Wednesday, September 2, 2015



                            Stay Summer, Stay

   September is here,
   Giving notice to all
   With cool evening breezes,
   It soon will be fall.
   I know change must come,
   Still my heart will say,
   Stay Summer, stay.

                        
                               
        The June rains this year
        Interfered with our fun.
        My sad little garden shows
       Need of more sun!
        Seems you just got here- 
        Please don’t go away.
        Stay Summer, stay.


   July was hurried
           And August sped past.
         I’m just now finding
     I have time at last
              To bask in your warmth,
            While tall grasses sway.
     Stay Summer, stay.

  Others are claiming
  Autumn’s their favorite. 
 With flannels and sweatshirts
 And drinking hot chocolate.
 I prefer flip flops
 And cold lemonade.
 Stay Summer, stay.





                   Cicadas, tree frogs
                   And crickets heard singing.
                   Still, breezeless evenings
                   On front porches-swinging,
                   That’s my love, Summer!
                   Share just one more day!
                   Stay Summer, stay.


Autumn, be patient. 
 Your season is nigh. 
I need more time to bid
Summer goodbye,
With its sweet fragrance 
 Of soon-winnowed hay.
Stay Summer, stay.


 

  I know you’ll return,
As all other seasons.
But I will miss you!
    We must find a reason
   To prolong your visit-
I still want to play!
Stay Summer, stay

©Janet C. Davis2015

Friday, July 10, 2015


Look

 Jeremiah 29:13  

 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 



Lately we’ve had so many rainy days, it’s difficult to remember summer has come to Ohio. The weatherman announced June had 19 days of rain in a row!

Gerbera daisy
Despite these misty days, the calendar tells us summer is here. Yesterday I went to look for it. Walking around the squishy perimeter of my back yard I found beautiful splashes of color. Bright orange lilies, deep purple balloon flowers, Shasta daisies, yarrow, all gently reminded me the season of summer is flourishing.  Humming birds bold enough to flutter by my shoulder and whisper in my ear told me of summer’s undeniable presence.  Though my visit was drawn to an abrupt halt by a fairly torrential downpour, the brief encounter with these glimpses of my favorite season brightened my mood and I was happy for the assurance of its existence.

My experience with summer reminders made me think about our relationship with our Heavenly Father.  It may be difficult to remember He exists in the midst of a world full of heartache, but His word tells us He is here. We just have to look for Him. The artwork of His creation reminds us of His existence. When I quiet my soul and listen for His voice I sense His presence. The guidance He gives me and the indescribable peace that overcomes me when I speak with Him are undeniable. These benefits, these glimpses of our supernatural, loving God are free to all who choose to believe in Him. Some will say He isn’t real-but I believe with my whole heart He is.

My prayer for you today is that if you are a follower of Christ you will continue to seek Him daily and grow in your relationship with Him. If you are not a believer, my prayer is that you will look for Him and find Him so that you can experience the joy of knowing you are His, completely forgiven, loved, and accepted.
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I always suggest reading the entire passage -but here are some of my favorite verses.

Romans 1:20   
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

 John 1:12,13
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God_ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.