The Voyage of Life

This Voyage of Life has storms and gales,
yet God guides my ship and never fails.
He charts the course through darkest night,
and keeps my bow toward morning light.

My anchor is faith, my compass His Word,
His Spirit the whisper of hope that’s heard.
His breath is the wind that fills up my sails,
and His strength alone stills violent gales.

When storm clouds break and waters calm,
I rest in His harbor, safe and warm.
There He restores what trials have worn,
and repairs my vessel where it’s torn.

With patched-up timbers and sails brand new,
I stand prepared for what He’ll ask me to do.
For every voyage has purpose and call
to trust His hand and surrender all.

So onward I sail with courage today
His love my map, His truth my way.
For with Christ as Captain in peace or strife,
I will weather the seas of this beautiful life.

God is My Captain

MarkWaldrop

       Passing The Word

Grandpa passing the Word. 
Nothing better I must say. 
Something that will outlast the day

Grandpa full of wisdom
Grandson soaking it in

Something to be remembered
Through eternity my friend
The grandson will pass it on
The Word will never end. 

Psa 145:4  One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 

For God’s Honor and Glory

MarkWaldrop

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
by Mark C. Waldrop

A little girl sat quietly
Beside her fading friend
A tiny heartbeat slowing now,
A journey near its end.

She stroked his fur so softly,
As tears began to fall…
For he had been her sunshine
Since she was very small.

She whispered words of comfort,
Her voice a trembling song
The same one he had heard from her
When days were bright and long.

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine…”
She sang with tender care,
Her tears became a lullaby
A love beyond compare.

He lifted up his weary eyes,
To look at her once more
A silent thank-you in his gaze
For all the years before.

The room grew still and quiet,
The moment soft and slow…
She held him as the light went out
She couldn’t let him go.

But love does not leave empty,
Love does not fade or stray
For sunshine never truly dies,
It simply finds its way.

And somewhere past the rainbow,
Where gentle spirits roam
A little cat is resting now
In fields that feel like home.

And every time she sings that song,
So soft it melts the air
He comes back as her sunshine
To warm her everywhere.

Love Never Dies
MarkWaldrop

     “Life Has Balance”

Life has balance — it just doesn’t happen.
It’s carved by choices, tested by time.
It’s built through the weight of lessons learned,
And steadied by faith’s design.

Peace isn’t found in doing nothing,
But in knowing when to stay or move.
For every storm that shakes your footing,
Grace restores what strength can’t prove.

So hold to truth when days grow heavy,
Let love be the center of your span.
Life has balance — not by chance,
But by the guiding hand of God’s plan.

Ecc 3:1  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop

       When God Calls

When God calls, we don’t always know the way.
One thing is for sure: we cannot stay.
For faith means stepping where sight may fail,
And trusting His wind to fill our sail.

The path may twist through shadowed lands,
Yet every turn is shaped by His hands.
So lift your heart, though the road seems long
Each step you take becomes a song.

For when He calls, it’s love that leads,
Through barren fields that bloom with seeds.
And though the journey may test and bend,
With God, each calling finds its end.

Heb 11:8  By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop KE4WA

Penned for
Pastor Rex Green KE0VCR

      On That Day

On that day, the birds shed a tear
All nature stood still
As Jesus climbed that hill

The sky turned dark the curtain was torn 
All that could be heard were those that mourn. 

On that resurrection Day the Son shone bright 
The birds sang to heaven to their delight. 

A warmth covered the earth from above
Oh God we can only thank you for your Love. 

Mat 28:6  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop

 Be a Lover, Not a Fighter
by Mark C. Waldrop

Be a lover, not a fighter,
Let kindness be your flame and lighter.
But when what’s dear is on the line,
Stand tall in truth—let courage shine. 🌟

Love is gentle, soft, and kind,
Yet strength and faith walk close behind.
For peace is born from hearts that care,
And battles won through love and prayer. 💖

So lift your hands not up in rage,
But in defense of hearts you save.
Be a lover—bold, yet true—
And fight for love in all you do. 🕊️

1Co 16:14  Do everything in love. 

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop