‘Twas right before Christmas and in our simple old house, Not a creature was stirring except one small mouse, He wasn’t too big, but the sight made me cringe, A mouse in the house meant he’d surely infringe,
So off to the hardware store, money in hand, We picked up a mouse trap, we thought it was grand, Guaranteed to trap mice with no trace of the dead, We hoped it would work then we went off to bed.
That night I heard nothing, just the sound of my breath, It saddened my heart to put someone to death, After all he had siblings, a mom and a dad, And it was so close to Christmas, it made me feel sad.
There must’ve been mice in that stable of old, They went there for refuge from danger and cold, When they looked at the Christ child, a sight to behold, A Savior had come as once had been foretold.
I smiled and I thought of that sweet little child, And the animals watching so meek and so mild, The trap is still empty, no sight of the mouse, A timely reprieve for the guest in our house.
As I reach the end of my years, I find I have a lot of good information stored up in this old decrepit mind of mine. If I don't write it all down, it may vanish and no one will have the advantage of my thoughts. This is why this blog exists. I love the Lord, Jesus with all my heart and soul. I know I'm undeserving of all He's done for me, but I also know that His love is beyond my comprehension.
I've always wanted to write. I never kept diaries, but tucked my thoughts in my head for future reference. I use them now in creating stories, plays, poetry and my blog.
I continue to learn every day. I believe the compilation of our time spent with God will have huge affect on the way we live. I know I'm a sinner and I need a Savior. I have One through Jesus, Christ.
My book, "Stages - a memoir," is about the seven stages of life from the perspective of a woman. It addresses all the things girls and women go through in life as they travel it with Jesus, and it is available on Amazon.com.
When I saw the title and the photo, I thought of Mark Lowry’s version of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Lowry wrote several poetic stories for children about Piper, a hyper… active mouse who learned that it was much better to give than receive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU5PcgvbEaA
As I reach the end of my years, I find I have a lot of good information stored up in this old decrepit mind of mine. If I don't write it all down, it may vanish and no one will have the advantage of my thoughts. This is why this blog exists. I love the Lord, Jesus with all my heart and soul. I know I'm undeserving of all He's done for me, but I also know that His love is beyond my comprehension.
I've always wanted to write. I never kept diaries, but tucked my thoughts in my head for future reference. I use them now in creating stories, plays, poetry and my blog.
I continue to learn every day. I believe the compilation of our time spent with God will have huge affect on the way we live. I know I'm a sinner and I need a Savior. I have One through Jesus, Christ.
My book, "Stages - a memoir," is about the seven stages of life from the perspective of a woman. It addresses all the things girls and women go through in life as they travel it with Jesus, and it is available on Amazon.com.
I'm a retiree in his seventies. That may not be significant to many, since there is a bunch of us Baby Boomers around. However, in the year 2,000, when I received a diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, I expected to be dead in three to five years.
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You’re a softie. 😀
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I know😊
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When I saw the title and the photo, I thought of Mark Lowry’s version of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Lowry wrote several poetic stories for children about Piper, a hyper… active mouse who learned that it was much better to give than receive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU5PcgvbEaA
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You poem is wonder, by the way.
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Thank you, Mark.
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