Psalm 27:1

              Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afriad."

             When I saw this verse on the page of prompts It jumped out at me. You see I plan on being a missionary to the middle east, specifically in Israel. I have had a lot of people ask me "Why there?" and "Don't you know that place can really dangerous?". Yes I know this and a lot more as well. I know that I have a God in heaven who will protect me wherever I go, I know that He will never leave my side, and I know that He loves me even if I try to push him away and take the glory that rightfully belongs to him. I am only human and will do things that are not always right, but humans are not perfect so you can expect that from me as well as anyone else. I will try to follow what God has planned for me and walk in his light, and if I don't, God has a deep enough voice I think I will hear him quite fast if I was to wonder away. It doesn't matter where I go, even into the darkest parts of this world, because I have the Lord as my light and salvation, and when there are scary people, whom shall I fear? The Lord is my strength in life no matter how weak I become from lifes strunggles, and with the Lord by my side, whom shall I be afraid of? I want to thank Mr Crain for showing me this verse, because no matter where I go in life, it will remind me were God brought me from and that with Him I will always have His light, His gift salvation, His strength, and I shall never be afraid.

From point A to point B.

              I couldn't decide what to write about and began telling myself I just need to do what I can, Start with point A and continue writing until I get to point B. Although it sounds fairly easy I need to get motivated and just do it. So here it goes.

              When I was little my family would go to my grandparents house In Massechusetts. We lived in NC and usually drove so it took about 16 - 18 hours. It wasnt always fun, it was usually tiring, and the scenery outside my window always seemed to blend after only a few hours. Into the mountains and back out again, golden leaves, yellow leaves and a few green, this was not my idea of a fun trip. We usually went to my grandparents house for thanksgiving every year so the leaves looked the same... time after time after time again. I guess you could say the boring drive was worth it in the end when we arrived at our destination and I got to see my cousins from NY for the first time since early spring; But there has got to be a way for the drive up not to be as boring. Dont you think?
             After several trips I'd had just about all I could take with boring trips, so my brothers, my mom and I started playing the alphabet game. The point of the game is to spot the alphabet in order, outside your car, on either passing signs or other cars. I loved it but the hardest letters to find always seemed to be Q and J.... which my brothers always spotted first because my eye sight had already began to get bad.

             To this day on our way to Massechusetts we tend to get at least one game of "find the alphabet" done, even though we are all older and don't get as bored. So you see, no matter were point A starts and point B ends, if we look hard enough we will always find the good in any trip the Lord sees fit to send us on.

Today

Hello world,

Hello sunlight,

Hello birds,

And your beautiful sight.

Hello fresh air,

Hello breeze,

Enjoy the day,

Just look at the bees.

Enjoy the sunshine,

Enjoy your day,

Be a child,

And just go play.

Enjoy life,

Don't let it past,

Tomorrow's a gift,

That won't always last.

So enjoy your family,

Enjoy your friends,

Enjoy today,

Before it ends.

                          By: Katie Parsons

Our Missionary

This is a poem that I wrote in the late summer of 2011. I lost a missionary friend, it was hard and I found that I could escape the pain and hurt I was feeling by writing. Joy was an inspiration to many, many people and I will never forget the impact she had on my life. I do not like the fact that she is no longer with us but I find peace knowing I will one day see her again in Heaven.                                                                                                  

Down on her knees

Waiting on the Lord

Loving him whole heartedly

Knowing he'll be there

Walking everyday

In his Loving grace

Doing what she loved

Running the race

Step by Step

Holding his hand

Day by Day

Doing his plan

She did all this and so much more

Without ever wanting anything in return

And who is this I speak of you ask?

Our missionary full of Love for everyone

Always looking forward

Always helping out

Always there for you

Always ready to shout

The Love for her Lord

More powerful than most

She was always sharing

And would never Boast

She was beautiful,

Caring,

Loving,

And always there.

     A daughter,        

A sister,

An aunt,

A friend.

                                    We will always love You                                  

             Joy Beth Bausem               

                                                                                                              By:Katie Parsons