Archive for October 2021
Autumn
Autumn has flown in this year, gracefully like a swan, with streaming elegance. A kaleidoscope of color meets my eye; floating down from heaven. Quilted feather beds dot the lumpy rolling landscape. Jutting out from the wooded path; a moonlit pond. The entrance of that old familiar stream is coming into view. The brook sings with a babbling bubbling song. The soothing sounds always seem to draw me in, to take another picture. The leaves are weightless in the air; like little helicopters and skydivers winding and twirling in the sky, dropping in fell-fall flight. Wispy and lightweight; they land and stack themselves high, into crispy carpets. They skip and sail on the pond like little homemade paper boats. They are the best of the autumnals; reminding me of my trust in God in the landing. I love to feel the leaves rustling under my feet as I walk the paths along the brook. Each time I kick them up again, I feel as if I’ve set their engines ablaze again. They’re mostly red, yellow, green and brown this year. Now I rest upon the hillside, by the old homemade teepee in the woods, that my oldest child Daniel built years ago for his younger sisters and brother; and I just sigh in wonder. My, how time has flown.
I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; for He has given me another cool breath to enjoy with Him. I thank Him for my relationship with Him; His endless love for me; for forgiving me of all my sins; for His precious grace; for the very ground upon which I live, stand and set upon. I thank Him for my wonderful husband and family. What a gift God has given us. They have all given us such joy.
I thank Him for making all things new; as old things pass away. I give thanks and praise to Him for all that He has done. Even His name. The name above all names. I thank Him for times of peace, rest and healing that only comes from Him. I thank Him for my family that I love. I pray for His protection over them all; against the harshness of this world. I thank Him for His perfect everlasting love; and for all of the beauty He bestows upon His people. His Majesty, Jesus Christ is the Lord of Lords, King of Kings and Master of All. All things seen and unseen. I thank and praise You oh Lord, thank You for all the beauty, that You have made.
You’re all we need”
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Kelly S Griswold
Heaven Bound
Heaven bound
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Hallelujah He is coming
Very soon the trump will sound
Hallelujah He is coming
We’ll meet Jesus in the clouds
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Live His love, leave our pride
Egress on, with hearts held high
Overcomer’s side by side
On this journey by and by
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When many arrows point our way
His sword and shield, let them fly
One foot standing on this earth
One heart looking toward the sky
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We see dimly through the glass
God works all things for our good
We need not know the day or time
God’s perfect love, understood
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Hallelujah He is coming
Very soon the trump will sound
Hallelujah, He is coming
We’ll meet Jesus in the clouds
No more crying no more pain
No more death, nor dying
In the twinkling of an eye
Alive with Christ eternally
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By Kelly Sampson Griswold
I Glory in My Saviors Love for Me
It’s paramount to see
In this world I may have nothing
With Jesus in my heart
I have everything
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When diverse trials come my way
And try to take my peace
I count it all joy, my friend
He surely tempers me
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Perfecting me in wondrous ways
I knew not of before
To glory in my Saviours love
Better things in store
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By Kelly Sampson Griswold
The Brook
God is Faithful
God is kind
His creation
So divine
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The brook beside the mossy knoll
Calms my soul
Calms my soul
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Fresh and clean and crystal clear
Effervescent ebbulence
Sparkling ‘heath His chandelier
By the woodland, dark musky and dense
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Gently flowing, friend of mine
It never really says goodbye
Moving with each branch and pine
In and out with each springtime
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I hear the steady water mill
O’er the rocks
O’er the rocks
Right ‘beside me when I’m ‘lone
As I bend down
Thirst for His crowns
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Barely running on today
Showing me it’s time to rest
And I’ve endured a long day’s quest
I’ll slumber deep with God’s caress
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Trusting as the river winds
Even in it’s downward phase
God is faithful God is kind
Helping me to hush my mind
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Trusting as the river winds
Even in it’s downward phase
He is faithful He is kind
Helping me to hush my mind
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Words and music
Kelly S Griswold
Come In From the Rain
Where do the ducks go
On a cold and rainy day
When the waters are rough
From the wind they’ll abstain
They head for the coves
Tall timbered terrain
Just like you and me
Come in from the rain
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Kg. 21
Simply Free
We’ll sit by the fire
Come with me friend
By the banks of the river
At Lampreys low bend
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I’ll cook you a kettle
Of the finest fish
We’ll eat of some brown trout
From copper dish
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A smidge of bread n butter
Drinks from paper glass
Not a care in this world
On a wee bed of grass
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It’s so fine to be resting
Mongst pillows of Brie
Nobodies bickering
And we’re simply free
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By Kelly Sampson Griswold
Autumn Leaves
There’s a gentle wind
Outside my window
Blowing me fresh kisses
The leaves rustle back and forth
On the stoney path
One by one they saunter through the air
Softly swirling, sand dancing
Before taking their bow
Shadows are moving in the flickering sun
Designing colorful, herbal, kaleidoscope fun
Like sheaves, sweeping the sultry summer air
away …
My woolen Cardigan, like Gods love
Warms my heart …
Steadily, perfectly, rhythmically
Little by little the pendulum slows
All in God’s plan
There’s balance in the breezy air
His kindness softens change
and that is comforting to me …
Lulling me back to sleep
I may, … never wake up
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By Kelly Sampson Griswold
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Have a beautiful day friend
Tower Strong
“May Peace be within thy walls
And Prosperity within thy fortresses”
Psalm 122-7
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Tower Strong
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What peace she has in Gods great kingdom
Between His shoulders high
Strong the towers are that hold her
When the storm winds vie
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Though they may obliterate
Silence all her cries
Christ in all His strength beside her
Sets snare upon the lies
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They may try to crush her spirit
Try and beat her brow
Her armor held up straight and high
Will thwart, each evil eye
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With the strength, of Christ the Savior
Sure in humble faith and pride
She stands ‘long side the Lions roar
Almighty God, He turns each tide
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By Kelly S Griswold
Of Giving God The Awl
I felt the pain within my hands
Into my bones and back
Sought new touch of warmth and light
What pressures could not fight
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Leaking through the barricades
Cracks in musty halls
A light brigade of white on white
Bore up its’ swollen walls
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A yearning for the freedom trail
Exposed, the weakened stalls
The favor of the chides returned
Of giving God the awl
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Prayers to God, to set and mend
The patches held for years
Persistent songs of love and hope
That soften, through the tears
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A perfect time a perfect place
The miracle of God’s will
The call of His ever present love
Met with Jesus, peace be healed
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Kelly S Griswold
But By My Spirit
Quietly, I walk away
Although I am no coward
I sleep in peace, beyond all fear
I wield no earthly sword
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I swiftly move through scorching fires
Strengthened by His word
His heart inside my heart of hearts
I’m safe from worldly wars
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By God’s own arm, delivered true
I’ve overcome all odds
My head held high, heart toward the sky
By the grace of God
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By His power, by His strength
Holy Spirit filled
Our dear Lord Jesus never fails
His love in me instilled
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God affirmed, my bellevue
Walking in His word
Not by my power, nor by my strength
“But by My Spirit”, says The Lord
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By His power, by His strength
No other way, or view
Our dear Lord Jesus never fails
His love in me and you
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Words and Music by
Kelly S Griswold
Have a wonderful God blessed day friend k