His Love Is All Around

In the coolness of the breeze,

The swaying of the trees,

When children whisper to me,

The breath of God I feel.

The comfort of warm conversation,

The rays of the sun. 

The hugs and smiles of loved ones,

The joy of heaven is reborn.

His peace is in the knowledge,

That His love is very real,

And even in the darkest night,

His word can wipe every tear.

So if you wake up feeling purposeless,

Or find that hope is gone,

Look all around and remind yourself;

Through you His love lives on.

This Father's Day

Each Father’s Day I pray for dad;

Among the blessed we are but a few,

Today as I did, it struck me downright,

I ought to be grateful for two!

For one has shown me how to live,

The other, the meaning of life;

One calls me his little baby girl,

The other, he calls me his wife!

Being a dad is much more than the title,

It is no easy road;

For a father must carve a path so worthy,

His children might reach their goal.

It’s not always about blood or gender,

Or if you’ve been harsh or too mild;

To qualify the part, it is quite enough…

…that your heart was once home to a child.