ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER

Waking up with the sun is what I do. I’m not sure if I have an internal clock that beckons me, or if the call of the garden stirs me to start another day. At this time of the year, the hours are longer, the colors brighter, the smell of fresh air is cleaner, and everything is alive again. This watercolor, done by Paul, is an example of those things. Tulips are blooming now and signs of lily of the valley and lilacs promise to show up soon. When I think about life in general, I realize I’m coming to the end of my journey. I know what waits on the other side of life will be amazing. While I’m still stumbling around this world, I often wonder why I’m still here. We’re all part of a much greater plan, which God has waiting for us. While we’re here, we wait, we wonder and we pray. Our purpose has merit until we take our last breath. It is then that we really begin to live.

My God, you have placed me here for a reason.

I don’t know what it is.

I wish I knew your plan for me.

I know I should be patient,

but my mind is filled with fear.

I sit and wait and wonder why.

Why have you chosen me to be in this place?

Am I the one who must make sure that your work is done?

I know that with you I can do anything.

I will always trust in you.

You are the God of my people.

Just help me to understand what you would have me do.

I’s hard to wait, Lord -it’s so hard to wait.

I give to you my all.

Use me as you will.

I trust in your direction for my life.

I know I am  your instrument

and you will guide my way.

LYRICS FROM “SUCH A TIME AS THIS,” (The story of Esther by Kathy Boecher©

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR ANOTHER DAY!