As Simple As...

The first people we call or run to are our friends and family... Maybe if we ran to God first things would be different... This morning when I woke up, in my mind was this project coming up. I believed that things would work out somehow; just didn't know how... So I texted my friends certain that a breakthrough would come through. I looked jumpy as I kept checking if anyone had responded to my text... After realizing that this wasn't working, I called out to my 'Papa'; my heavenly daddy. I told him how stranded I was and how much I needed his help. He first embraced me then whispered words of comfort to me. He didn't give me an instant answer but assured me that He's got my back. Things may not work out, friends and family may let you down; God is never-changing. His arms always wide open, his love constant, we can always run to his arms cause He's just a prayer away.

Vanity

My mum opened the briefcase and with it came memories forever buried in my heart. Thick, laminated, covered and even embossed papers. Papers that showed that my dad was an educated man; each certificate representing different levels of literacy... Suddenly tears filled my eyes, the certificates lay in that briefcase representing his sweat, his toil. Vanity; while he's 3 years gone, his papers can't do much... Today I don't remember him as an educated, eloquent, lecturer... I remember him as a loving father and friend... His papers can't embrace me, they can't encourage me, they can't love me... Maybe if we loved more than hate, then we'd leave eternal marks behind... My father left his papers behind but he also left eternal marks; not in a briefcase where ants and termites can damage them, but in my heart... And when I want to remember I go back to my untouchable briefcase...

So glad........

Have you ever taken a route reluctantly only to realize that it was the right path, I’m so glad I took the paths I took; looking back I can only say that God knew the future-I’m so glad I followed His footsteps:-)

Its The Little Things

The things that we take for
granted are the very things
that bring healing to our souls,
A smile does wonders to a
lonely heart,
Its the small things that make
big things!
Its not what we’ve lost that
counts but what we gain in
every loss,
Life may seem unfair and it
may look as though it deprives
as off all that matters to us,
But just like lemonade is
made from bitter lemons,
We can choose to extract the
best when life gives us its
worst,
Weeping endures for a night
but joy comes in the morning!

My Dream

I think of you day and night,
My soul won’t rest until I find you,
So real; almost tangible,
I close my eyes and there you are,
I won’t rest until I find you,
At the crack of dawn I’ll pick my hoe and dig,
You’re not so far away I can feel it in my heart,

I found your trail this morning,

Before dusk I’ll find you.

Fingerprints

In my dreams you're still alive, In my heart you'll always be, When I lose hope I remember your words, Softly spoken but deeply rooted. You wanted to speak but could not, Somehow the look on your face said it all, You stretched out your hand to say hello- If I knew it was the last, I never would have left your side, You left your fingerprints in my life, I'm who I am because you were, You left a mark in my heart Dad- Even though you're gone, I can still feel your touch. It hurts that you're not here, But I cling on to the hope that- One day I'll see you again, I may not have all the answers to life, But God has all the pieces of my puzzle.

Sunny as I :-)

Cold morning, no milk... oooh and the electricity bill; I haven't paid that yet :-(
So that means....no hot shower, the toothpaste is only enough for today!!!
I'm all set for the day but then, no sugar for my tea, I used up the last spoon last night...

I look at myself and marvel at how much I have...
I have a brand new day, a roof on my head, food to last me at least a week...
I have some paint which should be able to finish the portrait on my easel...
That should be enough to pay rent and cater for all the pending bills :-)

Still looking at the mirror, I put on my pink scarf, a yellow flower on my Afro and a smile on my face....
I may not have it all, but what I have is all I need for now...
I'm happy, I'm satisfied, I'm sunny as I.....