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Hi honey, this is Daddy.. Is your Mummy near the phone?"

"No, Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Frank."

After a brief pause, Daddy says, "But you haven't got an Uncle Frank, honey!"

"Oh yes, I do, and he's upstairs in the bedroom with Mummy right now."

"Uh, Okay, then.....here's what I want you to do. Put down the phone, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mummy and Uncle Frank that Daddy's car just pulled up outside the house."

"Okay, Daddy!"

A few minutes later, the little girl comes back to the phone.

"Well, I did what you said, Daddy."

"And what happened?" he asks.

"Well, Mummy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming, then she tripped over the rug and fell down the stairs and she's not moving any more.

"Oh no...and what about Uncle Frank?"

"He jumped out of bed with no clothes on too, and he was all scared and he jumped out the back window into the swimming pool.... but he must have forgot that last week you took out all the water to clean it, so he hit the bottom of the swimming pool and he's not moving either."

**** long pause***

Then Daddy says, "Swimming pool??? Is this 597-7039?"

Gray Tones

I walked alone,
breathing in the damp air
of a gentle midwinter rainfall.
A gray sky hangs heavy overhead,
robbing me of robust colors,
birds appear black
against a monotonic background,
barren trees, stark in this composition
pen and ink sketches of gray tones
and despair.

My moods, like the weather,
have been unpredictable.
My life colorless.
I wait for the sunshine to warm
to brighten my world.
You are my sunshine,
but today,

One Kiss From You

One kiss from you
puts a sparkle in my eye
One kiss from you
could make me cry

One kiss from you
brings never ending smiles
One kiss from you
can drive me wild

One kiss from you
warms my heart
One kiss from you
brings light in the dark

One kiss from you
makes my whole body shake
One kiss from you
is all it takes

One kiss from you
is so very strong
One kiss from you
echoes all day long

One kiss from you
lingers forever in my mind
One kiss from you
could last for all time

One kiss from you
and I fell so deep
One kiss from you
makes me dream in my sleep

One kiss from you
and then it was done
One kiss from you
make me realize you were the one

One kiss from you
makes me whole
One kiss from you
captures my soul

One kiss from you
is the cure
One kiss from you
is always pure

One kiss from you
and I know its real
One kiss from you
is the promise you sealed

One kiss from you
is all you need to do
One kiss from you
makes this love true

When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two
become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word Guidance. When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i". "God, "u" and "i" dance." God, you, and I dance. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead.

My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday. May you abide in God as God abides in you. Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life. This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.

If God has done anything for you in your life, please share this message with someone else, for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive. There is no cost but a lots of rewards; so let's continue to pray for one another.

I Hope You Dance.
 

A Picture Of Perfection


Paint for me a picture
Let your heart take full command
Use the colors from your palette
To paint two lovers on the sand

Let us act out a love scene
Straight from Romeo & Juliet
We'll pretend to be new lovers
As if we have only just met

Paint for me a heart
Containing both of our names
As we surrender to one another
My heart is yours to claim

Paint for me a rainbow
Across a sky of sapphire blue
And write high up in the heavens
Three words saying 'I love you'

Paint for me a garden
With heavenly fragrances all around
To fill up all of my senses
With every sight and every sound

Paint for me our future
For all eternity our love will shine
I'll give to you my heart
If you promise you'll always be mine

Paint for me perfection
For I now have everything you see
And that picture of perfection
Is standing right in front of me