What money can’t Buy 

Money can't buy worldly happiness and pleasure
Only worldly things like silver and gold can we measure

Money can't by love, joy, and peace within
There's no way to buy the traveled road that leads to Him

Through our faith alone can we see Jesus’ face
Oh the glow that surrounds Him, full of much Glory and Grace

Only the Blood that Jesus shed, covers the sins of this world
Only His blood, lets Love and Grace of God be unfurled

September 11, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Changing of the Guard 

Changing the guard is the most difficult thing to do. 
The sadness of this time is beyond belief to go through. 

When the Matriarch in a family dies
It leaves a great vacuum to be filled. 
When it involves a country there is much love and gratitude to rebuild.

Queen Elizabeth was not only Mum to her children
She was Mum to the many Brits that loved her by the millions 

The future that lies ahead will never be the same. 
In the loving past, we will always remember her name. 

September 10, 2022
Mark waldrop

Penned for My Daughter in law
Amanda Troutner Waldrop and her Mother
Judy Palmer Moran

Going Home 

Have you ever been so far from home
that your heart ached deep inside?
No matter which way you turned or looked you felt like you had died.

The longing to return home took over your thoughts. 
You felt like every fiber of your body was tired in knots. 

There was only one remedy that you could see. 
 Heading home to fill the emptiness in me.

Our souls inside, feel the same longing to return home. 
It confuses us for we know not from where they come. 

Once we find where the longing soul calls home.
We have peace within, never more to roam.

September 9, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Charging Out Battery 

Charging our battery becomes commonplace. 
When we start the car, automated charging takes place.

Our life is much the same way, running down and needing a lift. 
Seeking a  retreat, where we may discover the much-needed gift. 

Our souls are fashioned in much the same manner.
When we feel tired and run down, we need to tend to the matter. 

How does one refresh their weary soul, you might ask?
Coming closer to God I think, would be the desired task.

The path to God is a mystery, having been pondered for years. 
Reading your Bible and praying would be the answer it appears.

Coming closer to God will provide the much-needed power. 
Your lack of energy will start increasing by the hour. 

Once you are all charged up and ready to go 
Your many blessings from God will start to flow.

August 9, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Different 

Some days I feel a little different, some days as Happy as can be. 
I've found pleasing others is not the best answer for me

Being seen a little different in the eyes of others
Certainly doesn't change the unconditional love of my mother

If I tried to be something I'm not, that's a lie that could  never be forgotten
This would only lead to much distress, in my heart, I would feel much forgotten 

If you can't be true to yourself you can't be true to others
This is the only way to have perfect peace in life, I tell you, my brothers 

September 3, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Nature 

Mother Nature is a beautiful mystery sent from above
The more we become involved 
We find our increased longing for Joy and Love

Feelings from Nature we cannot touch
The mystery of the grandeur desires much

Nature so beautiful beyond our comprehension 
Snaps our minds and hearts to complete attention 

Of all the beautiful aspects of nature in which we can submerse ourselves 
The birth of a newborn child reigns far above anything else

September 7, 2022
Mar Waldrop

Revive

Revive is a term that means to bring life
It can renew physical or spiritual to lessen much strife

Difficulties we must be in, needing to be revived again 
Without revival, we might become lifeless dead men

For we depend on Medical Staff for the medicine we’re needing
We depend on GOD’S SON JESUS for HIS spiritual healing 

After taking time to be fully healed again
We must take precautions, to warn a dear friend

Mark Waldrop
September 6, 2022

Percolate 

Do you use the old-fashioned percolator to make your black coffee 
I make it the fast way, In one of those K-cup machines, I’m such a softie

Is that the way the spirit of GOD should be
Slowly spreading HIS Spirit through the entirety of me

To increase the strength of my Faith similar to my coffee
Percolating frequently will build my faith, to the point, that no one can stop me

September 5, 2022
Inspired by Reagan Stoddared KB3FTE
8:15 am Bible Fellowship Net

Resentment 

Resentment is an intense feeling that we shouldn't harbor. 
If we keep it inside very long is will make our hearts even harder 

What is the remedy for such a stressful matter 
Certainly having Love in our heart will make us feel much better

If you have JESUS walking with you and lighting your path
If you focus on him you will avoid much wrath

August 3, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Inspired by the Bible Fellowship Net topic this morning. What does the Bible say about resentment?

GOD 

GOD is so Very Good to me
The closer I walk the clearer I see

With each step I take HIS Majesty becomes Greater to  me

The LOVE of sending HIS SON JESUS 
to set me Free
Is far beyond my comprehension as it well should be

GODS GREAT LOVE is such a Vast Domaine, on this earth it can never be explained 

Our Faith and Trust are the Greatest Gift We can give to HIM
When we share HIS LOVE with others again and again

September 2, 2022
Mark Waldrop