Monday, March 10, 2008

You Go, Girlfriend!


I was just sitting here thinking of all the wonderful friends I have or have had and my heart is full. Here's a poem written just for them! :)
SHE
Written By Janalea Jeppson May 2006


She showed me how to love life
Until it loved me back.
She listened to my heart when all I
Could hear were echoes,
Then she wrote down the melody
And sang it back to me.
When my dreams were too big
Too wild and too far away,
She helped me tame them
Until they were close enough …
And gentle enough to be realized.
She was kind and loving and patient with me.
Because of this, I understood my worth.
She woke up one day and threw away
All of her excuses,
And then came over with a broom
And a dustpan
And together we threw away mine too!
She ignored me when I said, “It’s impossible!”
And like a potter with clay, she
Helped me shape the possibilities.
When she discovered she could fly,
She Helped me to find my wings,
She painted the tips with gold …
Then taught me to fly!
We both learned how to enjoy life
To the end ..
Instead of merely enduring to the end.
And together we joined in the celebration!
When my life wasn’t turning out
the way I imagined …
She helped me to imagine more.
She lassoed a rainbow for me,
And used it to color my world with love.
When I forgot who I was
She whispered to my heart,
“You are the daughter of a Heavenly Father
Who loves you.”
And she whispered it until
I remembered again.
She was the light that
showed me the way,
She made my world a better place.
She was my friend.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Spring has Sprung ...



It's the first Monday in March and I can smell spring coming! Because of that, I am getting restless! I love spring!! There's something wonderful about it marking new beginnings! I works for me more than New year's day. For some reason the new year just reminds me of everything I don't have that I wanted at this point in my life and I feel like a failure like the passage of time or something ... it's hard to explain ... spring, on the other hand gives me that brand new feeling that I can do anything! ( Like ship an Ikea cat to anywhere!)
With Easter just around the bend I wanted to leave my newest Easter Poem for all of you to ponder: ( My goal is to make it a song ... but I need help in that department :)
HE
written by me ... Janalea Jeppson


I want to know Him.
I seek to find Him.
His love is woven in the tapestry of life.
He is my Savior
And my Redeemer …
He is the one who took the pain
for all my strife.


He who walked the streets of Gallilee
He who suffered in Gethsemene
He who gently said, “Come follow me,”
He is the way, He is the truth, He is the life.
It is …
He who is my strength when I am week
He who is a lamp unto my feet
He who is my Savior and my King
He is the way, He is the truth, He is the life.


He reaches for me
I feel Him near me
I’ll pledge to walk the path of life He made for me.
When I am lonely
His spirit fills me
And gives me strength to move from
Darkness into light …

He who walked the streets of Gallilee
He who suffered in Gethsemene
He who gently said, “Come follow me,”
He is the way, He is the truth, He is the life.
It is …
He who is my strength when I am week
He who is a lamp unto my feet
He who is my Savior and my King
He is the way, He is the truth, He is the life.