Tears On My Pillow

by: LadyJo

Tears on my pillow

Falling like waterfalls

At the end of a babbling brook

As I’m compelled to walk boldly into my security

Unveiled from the obscurity

In believing that you were my hope

But I feel a presence reaching out to comfort me

Catching each tear that falls

Calling each one by name

Caused by this emotional affliction that aches my heart

Feeling immersed by this moments in time

As I lay here grieving the demise of a lost hope

Internally I scream, I shout for hope’s return

For a future to be rewritten

For our existing path to be unknown  

When red roses bloomed not only in spring

But all year round

As love through hope was have

When a future never became a past

But in this very moments

Laid open to the characteristics of ail

Seeing a loss hope in the basin of my tears

Even though I’m consoled

By one who’s able to catch each tear and call them by name

Reminding me lonely is not the equivalent to alone, so no fear to behold

For love that is now loss, eclipses love that was never found

Anticipating love deferred will be right punctual

But this night I cry tears on my pillow

*Picture courtesy of: National Self Reliance Association

Righteous Child

by: LadyJo

Take a moment and watch my video, prayerful it will encourage you today!

Hey Family, 

Since my video quality came through poorly, here are the actual words of the poem.  ~ Enjoy & be Inspired today!!!

How many times have I found myself right here

Faced with the verdict of Trust or Fear

Having to make a decision that will determine the rest of my life

Jump into the Faith of my Lord, or continue living in strife

Unable to see the safety net that will catch me if I choose to fall

If I give into Faith, don’t look back, if I risk it all

Doubtfully, I stand on the edge of this cliff and I wait

Taking time to contemplate

Analyze the true risk of my fate

Realizing whatever I do now will be evident of the life I proclaim

Evident of the doctrine I have confidence in, as I have claimed

Evident that law and physics are not my Lords

Since I have chosen to live by faith, not by sight in Jesus name

Leaving me an example to follow his lead

When He chose his fate and did not recede

With prayer and petition the Father’s plan he fully embodied

When He took the chance and He risked it all

When His verdict was Trust, He made the call

Forgetting what’s behind, looking toward what’s ahead and simply fall

Imitating the walk of this perfect man, I too take a stand

Refusing to be known by anything other than

Righteous child of God!

On an iced-in day in the Queen City

The Lord said, “My precious, I will never leave you,

during your time of trials,when you saw only one set of footprints,

it was then that I carried you.”

He Was Born To Die

by: Ladyjo

I wonder what you were thinking, while being hung upon that tree

In anguish and pain after being beaten all night, so endlessly

Were you anticipating a quick end, so from this world you would flee

Or were you constantly thinking, and remembering me

Were you thinking of the day, when I would join you in glory

After committing my life to you, after hearing about your life story

How you gave up your crown, and to this world became a slave

Hoping that because of your sacrifice my life would be saved

Flogged, beaten, spat on, and disgraced

All this you endured just so one day I may see you face to face

What greater love is there, than a heavenly king who became a man

Since the beginning of time, this was the Father’s master plan

What greater love is there, than a king who would wash my feet

To show an extent of his love so that my faith may be complete

What greater love is there, that of one who was born to die

To save a wretch like me, a sinner such as I

Born in a manger and died on a tree,

All the way to calvary You went for me

So what was He thinking while being hung upon that tree

He was thinking of the Love he had and still have for you and for me

What If My Dream Came Through

by: LadyJo 

I had a dream last night

Of a lost love, we stayed up talking on the phone till the dark sky became light

Romancing the stones of days of old

Remembering a Love that time seem to have stole

The story of us that quickly began

But ended when life’s journey laid out our separate plans

For us to walk two different paths

Only hoping to find ourselves later, together at last

But was it really just a dream

For I must admit hearing the sound of your voice made it seem so real

And the desire to embrace you once again, I’m struggling to conceal

Trying not to give birth to premature emotions

Or permit myself to entertain pointless illusions

That may never come to pass

Leaving an infinite void in my heart when I awake from this dream at last

But what if my dream did come through

What if it really was you that I was talking to

And now I’m finally able to be present with you

To rekindle a love that was cut short, now long over due

I wonder if your dreams would be for the same things too

And allow me to be the only one that from this day forward you’ll awake next to

The one you’ll freely open your heart and soul to be true to

Even though so much time has passed

Even though life may have beaten us up, left us heart broken and harassed

With stolen dreams, leaving us with so much loss

Then at this perfect time threw us back together, once again our paths could cross

Giving us a chance to breathe life into a tale dreamt repeatedly, every once in awhile

Now reignited by three simple likes on a view of a profile

Initiating a dream to step out of the mind into a reality come through

Allowing from this moment to bid adieu to a future alone or without you

So with open arms I gladly welcome the wake of a new day

Prepared to embark on a journey anew continued from yesterday

Beyond Belief

by: LadyJo

With the rise of the sun, I open my eyes

Another day met with your love, why am I surprise

For you’ve never made a promise you don’t intend to keep

You said you’ll never leave me, so you’ve kept watch even while I sleep

Here this morn, with a whisper, you gently called my name

Gratefully, I awake with the earth to bid you acclaim

It is you oh God who arms me with strength

Who directs my path and keeps me content

See, in God’s love there is no defect

Which is why the path before me has been laid out and made perfect

This day… Yes! You Oh Lord have made

For it has already been written so I walk boldly into it faithful and unafraid

With each hurdle I jump, You give strength to my feet

You broaden the path beneath me so my ankles don’t turn so I won’t get off-beat

When I cross life’s rivers, You are there

To take my hand, help me cross above the water’s clear

Through valleys low and mountains peak

You’ve been at my side but carried me when I’ve been weak

I will feast on your words as you speak to my heart

Reply in prayer, we commune, as my morning starts

Reminding me that your compassion never fails

They are renewed every morning, because Your Love Always prevails

Giving me confidence to trust and resist evil

Helps in bringing my faith to a new level

So as the night say goodbye and you usher in the day

Help me walk in your spirit so from your presence I will not stray

And as I embark this day, on what is My life’s journey

Confident! I was created for this very moment, although I’m not worthy

It’s only because of Your grace and Your mercy, I exhale in relief

So whatever comes today… Will be… Beyond Belief!

Psalm 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

Still Stuck In Love

I hear my heart beating

Through the nervousness of being close to you

My voice, lost in silence of this momentarily encounter

Unable to verbalize the overwhelming thoughts I desire to speak

Hoping you could read my mind

Hoping you will notice the wishful look in my eyes

Knowing how much I’m still stuck on you

Still stuck in love

I’m afraid to ruin this moment with words

Afraid to move, although I desire to embrace you

How long will this moment last

How much time do I have before this moment

Becomes a memory in my distant past

I hear my heart, rhythmically

Being tempted to join a waltz in timing with yours

Finding myself still stuck in love

How can I bid this moment last forever

Standing here in front you

Gazing into your eyes

Remembering love, our love

Remembering hope, of our future

You smile…. So I smile…

And my heart melts

For I’m still stuck in love

In love with only the idea of you

Inspired Ink by LadyJo: I’m Worth It

Inspired Ink by LadyJo: I’m Worth It: By: Ladyjo I’m worth it I’m worth the best you have to give Worth the best life there is to live Cause I’m a daughter of The King...

I’m Worth It

By: Ladyjo

I’m worth it

I’m worth the best you have to give

Worth the best life there is to live

Cause I’m a daughter of The King

That alone means I was born to win

When I look at myself in the mirror

It’s hard to define what I see

But when I look at me through your eyes

You define the true beauty in me

I may not have all the looks and curves this world desire

May not be dressed in the latest fashion attire

But I will have an eternal life with you forever

Cause I know you will leave me never

So take a good look at me

Go ahead tell me what you see

For when I’m looking at you looking back at me

I see the true queen I was created to be

Wish I Was The One

                                                              by: LadyJo

Wish I was the one to put a smile on your face

To comfort you with the simplicity of my embrace

While attentively listening to the worries of your mind

As the aches of your heart you so openly define

Choosing to unlock your door and invite me in

To a place within the depths of your heart only a privileged few have been

An open welcome reserved just for me into your joys and pains

As you teach me how to love you through your emotional terrains

With a tender touch, I would hold your hand

With an open heart and mind, desiring to understand

While laboring to ease discouragement from your thoughts and memory

Succeeding to soothe your worries as I gently console you

Reminding you that through it all God will see you through

But…

I’m not the one to put a smile on your face

Or comfort you with the simplicity of my embrace

So I’ll have to abandon any thought that may leave a trace

To think that just my presence may replace

Any sadness caused by discouragement or disgrace

So I hope you’ll uncover what you seek

And to your heart your one true love will speak

Words of encouragement to give you hope

Lift you up and make you feel complete

So that your faith, nothing or no one may seize or defeat

With Confidence

by: LadyJo

Confidence in who I am

Since the day I became the child of the Lamb

Imitating the faith of Father Abraham

Following the path laid out for me

Written in the precepts of His decree

Walking with my head held high

Because the chains that held me, He untied

A new life He gave me the day I was baptized the day I was saved

Although to the world He became its slave

Shedding his blood, He died on a tree

Sacrificing His body showed how much He care for me

Lord, Messiah, Savior all names He bears

So thankful He never misses not even my silent prayers

 He gave me His Grace, He gave me His Mercy

He gave me spiritual sight, so that I may see

 He gave me friends, He gave me family

Ever so treasured He gave me His Love for eternity

So, with confidence I sleep, with confidence I rise

With confidence I persevere in step with the Spirits’ stride

Knowing one day this race I would have won

When my eyes finally close, when it is finish, when it is all done!

So it's January 1st 2016...

So I sat down a few weeks ago (because we don’t really wait till December to reflect do we? I typically start mid-November right before Thanksgiving) and realized that the end of another year is drawing close. And as we all do around this time, I thought what I have to show for this 2015? What can I say I accomplished this year? What battles were won? Friendships were bond? Character was built? Or bad habits were killed? And I must admit although 2015, as was all the forty years before it, for me at least, had its good and bad, ups and downs, laughters and tears, struggles and preserves (Ha! look at me trying to rhyme my all my words) I can say another layer of life and love was uncovered.

Now unfortunately, 2015 was the year for “true loves first kiss” but I did learn to love ME a bit deeper and Love God a bit stronger. So, that, I believe holds more merit. Ok… that sounded like I wasn’t positive. Let’s say that again… Yes! That holds much more merit! (Better, more believable). So yes, 2015 had its challenges as do every year, month, day, hour, minute of everyone’s life actually. Yet, although it has its own challenges, 2015 that is, I must admit it wasn’t all bad. It’s not like I’m gonna miss 2015, I’m a eyes forward kinda gal. But, it taught me to see what the 2016 character growth should be. So for 2016 it’s all about “CONFIDENCE”!

And what exactly is confidence?!?!

= A feeling of trust (in someone or something)

= Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Aaaha! So, based on “Webster” if I’m trusting someone or something, in this analogy let’s just say God, and I “accept” the freedom from doubt and believe in myself and my given talents, what wouldn’t I be able to do or accomplish… (things that make you go hmmm!?!?!)

So as I took one more bite into the turkey wing my dad had prepared so deliciously for Thanksgiving, thoughts of confidence started flooding my mind. Area in life and love that I lacked said “confidence”.  Opportunities I allowed to pass by due to a lacking of “confidence”… Hmm, this is getting a bit depressing. Well, it’s not like “confidence” was loitering on the side lines all along, I just wasn’t really aware how closely it lingered. It was there for the grabbing all along. I simply needed to reach out and take hold of it, learn how to embrace it and take it with me where ever I go, just not on the sideline or in the backseat any more. And it’s not like I’m not familiar with “confidence”. Like, I totally would recognize confidence when I see it. In my early 20’s mehhn… confidence and I were attached at the hip. No one could have convinced me that I couldn’t rule the world. But somehow along the way we go separated. Confidence started falling behind. When I took two steps it took one, when I took five steps it took two… and before long confidence was in the distance, and honestly I didn’t really notice how far behind she started falling. Sometimes between the fog and the rain I couldn’t even see her anymore. You know, those were the times when doubt and fear started hang around, when we all started hitting up the reality night club and staying up all kinds of late hours talking and socializing then they started spending the night and before long doubt and fear become my roommates. Meahn… They were always late on rent too. Never cleaned up their mess, and always leaving dishes in the sink, ugh!

So I guess confidence just stop showing up all together. She got lost somewhere in the shuffle between life, doubt, and fear. I have no clue what road side she’s stuck on but I intend to find her again, and maybe by now she’s had enough rest and this time around she’ll be the new 2.0version of said self. The journey begins! Along with a new year, month, and day! Leh Go!

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. ^{Philippians 1:6} 

What is my deepest FEAR?

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~~ Marianne Williamson

HAPPY NEW YEAR

by: LadyJo

The countdown begins as voices starts to sing

Ten! Nine! Eight!

With anticipation they eagerly awaits

The draw of a new beginning

Leaving what’s behind

A year that had been somewhat unkind

Seven! Six! Five!

Half way there with an increasing roar the crowd bellows and blares

Excited with hope with the possibilities of what lies ahead

Deciding what part of yester-year they’ve chosen to shed

Four! Three! Two

Goals and resolution starts a new

Ready to make good on promises that are a year past due

One!

WooHoo!!!

The countdown is done

The New Year has begun

The old has past and the new is finally here

So what plans will be kept in this New Year

That will hold throughout

Making it past January fifteen before it all dies out