A Smiley Moment

A smile naturally results 

From the condition of our inner being .

Being happy from the inside out ,

We can be responded to surprising 

Circumstances with a genuine smile .

When you smile you have a happy 

Heart that is at peace , content 

And yields to God's best .

Oh the adventure of finding 

Yourself through losing yourself 

In God with a smile .

Oh a happy heart makes

More than your face cheerful .

When you smile ,

You invite others to embrace 

The hope and peace 

They too can experience with God .

So call someone smiley 

And have a smiley moment today . 

                                    By Brock

The Seed

It is not important when you plant

Or when you water it .

Don't judge each day by the harvest 

You reap 

But by the seed that you plant .

Plant your seed in the morning 

And keep busy all afternoon 

For you do know if a profit 

Will come from one activity 

Or another or maybe both .

The true meaning of life 

Is to plant trees 

Under whose shade 

You do not expect to sit .

Everyday think about every seed

You seed and were it best fits .

                                  By Brock

Wonder

My tears will flow 

As I know the sparrow

Is watching over me .

I know I can not drink

Something no more .

I know I can be with thee .

I know the angels will always 

Pray for me 

And watch over me 

And protect me .

Yes , I will face my weaknesses 

One day at a time 

And one step at a time 

On the wonder that God 

Still loves me the way

I am .

                  By Brock

Your Not A Loser

If you never stick your head out ,

You will never get your head above the crowd .

Use disappointment as material for patience .

Trying times are times for trying .

There is no failure save in giving up .

Sometimes the best gain is to lose .

Forget a mistake 

By organize victory out of a mistake .

                                   By Brock

Don't Worry

You can not get anywhere today 

If you are still mired down in yesterday's worry .

Worry never climbs a hill .

Worry never paid a bill .

Worry never dried a tear .

Worry never calms a fear .

Worry never cooked a meal .

Tomorrow's worry is interest paid

On trouble before it is due 

So go cook a stew !

                               By Brock

This Christmas Day

As I have grown older ,

I have noticed more joint pain 

Especially when cold weather hits .

Today I feel less like a conqueror 

And more like someone conquered 

By the challenges of becoming 

A senior citizen .

As I sit quietly in silence

This Christmas morning ,

I can not help feel invigorating ,

My heart feels a special cleansing .

I know you became poor so that I

Can be rich .

So today I will say 

Thank you Jesus .

                                     By Brock

The Playground

The playground is a place for recreation .

In the 3rd grade ,

The children in the playground 

Learn life's lessons .

The children will speak out loud

But they will listen .

They may find an inspiration

On the playground

Even if they do not know

What inspiration means just yet .

Everyone plays fair in the 3rd grade .

They do on to others as they would want them

To do on to them .

They do not worry about the golden rule .

They play with each other and have fun .

It is to bad that all the kids grow up to fast

And forget what they learned in the 3rd grade

And the cost of living and the big lessons

Learned years ago .

                                              By Brock

Speak Gently

The Kindly words that fall today

May bear its fruit tomorrow .

To speak kindly does not hurt your tongue .

Only the best behavior 

Is good enough for daily 

Use in a home .

Be what you wish others to become .

You learn manners from those who have none .

Kindness is a language 

The dumb can speak

And the deaf understand .

Always be kind to everyone

You meet is fighting a hard battle 

So remember your kindness and gentleness

With everyone .

                                              By Brock

My Friend

If I have known 

What trouble you were

Bearing with in 

And there was grief

In the silence of your face ,

I would have been more gentle 

And show more caring 

And give you a little joyfulness

And a little laughter.

I may even call you smiley 

Even at your age !

When my friend 

Ask for help 

There is never a tomorrow .

It is right now 

So now let me help you old friend .

Let me help you end 

Your sadness that is with in .

                          By Brock

A December Night

I brace myself against the chill

Of the night wind .

Yesterday is old and gone .

Tonight is all band new 

And it is here now .

It is a silent night .

Thank you Jesus 

For being born in the dark world 

So that I might

Be born again in your life and light

As the night star blinks ,

God will gently draw

Me out of the darkness.

No matter how painful

The circumstances 

My hope remains secure in the light

Of God's truth this night .

                                        By Brock

God Always Cares

God never abandons anyone 

Of whom He has set His love 

Nor does Christ The King 

The Good Shepherd 

Never does lose track.

of His sheep .

If God cares so wonderfully 

For wildflowers that are here today

And thrown into the fire tomorrow ,

He will certainly care for you .

Adversity is a bridge to a deeper 

Relationship with God .

Prayer is life's greatest time saver .

When you pray and fight all your battles 

On your knees 

And you believe in Him 

You will win every time 

Because God always cares .

                          By Brock

Never Give Up

What do I do to ever deserve you ,

I thought you walked away from me 

But you never did .

I have come home with booze 

On my breath 

And so much stuff on my mind .

I have even told you f.....you .

I have called you everything 

Under the sun .

If I could repay all that I have done

And taken from you .

I would .

I did not understand when you said

You prayed for me everyday .

I know I have given you hard times ,

But I know now the Lord 

has brought me home ,

And you never gave up on me .

I know I have a long way to go .

I know now with all my pain I have 

The Lord has always been with me 

And I can leave all my pain and trouble 

At his feet 

And not at my mother's door ,

Because my mother never gave up on me

Nor does the Lord .

Now with mom and the Lord I will soar .

                                       By Brock

A Time For Gentleness

Be completely humble
And gentle always .
The troubles in life
Can make anyone cranky
And out of sorts .
There is no excuse
For bad behavior ,
Because it wither the heart
Of those we love .
We need to learn more to be pleasant .
We should never jar the heart of anyone
And make it ache .
Gentleness is a willingness
To accept limitation
And ailments without taking
Out aggravation on others .
We need to have tolerance
For those who are not kind
And noisy and so boisterous
To the old people and to the sick
who have pain and to the children
Who do not understand
What is going on
All the time .
We need to speak softly
In the face of provocation .
Sometimes the unruffled silence
In your heart is the most
Eloquent response of all .
These little things every day
Makes a difference .
Do all these little things
For you and God .

                               By Brock

My Dog

My Dog can not see colors 

But she can see more than you and I .

When I talk to her ,

She never talks back .

She never turns her back on me .

She will lick my wounds 

Wherever they are to help me feel better .

In a quiet misty morning 

When the moon has gone to bed

And when the birds stop their singing 

And the sky is clear and red 

My dog is with me .

When I am with my dog 

And with my thoughts ,

I know she will listen

To everything I say .

I trust her and she trust me .

She is immeasurable ,

She is inexhaustible 

And she is my loving buddy .

                       By Brock

Mom's Gift

Mom's home was special 

To anyone who would come in .

She always had nice lighting ,

A easy chair or two 

And a comfortable couch 

And the smell of coffee 

In the air .

There was always food in the Frig .

And everything was free .

She just treated people 

The way God wanted her to treat

Children and people the right way .

She was generous to all 

Beyond anyone's imagination.

The people who came to her house

At any time or night ,

Got a glimpse of God's generosity .

She was my mom .

                                     By Brock

Hope

Never give up on any one 

Not even yourself .

You will never be alone .

The riches that are in your heart 

And the hope you have will never be stolen .

The head learns new things 

But the heart forevermore practices

Old experiences .

When you have hope ,

When you have been hurt ,

And so much pain inside ,

You will need hope to make it

To the other side 

Today I called someone smiley 

And all at once 

Things didn't look so bad .

I shared with them

A bit of hope I had .

I hope you have hope always .

                           By Brock

Yourself

Always make the most of yourself ,

For that is all there is of you .

Be smart in the way you act .

Make the most of every opportunity .

The golden opportunity you are seeking

Is in yourself  .

If you need to do something ,

Do not put it off ,

Do it now 

And you will have your life 

on firm footing .

The most important person

To be honest with is yourself .

Remember you will always 

Have an angel on your shoulder .

                                  By Brock

The Pattern

The Patterns of our days are always changing ,

Rearranging and each design for living is unique graced

With it's own special beauty .

You can sleep in the hey 

But you might wake up with an itch .

Taken separately the experience 

Of life can work harm and not good .

Taken together they make a pattern 

Of blessing and strength the like of which

The world does not know .

Your steps might be steady .

Keep to the course you set .

Always speak straight from the heart 

And learn the pattern of your righteous ways .

Remember , you can see the stars in the river .

You can also see in the open fields 

Patches of heaven and threads of paradise .

These things help make God's special quilt 

To keep you warm always .

                                               By Brock

Frazzled

When you feel flustered and frazzled

In the outside ,

You should not get upset .

With all the things going on all around you ,

You may feel overwhelmed 

You need to remember 

That God is always with you .

God will never put you down .

He will encourage and support you more ,

You need to be with God in spirit 

Because of his peace 

You need to slow down .

Your pace of every day living ,

You need to quit yourself down 

And not talk or worry so much 

And to listen a lot more 

And therefore you will not feel 

So frazzled inside .

                        By Brock

Christmas Time

It is Christmas time .
When many things
That are down will go up .
Everyone is in a hurry .
Everyone wants to be first
To get what they want .
Jesus's Kingdom is upside down .
Christmas time is a taste of heaven .
When we bend down to help a child
During Christmas to brighten
Their world ,
We become closer to Him .
                        By Brock

What Is Compassion

The Lord will comfort his people 

And will have compassion 

For the afflicted ones .

Society need people who know

How to be compassionate and honest .

There never was any heart 

Truly great and generous 

That was also tender and compassionate .

You need to have affection or others ,

You need exuberance about life ,

A conviction that a basic 

Holiness permeates things and people .

You need to be agreeable ,

Be sympathetic ,

Be loving , be humble ,

That goes for all ,

No exceptions ,

No retaliation ,

No sharp tongue ,

No sarcasm .

You will be a blessing 

And you will get a blessing .

Remember the compassionate person 

Feels with God's heart .

                                          By Brock

Hope

Hope is a state of mine

Not of the world .

Hope in this deep and powerful sense ,

Is not the same as joy that things 

Are going well ,

Or willingness to invest 

In enterprises that are obviously 

Healing for success ,

But rather an ability to work 

For something because it is good .

Hope is the thing with feathers 

That perches in the soul 

And sings the tune without the words 

And never stops at all .

Hope is the ability to hear the music 

Of the future .

Hope begins when you stand in the dark 

And look toward the light .

                                             By Brock

The Greatest Love

Clothe yourselves with compassion ,

Kindness , humility , gentleness and patience .

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievance ,

You may have against one another .

With all these virtues

Put on love which binds 

Them all together in perfect unity .

You need to reveal a genuine love 

For God 

And the ability to convince your family 

And all others of the love for everyone .

Serve each other with love .

Love must be sincere .

Honor one another above yourself .

Remember in God's wisdom ,

He frequently chooses 

To meet our needs by showing His love 

Toward us through the hands 

And hearts of others .

Be kind and compassionate to one another ,

Forgiving each other and always

Give out the greatest love .

                                        By Brock

The Pattern

You should always give thanks 

For we all are fearfully wonderfully made .

Whether you are a poet or parent or grandparent 

Or DR. or teacher or artist or gardener ,

We must start where we are 

And use what we have .

In the process of creation and relationship ,

What seems mundane and trivial 

May show itself to be holy and precious 

Part of a pattern .

Hold on to the pattern of wholesome 

Teaching you from Christ 

A pattern shaped by the faith 

And love that you have in Christ Jesus .

Remember a smile and the beauty puts a face 

On God .

When we gaze at nature ,

At a loved one as a work of art 

Our soul immediately recognize 

And is drawn to the face of God .

                                  By Brock

Be Unique

 What I do is less than a drop

In the big ocean 

But if that drop is missing ,

The ocean would lack something .

I will just go ahead and be what I

Was made to be ,

Without enviously or pride fully

Comparing myself with others 

Or to be something I am not .

I do what I know best .

If I am a runner , I will run .

I know I am needed .

There is at least one important 

Work to be done 

That will not be done 

Unless I do it .

One of Jesus' specialties 

Is to make somebodies out of nobodies 

And I am unique .

                                         By Brock

My Prayers

Sometimes God takes his time 

In answering my prayers 

And that is not always 

For me to understand .

God's memory is perfect .

He is able to remember

My prayers not for years 

But also for generations 

Beyond my  lifetime .

He never forgets them 

And may move in response 

Long after I first brought 

My request to Him .

Sometimes His answer is no

Other times I need to wait 

Some prayer will be answered .

But His request is always measured 

With love .

God's time is rarely our own 

But it is always worth waiting for .

                                    By Brock

Healing

In God's world it is all about 

Believing and receiving .

Use healing words to make this

A better world .

Tell someone you believe in them .

Tell someone you love them .

Tell them.

have a great day .

Tell them it is great seeing them .

Let them know you care .

Tell someone they are beautiful .

Tell them you are praying for them .

Tell someone they are special .

Tell someone you are blessed 

To have them in your life .

Whenever you say these few words 

You lift them ,

Remember everyone is going through something 

By Brock

Never Give Up

I pray so I do not screw up today .

I want to belong .

I want to be respected .

I will look forward

And never look back 

At what happened 

To me in the past .

It is not how I start each day 

But how I finish each day .

I know to always be good to everyone 

Then go rest .

I know some people will not except 

Me who I am .

I will never give up on those

Who have or will do me wrong .

God is always on my side .

God never gives up on anyone .

                              By Brock

Happy And Thankful

We should spend a moment 

At the end of each day 

And decide to remember this day.

Whatever may have happened .

As a day to be grateful for 

When you spend a day or a weekend

Hunting with family and also friends

In so doing we increase our capacity

To choose joy .

It is not how much we have  ,

But how much we enjoy 

That makes happiness .

Sometimes our thoughts turn back

Toward a corner at the end of a row of trees 

Or a draw in a field 

And seeing them for the first time 

As pheasants fly high .

Yet remaining in our hearts 

Is not to be forgotten is the feeling

We have just rubbed elbows with happiness .

                                By Brock

You Got Heart

Never let loyalty and kindness 

Leave you .

Tie them around your neck 

As a reminder .

Write them deep within your heart .

The road to the head lies 

Through the heart .

The riches that are in the heart 

Can not be stolen .

God will always take away 

The stony stubborn heart 

And give a tender 

Responsive heart .

Those who are steadily 

learning to love are enabled to do this

Because the very love of God ,

Himself , has been put into your heart  .

The head learns new things 

But the heart forevermore practices 

Old experiences .

Remember gratitude is the memory 

Of a glad heart .

                                     By Brock

To Share

The secret of life is that

We have the gift of grace to be shared .

You can not live a perfect day

Without  doing something 

For someone who will never 

Be able to repay you .

There are those who will use

Their skills and constructive imagination 

To see how much 

They can give for a dollar ,

Instead of how little they can give

For a dollar are bound to success .

You must be ready to do whatever

Is good to be peaceable 

And considerate and to share

True humility toward all people 

So always share your faith 

Love , goodness and joy .

                                 By Brock

Yourself

You can not get away from yourself .

The more you like yourself 

The fewer people you need in your life ,

But you will always need your family

And your good friends and God .

Don't put yourself down .

Your time is so valuable .

You never have to have everything 

Together to get something done right .

Remember God loves and approves  of you .

You have so many things to overcome 

So like yourself .

Like yourself or you will grow weary

And lose heart 

So just relax a little and let God help

Get you ready for your action .

Remember the angels sing 

So go sing and be happy .

                          By Brock

Oh To Learn

I would rather be slow to learn

Than to be slow to love .

The wise will listen 

And add to their learning 

And let the discerning get guidance .

A single conversation across the table 

With a wise person is worth

A month's study of books .

In quietness and trust

Will be your strength .

When I am stressed ,

I think of my friends

And how much they love me

Then I will feel better

Oh I learned that over the years .

                                  By Brock

Bitterness

The energy you spend on bitterness 

Takes away some energy you could use

On your dreams .

You need to get the bitterness out of you .

You can not truly experience success

Beyond your wildest

Dream until you dare to dream something wild 

So let your bitterness go .

You need to forget and forgive .

Remember the root of bitterness

Stops goodness and joy from growing .

Remember happiness is always

Better than bitterness .

                                 By Brock

Be Gracious

Set a guard over your mouth 

Keep watch over the door of your lips .

Be thankful before you speak .

You need to control your speech .

It is all a life long work .

Gracious words are a honey comb 

Sweet to the soul and healing to the bone .

Devote your selves to prayer with an alert mind 

And a gracious and thankful heart .

I wish you and I could spend a moment 

At the end of each day 

And decide to remember that day

Whatever may have happened

As a day to be grateful for in so doing 

We would increase our gracious and thankful hearts 

To choose joy .

                                                     By Brock

A New Grandma

What can I do for him ?

Everyday is a priceless gift from God 

Because now you have your grandson 

Loaded with possibilities .

This is a day the Lord has made so grandma

Rejoice and be glad in it .

Today , with your grandson is unique !

Today has never occurred before

And it will never be repeated .

At midnight it will end quietly ,

Suddenly , totally forever 

But the hours between now and then 

Are opportunities with eternal possibilities 

So grandma start with and end each day 

With a smile and love for your grandson always .

                                                 By Brock

Reach High

Do not expect to be treated

Fairly everyday of your life .

People will say and do hurtful things

To you that you do not deserve .

When someone mistreats you ,

Try to view it as an opportunity 

To grow .

Do not be concerned about trying 

To set the record straight .

Do what I do .

I get away from the bad things 

And run early in the morning 

And I reach high into the sky 

Like I run with the little dipper 

And the bright stars 

And then I feel better

After my run even before

The sunlight of a new day .

You know when I run ,

I do not feel like an outsider .

                           By Brock

My Dream

There is nothing like a dream 

To create the future .

Hope that is deferred makes 

The heart sick ,

But a dream fulfilled is a tree of life .

When I dream I like to shoot the moon ,

Even if I miss I'll land among the stars .

Nothing is as real as a dream .

The world can change around me ,

But my dream will not .

Responsibilities need not erase it .

Duties need not obscure it .

Because the dream is within me ,

No one can take the dream away .

There is surely hope for me 

And my hope will not be cut off .

I will go confidently in the direction 

Of my dream

And live the life I have imagined .

                           By Brock

Quietness

Quietness is the classroom

Where you learn to hear .

Quietness is a place in order

To still your mind .

You will learn to carry the stillness

With you wherever you go .

You need to discipline to advance

With quietness and the over all stillness .

You will gradually learn all this ,

But it will sure take time ,

But it sure takes time to keep

Your mouth shut 

When your young or old ,

Because you don't want to hear

Any more from so and so .

You will not always understand quietness .

Remember also you can not always

Be still and quiet under a rainbow 

But also stillness and quietness

Is beautiful under a rainbow .

                         By BrocK

God's Love

A rainbow will stretch from one end .

Of the sky to the other ,

Each shade of color ,

Each facet of light displays 

The radiant spectrum 

Of God's love .

God's love never cease  .

God does not love us less 

If we fail or more if we succeed .

God promises to love us all day .

                          By Brock

The Big Guy

He is all gas no brakes !

The future lies before him 

Like a field of driven snow .

He delivers dreams .

You can always see and feel

His emotions .

His dreams create a bright future .

He will love you from here to the moon

From here to the moon from here to the moon !

Because he is the big guy 

With so much love to give ,

He will live the life he has imagined .

                               By Brock

The Road

Yes , I have brains in my head ! 

I have feet in my running shoes .

I can steer myself in any direction 

I choose .

When I run I am on my own .

I decide where to go .

God has led me safely on so far .

Every road I travel 

Will take me to God .

When I run I acknowledge Him

And therefore He will direct my path .

                                   By Brock

A Good Day

With a good day Joy and laughter

Is generously strewn along

Your path glisten into the sunlight .

A day like that brings contentment 

Like as simple as running 

With each new breath 

And with each step I take

My legs and feet do not ache 

On a good day .

                             By Brock

A Life Of Endurance

Oh to be discouraged .

God will draw you in his loving

Protection every day .

You will have difficulties

But you will have joy

In your life .

You will not understand somethings .

Sometimes you will need to just wait and see

And pray .

Your life is in God's hands

And he has a plan for you .

You will not always be comfortable

Just trust God .

God will never mismanage your life .

God will give you

What you can handle .

God knows what he is doing .

Remember God's favor will last forever .

                                   By Brock

The Bible

When you read a book like the bible ,

You can stay there as long as you want .

With the power of lingering in the book ,

You can see and welcome things in the bible 

From a distance .

Sometimes your schedule robs

You of going deeper into the story .

When you are able to stay a while ,

You will find yourself caught up

In what you read .

When you read the bible 

And go to God's world ,

It is good to recall 

That you can stay as long

As long as you want .

                      By Brock

I Will Be Here

When laughter turns to crying ,

I want you to take my hand 

And together we will work as one 

Until you have recovered .

I will be here until you 

Do not need me any more .

I feel like I have an inexpressible 

Comfort of feeling so that you feel 

Safe with me ,

I think I have a breath of kindness 

To help blow your troubles away .

Your like everything to me .

                                    By Brock

The Surge

Before every storm God has a surge .

With a storm you feel like your

Being pulled back and forth .

God will never bring you out

Of a storm the same . 

With every storm God has a surge of joy 

When you stay in faith .

You can weep during the storm that is OK ,

The storm will pass .

Keep moving forward and always pray 

Because God will always show up .

You will feel better even stronger 

After the storm.

There will be a surge of God's goodness 

After the storm 

All you have to do is believe in him .

                                        By Brock

What Is Junk

When you buy brand new things 

Over time they accumulate over time ,

First you have to have this and that

And you put them just where you want it to be 

But as time goes by 

You move them here and then over there

Then you end up putting some of them out to the garage .

After a while those things become junk .

After some time you do not know what to do with the stuff 

You will end up talking about all the junk 

You put in the garage ,

But remember at the end of the day 

God does not make junk .

                                           By Brock

When The Flames Burn

When you feel you have not done all that you could have done .

It will take time to unpack all the feelings and what you have seen .

You will have silent sorrow .

You will feel weak and weary .

You will feel like your on a lonely road .

You will walk around 

Shuffling your feet along .

When you feel like you have not done

All that you should have ,

You need to step back

And be thankful that you are alive .

It is up to you .

One day your sorrow 

Will be turned to joy .

Do what you can today 

And remember God is always beside you .

                                          By Brock

Every Day

Every day pray then repeat

Touch someone every day

Always make the world a better place

For someone .

Never be to good to help anyone .

Put a smile on someone's face.

Think of someone before yourself .

Try to inspire someone .

Always have a caring spirit .

Have time to watch the birds fly high .

Every day tell someone hi

With a smile .

                             By Brock

Love Is Communication

When you are in love

You will over communicate

But as the years go by

There is littler communication  between you .

It is in love not in being in love ,

The heart is blessed .

It is in the giving not in seeking gifts .

With love we find our quest .

When you do things with love

And you do it right

It will truly feel like the first time .

                           By Brock

Temperance

It is smart to pick your friends

But not to pieces .

We always have time enough

If we but use it right with true friends .

Remember who gossips to you

Will; gossip of you .

No echoes return to mock

The silent tongue

Your body is for use not abuse .

Everything has been thought of before .

The difficulty is to think of it again and again .

                                                  By Brock

An Early Morning Run

I love to run early in the morning

When I can clear my head

And truly open my heart to what I hear and see .

This morning it is a quiet cool misty morning .

As I start out wide awake

The moon is about to go to bed .

The sky above is clear and red .

I feel free .

There are only the early birds singing and just me .

I will listen to the thoughts

That have been drilled into me so many years ago

But yet as I run this morning

My loved ones are always listening to me too .

I will always return to what my loved one told me .

Now I am truly homeward bound .

                                                   By Brock

A Long Night

In the blackness of the night ,

I see your shadow passing by ,

I think in the darkness

Because I can not sleep .

I know I am not alone ,

But what is the world going to do to me ?

I know some of tomorrow's worries

Are past regrets .

When I do look up ,

I see the sparkle in the stars ,

God thank you for knowing me ,

Loving me and being by my side every night .

                                                By Brock

The Outdoors

When you go outdoors

You have truly arrived .

Oh to have a dog outside with you

For it is such a loveable creature

That has tail wags instead of his tongue .

You can alter your life by altering

Your attitude of mine

When you go outside .

When your outdoors you feel happy ,

You don't need to wait for some rapture

That's future and far away

Be happy and joyous and glad

And soon you'll forget

That you were sad

For when you go outside

You have truly arrived .

                           By Brock

What Is Love

Love can be seen through

A telescope

Not a microscope .

Love can not be washed .

It makes no difference

Where it is bestowed .

It always brings in big returns .

The love you liberate in your work

Is the love you keep .

Love is not soft like water ,

It is hard like rock

On which the wave of hatred

Beat in vain .

Make sure you have every day

Love in your vain .

                               By Brock

Kindness

Kindness is the oil that takes

The friction out of life .

Kindness is a perfume

You can not pour on others

Without getting a few drops on yourself .

The world belongs to the enthusiast

Who has kindness .

What sunshine is to flowers

As kindness is to humanity .

Kindness should be practiced like a violin .

                                  By Brock

Running

When I'm running

After all these years

I'm running in my own zone .

It is like nothing can hurt me .

I was never fast

But I am free

Any problem I have can be heavy

But it is just a blur when I run

Because I am in my own zone .

An early morning run

With the beauty of the world

In front of me , I feel

I am part of the human race

And I am ready to take on the world .

When I run it is like there is nothing

Else I need to do

But run and feel free .

                                    By Brock

Education

The aim of education

Is to enable us to continue

Our learning .

What a fool does at the end

The wise does in the beginning .

A peck of common sense is worth

A bushel of learning .

Wisdom is to know

What is worth knowing

And to do what is best worth doing .

Oh never forget that we are a part  of the people

Who can be fooled some of the time

This is all part of education

No matter our ages today !

                                            By Brock

Goodness

A little thing is a little thing

But faithfulness in little things

Is a great thing .

Life is too short to be little .

Your luck is how you treat people .

What I am to be I am now becoming  .

Goodness is the only investment

That never fails .

The only wise speed

At which to live is Godspeed .

                           By Brock

Just One

I just want just one .

When I take one drink ,

It will wear off me

And then I will take another

And then another and another .

After awhile my eyes will blink

And the time in the bar ,

Will have felt like it just flies by

Then I will have one more

For the road then another

Then I know I have gone way to far

Because I came in for just one .

You see I know I can not have one drink .

                                                           By Brock

The Wise

Where there is an open mind

There will always be a frontier .

The longer you keep your temper

The more it will improve .

Wise men are not always silent ,

But to know when to be .

Silence is a talent as greatly

To be cherished

As that other gift of speech

Speech is the index of the mind .

A loose tongue gets into a tight place .

A wise man will often regret his speech,

But seldom his silence .

Oh to be wise once in a while .

                                By Brock

Be Old

Being old you use disappointment

As material for patience .

Being old you can do about anything

You want if you stick to it long enough .

You know when you are old

That what you do not understand

You do not possess ,

A mistake is evidence

That you have tried to do something .

Being old you can retire nicely

At your old age

If you can dispose of your experience

For what it cost you .

                                     By Brock

Did You Know

The one you thought would fight

For and love you more than

You'll ever know

Is the one you never thought

Will hurt you the most .

The best medicine for you to take

Is yourself with a grain of salt .

The greatest undeveloped territory

In the world lies under your hat .

A criminal is nothing else

But you and me at

Our weakest , found out .

Manhood , not scholarship ,

Is the first  aim in education .

Men are wise in proportion

Not to their experience

But to their capacity for experience .

Opinions that are well rooted

Should grow and change like a tree .

Did you know any of these ?

                                    By Brock

Rejoice And Be A Happy Pilgrim

Lord help me to rejoice and be a happy pilgrim .

There are many things in life

That can make me a slave to melancholy thoughts

Despondency and gloom and lie in wait some mornings.

My mind is restless and filled with so many anxious thoughts

That cheerfulness seems like just a nice dream

That is past ,

I sometimes dwell on my own inner helplessness and conscious

Of how little I have accomplished in my life .

I know all of God's glorious promises belong to me ,

I confidently come to him with all the weight

That pulls me down .

He said your concern is my concern .

I know God wants me to be a happy pilgrim

I'm not to look at all that went wrong

In my life ,

But to see how God has made wonderful things

Out of what went to pieces for me

When I did those things ,

I believe in God so I will rejoice and be a happy pilgrim .

                                                       By Brock

My Angels

My angels are super people

All with a open heart .

They have many gifts .

They are the Lord's blessing .

They sing about love .

When I sing with tears in my eyes .

When I have pain ,

They show me how to laugh and to smile .

When hard ships over whelm me ,

I pray I know they are praying

With and for me .

                                 By Brock

Quietness And Trust

Quietness and trust accomplish

Far more than you can imagine .

Oh the time of quietness and trust

Will always guide you the right way .

You will learn more by trusting

And be quiet .

When you trust and be quiet ,

You are in God's protection .

Oh to sit quietly

And refresh your mind .

Trust God and be quiet

That God Knows

Where you are right now

And where you are going .

Each day we need to be still

And quiet and trust you know who ?

                               By Brock

Joy

It takes rain and sunshine

To make a rainbow .

One of the great arts of living

Is the art of forgetting .

You grow up the day

You have your first real laugh

At yourself  .

There is no place

More delightful than at your own fireside .

If you keep on your toes

You will not run down at the heels .

I do not feel like I am 65 or any old age

Well not yet .

There is no age to the spirit .

Oh the joy in the heart .

                           By Brock

Paradise

As I sit outback my back yard ,

I hear birds chirping in the early morning

And see the wind gently blowing in the trees .

I see the cumulus clouds

Stand out in contrast to the brilliant blue sky .

There is almost incessant noise

Of dogs and traffic that runs down my back alley !

I enjoy the bright splashes

Of the real wide expanses of breathtaking beauty

As I quietly sit by myself in my little paradise .

                                                         By Brock

Is It New

Is God doing something new

In your life ?

Do you ever ask what are you doing ?

You are getting old and you need

Patience with your aging parents .

You need stamina for your better half's

Health issues

And you need to understand your children

And grandchildren better too

For those who have not yet chosen

To follow Jesus .

I know at my age ,

I believe he is expanding my capacity

And opportunities to love

And I believe in Jesus

And I will follow him .

                              By Brock

Love In The Room

You always reach out to the lost .

You always help the needy .

You dearly love children

You always walk with them

With love .

I will open my heart

So that I don't shut anyone

Or child out .

Like you never do .

When you are in any room ,

You step it up for love

For love is truly in the room .

Your love is efficacious .

                     By Brock

Your Love

I want you to love me again .

You no longer believe in me .

I do not know what to do .

I can see the closing of your eyes .

I am now the object of your laughter .

I have so much on my heart .

I miss the shadow of your wings

Because when I am under your wings

I would shout for joy .

Now without you I cry .

I wish , I could push a reset button

For your love .

                                 By Brock

God's Love Commits

He commanded the blessing .

God likes you and loves you always .

He is always on your side .

You always work under God's law .

God has the final say .

Speak kind to everyone you see .

Speak of your blessing

And not to sear at all

But always follow

God's commanded way .

                     By Brock

A Friend

The only way to have a friend

Is to be one .

A friend is a present you give yourself .

A friend is one who comes to you

When all others leave  .

A friend is a person with whom

You dare to be yourself .

The light of friendship

Is like the light of phosphorus

Seen when all around is dark .

A friend is one who knows

All about you and still likes you .

Friendship is the only cement

That will ever hold the world together .

                            By Brock

My Grandpa

I want to thank my grandpa

For the willingness to work

So my life can be more rich

And happy

And to offer many opportunities

And their thought and concern

About my future .

I thank you for your love and patience

And that you belief in me

For your forgiveness and your desire

To always help me .

I want my grandpa to be proud of me

So that he will feel all the sacrifices

For my sake has been worthwhile .

I will always love you grandpa .

                             By Brock

We Need To Give

Be kinder than necessary .

Everyone you meet is fighting

Some kind of battle .

These days its not hard to find

Someone in need of comfort .

When someone's food of worries ,

Has washed away the person's hope .

We need to always pray for those in need .

We need to tell people

We know we care

But we also need to care

For those we do not know .

We need to treat them all with courtesy

And respect

Even if they are testy and tired .

We will listen with interest to each story .

It is always better to give than to receive .

Paying attention does pay off

For we are happiest when we give ourselves

To the less fortunate .

                                            By Brock

What Is Love

What is love ?

Love is friendship

That has caught fire .

Love is quiet understanding ,

Mutual confidence , sharing

And also forgiving one another

It is loyalty through good times

And bad times to .

Love is settling for less

Than perfection

And love makes allowances

For human weakness .

Love is like a key

That opens many things .

                    By Brock

Talk To Me

At one time I was told to laugh

On the outside

While crying in the inside .

You are strong and tenacious .

I was told to smile all the time .

Now is the time to find my voice .

You say you are here for me

And you will listen

And when I need you

You will not abandon me .

You say you will never tell me what to do

But you do have ears .

Yes we can just hang out together too .

                                       By Brock

I'm An Irish Catholic

I am an a Irish Catholic

And I never do anything wrong .

Jesus made me able to always handle

What is on my table .

I will always leave my shadows behind me .

My love is like the head lights

In the darkness of everyone I love at night .

I hope to see the sprinkled twinkling  in your eyes every day

and also in the sky at night .

It is all right to call Jesus any time

Because I am an Irish Catholic

And that is not all .

I will always cry and pray for you all

Even if I do not drink green beer anymore .

                                       By Brock

Think About It

You learn about life from people

Who are not like you .

There are somethings that are visible

And brief and fleeing .

While some other things

Are invisible and everlasting .

If it does not matter in 5 years ,

Let it all go in 5 MIN .

When peace grows abundantly ,

The weeds will shrivel up .

Compassion is understanding

The trouble of others .

                                  By Brock

Our Strong Love

She asked me

Sometimes I wonder how some people

Judge our love .

They never notice that it comes from heaven above .

Our love is truly strong

And solid as a rock .

We do not listen to those people .

The love we have will shine

Through all the storms .

We will always be together

Like the sun above

Our love will always shine .

                                By Brock

My Teddy Bear

I was given a teddy bear

To help me to listen

And to learn .

The bear has big ears

And a mouth that is closed tight .

I learn to forgive like a teddy bear

Who has an open heart

And to learn not to always care

About who is right .

I learn to love like a teddy bear

For he has big arms

And imperfect eye sight .

With my teddy bear

There is not one challenge

That can not be met

Nor one dream that

Can not be achieve .

                     By Brock

My Guilt

One day I did something wrong .

I took something that was not mine .

The guilt gnawed at me for some time ,

Before I approach my grandma .

My confession poured out as quickly

As my tears .

My grandma forgave me

And assured me that I had done

My best to make things right .

I slept well that night

Because grandma had wrapped me

In songs of deliverance ,

Before I went to sleep .

                              By Brock

A Mountain

When your trouble becomes a mountain

And you think you can not climb it

Remember MT. Everest was conquered

One step at a time .

When you keep your sense of humor ,

You will be able to endure yes endure your pain .

When you reach the top of your mountain ,

Your loses will turn to gains .

When your trouble comes your way,

Your always offered choices .

Remember with your trouble

Your faith is always tested 

So pray to get out of trouble

As fast as you can man .

Pray and take one step at a time

So you can get to the top of your mountain man .

                                                By Brock

Grandma Grandma

I live my life

With not my loving wife

But with the best grandma

Our grandson Maverick will ever know .

I thought we would roam

Away from home

With friends to cheer us

But we will stay

At home each day

Maverick is always near us .

A grandpa is what I am .

I've grown old not fat

But my hair is white .

I gave up hope

Of sowing slick wild oats .

I've given up on that .

                                   By Brock

A Slave

There are days of loneliness as a slave .

Think about being a son not a slave .

The past will always come after you

When you are a slave .

If you are a slave people will laugh at you .

Only if you are a slave fear belongs to you .

When you are a slave there is always someone

After you and you can never talk about pain .

Don't ever see yourself as a slave

But as a son

Then you will be free my son .

                                             By Brock

Dad's Whistle

It is morning and the siren shriek .

It is time to get up and go to work .

Noon comes the siren strikes again .

Doors slam and voices call

As workers and kids hurry home to eat .

The whistle blows at 1 and everyone

Heads back to work or school .

It is supper time and the whistle blows

again and everyone heads home ,

If the kids don't get home shortly after the shriek

of the evening whistles ,

Their dad's whistle will do more to the kids

Then the siren or the shrieks .

Dad is to refine to howl at his kids

And that is not all !!!

                                        By Brock

You Can Keep A Smile

I hope your days will always dawn

With hope and have strength woven

Into the wind each day .

I hope the distance between where

You are and where you want to be

Becomes shorter each day .

May you always be touched by kindness

And inspired by wisdom

And be kept safe from all harm .

May your heart be open to joy .

I hope there is a smile on your face always .

                                           By Brock

Any Fear

When fear caused hope to fade

Flee to God ,

The refuge you can reach on your knees .

Fear is a faith testing time

And is a faith strengthening time .

Fear will tear down courage in you .

Your nerves will tingle .

Faith is the radar that sees through your fear .

Don't dance with the devil .

Fear can paralyze

But faith propels us to follow God .

Your fear is like choppy water

It does not last forever .

Give voice to your feelings .

Remember you can always flee

To God oh the refuge you can reach

On your knees .

                          

                                 By Brock

She Stopped Loving Me

She stopped loving me .

I am no longer a channel

Of her gifts .

I don't want to tie

Her to my tears

But I do have wounded memories

Here I am again traveling alone .

I think of her

When I walk in to the bar

Or when I walk into a crowded room .

I know she stopped loving me .

What am I to do ?

                                    By Brock

How Old Are You

How old are you ?

Have you ever sat quietly

And thought about life ?

Every minute of the day

The door to life opens .

How far have you come

On this journey

And how far have you left

No one knows .

What have you gotten out of life ?

As you look back you will see

Many uncompleted task

Now is not to late .

You have time for you still .

Have your loved ones with you .

It is still possible for you to thank them 

For all they have meant to you

And to pray for them

                           By Brock

What Quit

How far will you go ?

Don't ever give up .

Always try to do your best .

When things go wrong ,

When the road your on

Seems all up hill

And you just want to cry

And some people push you down

I will lay down and rest

When I must

But I will never quit .

I will have my twist and turns .

I will have my share of failures .

I will never give up

When my pace seems slow

But I will succeed with another

Kick of my own .

I was told success is failure

Turned inside out .

I will stick to my fight

That life has given me .

When things seem

The worst

That is when I must not quit .

                            By Brock

My Guardian Angel

I always want my guardian angel

Beside me always

I want the angel to watch over me

When I do or say things .

I want to always believe in brighter days .

With my angel I hope to find my wishes

And my dreams to come true .

With my angel by my side ,

May I always love and comfort

And the courage to make it through each day .

                                             By Brock

My Dad's Face

I remember my dad's face .

It was never hard to read .

He was a kind man .

He was never stoic and self-contained .

I could always look at his face .

I would often find a big smile .

I would see from time to time a frown .

He would give me his sullen look not to often .

His smile was his thing .

When dad looked at me ,

With his big smile on his face ,

I knew I was safe

When he called me smiley .

                       By Brock

Mom

Mom I do not always know

What I need but you sure do .

You know I need to grow

In faith , in hope , and in love .

You know I need to stay close to Jesus .

You comfort me when I am suffering .

I know you will stay by my side,

When I am confronted with trouble ,

You will guide me to choose the right things .

You will help me to be a genuine gentle person

And to always seek love .

I love you mom .

                                                By Brock

Grandpa

Thank you for always being there

When things get rough for me .

I know I can talk to you .

If something embarrassing

Happens and I don't feel like talking

About it with mom and dad or my friends

Your there to hear me out

I know you will never laugh at me .

When I feel sad and angry  ,

I known I can talk to you

And you will understand .

You always listen to me  

Even though I sometimes

Don't listen to you .

Thank you for always letting

Me talk to you freely .

I know you will always be there for me .

                                     By Brock

Be Committed

Make a commitment and stick to it .

Stay committed to your family and friends

Stay with them through thick and thin .

Stay loyal to those you love .

Tell them you will always support them . 

If someone you love and care for

Has been knocked down help them back up

And be stubborn with your commitment .

Always do more than you are asked to do .

Never walk away from a commitment .

Be committed to what you feel you should do

For yourself and those you love and care for .

When people treat you or your loved ones wrong ,

Be committed to do the right thing

Remember, God is your source of what is right

To do always .

                                                  By Brock

My Rock

Thank you for being my rock .

My life can be unpredictable

And so confusing and hurtful .

Sometimes I don't feel like I belong .

Sometimes I feel like I have no one

I can talk to or even trust .

Thank you for always being there .

Without you ,I could never handle

All the curve balls that have been

thrown to me and at me even these days .

You are solid and will not change .

                                           By Brock

My Grandson

When I have had one of those

Bad moments or even one of those bad days .

All I have to do is look at my grandson

And he will always know

When to give me a hug .

Our intimate moment spent together .

Does change me .

I rejoice so much with his power

Of love and his smile

For he is my smiley always .

He helps me take the next step .

                           By Brock

It is So Fast

The more I care the more I worry .

The more I watch the less I see .

The more I hear the less I understand .

Today , I saw a magnificent rose

And a glorious sunset at night .

I did not rush past those beautiful things

Without giving them a second thought .

Tonight , I will rest and read of God's word

Before  I count my sheep and go to sleep .

 

                                          By Brock

Your Love

I have come to believe in you .

Help me put my love into practice .

Help me take the next step

For when you look for me

I will be there too .

When I look into your eyes ,

I get lost .

Because of you I will smile

When it is dark outside .

I trust you that you will help me

See me through .

Your love and my love for each other

Will expel every trace of fear .

                                      By Brock

Accepting

I need help to quiet the clamoring

Of some thoughts so I can hear your voice .

I need help for not appreciating

The body that is just mine .

I know as the years go by

God's faithfulness keeps multiplying

Thank God

But sometimes I wish I was more like

The other guy .

Some days I even feel jealous and sad

That I am not like the other guy I just seen .

I need help to understand

That what is really important

Is how I take care of my body .

I need to accept myself as I am

And I should focus on more than

Just my appearance .

                         By Brock

You're Special

You are many things to me .

You give me shelter .

I feel safe when I am by you .

I feel like nobody can touch me .

You give me strength

When I am with you .

The impossible becomes easy

Or just more bearable .

You try to point out the right way

I should go .

Your never put off

By my whining and my weaknesses .

You love to see me smile .

You will never laugh

When you see me dance .

You will say

I am all right

And do not worry so much .

You will always watch over me .

You are special .

                       By Brock

Through It All

At my age there is always one person

Who will laugh at me .

Another person will say I am slow to my face

Or behind my back .

I need joy and love whenever I am in pain .

I need peace when I am distraught .

I would like to have some light

In my time of darkness .

I need more strength

When I am so weary .

I have learned to laugh

On the outside

While crying on the inside

Or to just walk away .

I get some special wisdom

Through my slowness

And even with some failure .

I need God's love when I struggle

With people who hurt me .

I know, how ever old I am

I need his love to keep going on .

                             By Brock

Don't Be Cruel

I do not want to get caught up in trying

To please everyone and be so popular .

Give me the courage to speak up

When someone wants me to do something wrong .

I don't want to make fun of others 

And never be cruel to anyone .

I always want a loving heart 

And always find the goodness in everyone .

I need the strength to always encourage everyone

I know to go in the right direction

Or to just walk away

If they want to go the wrong way .

                              By Brock

A Home Of My Dreams

Heaven is so far away

Yet it can be the next open door .

When your in heaven ,

You can sing 

And play with the best band in the land .

The song birds will sing .

The angels will wave .

The flowers there even speak .

You will have time

To direct a sunset .

Old bad memories will be erased there .

You will always feel the thrill

Of a baby's kiss ,

Oh how beautiful heaven is .

Jesus will rock you in his arms

And all your pains no longer exist

For now you are truly home .

                       By Brock

Rest With Him

Your anchor of hope is rest .

Rest with God .

Don't miss your destiny .

Find time to put a boundary .

Don't let any peace stealer

Wake you up with their

Doubts and their worries

For you are at rest .

Hold your peace .

Remember , when at rest

God will fight your battles

So do not disturb me .

I am at rest .

                     By Brock

The Good Things

You should do the good things

More often .

Always look for good opportunities

And do them .

Share love with no limits .

You are strong but when you

Are with friends and family

You all become stronger .

Do not be deafened by the noise

In the world or your own thinking

For good thinking is always good for the soul .

We are good when we please God

With our hope and faith in Christ alone .

You need to believe you can do anything good

Just believe in yourself more often .

                                 By Brock

We Are Given Memories

We are given memories

To have roses in December .

We are given memories

To be with our friends and family

With us whenever we need them .

We are given memories

To smell the new cut grass in winter .

We are given memories

Of a baby's touch and it's smile

That happened years ago

Or maybe one that was born on Aug 8th !!

We will see if his name is Slick or Mick ?

We are given memories up to his birthday !!! 

We are given memories to never forget

The love we give and receive

And how memories can change your life forever .

                                              By Brock

Run With Me

When I run I start with my left foot 

Then my right foot then I breath

And I know you are with me .

We will forge a pathway

With the help of the beautiful

Sunrise above us .

It maybe a arduous

At times .

Sometimes when we run it is joyful

Just to get away with you

And sometimes running

Is like plodding

And so heavy .

We know to take one day at a time

When we run

And to take one step at a time .

With each run we get stronger .

Sometimes the path we take maybe difficult

And the scenery might be dull at times

But there are always sparkling surprises

Like a pheasant that flies by

Just to say hi

But the best thing is when you run with me .

                                            By Brock

To Worry

Do not worry about tomorrow .

Time is divided into days and night

So we can handle time in manageable portions .

God uses the present circumstances

To prepare us for the future .

Faith makes things possible

But not easy

So do not worry .

When you worry ,

You will stagger under the heavy load

Remember we all have a body that is flimsy

When we worry .

Let the Lord handle

All our worries .

Trust the Lord at all times .

To worry only brings out a story .

                             By Brock

An Appetite For Love

Clean your ears to hear I say I love you .

Do not compare yourself to anyone but yourself .

For I love you .

Because of you , the colors of early mornings

Are so beautiful .

Did you know ,

If you give continually ,

You will have continual love 

And will receive continual love .

With my appetite for your love ,

I will never need to worry .

I will never need to hurry

For your love .

                                By Brock

You Make A Difference

I want to encourage you .

Nobody  can make a greater mistake

Than he who does nothing

Because he could only do a little .

Do what you can with what you have

And leave the rest and results to God .

You do make a difference in your world

And I am lucky to be in your world with you.

You need to believe in God

And believe what you can do .

                                     By Brock