife crisis, except … Continued