My God's Face

I look at things

and I see what it can be

I look at things.

In my mirror I

see my low self-esteem or

maybe my fear.

I really don't know what it is.

I look in the mirror

and I see my reflection.

But I wish- there was a mirror

inside of myself, so I could see better,

but I can't.

I know what I do see is my own hope.

Just a little faith.

But when I see grace

it is the reflection of my

God's face.

Could it be God?

The outside looking in.

It's like looking at my own reflection 

but with people walking by.

The outside looking in.

Life still goes on

even when your life feels shattered.

The outside looking in.

You start talking, shouting

but no one can hear you besides yourself.

What's the use?

You did everything you could

but somehow, somewhere

inside you someone is calling out

for you with a soul.

Could it be God?

So, How About You?

The beginning of any year can sometimes bring apprehension and doubt for the future.  Reminded by Tiffany this morning that anything is possible with God.  A little unknown can be good; it leaves room for God to work!

So, How About You?

My journey on earth might come to an end soon.  How about you?

I find with each passing day, with each failure and disaster I can find peace in His arms.  How about you?

I am almost complete, I know that now;  I don't have time to look back.  How about you?

I want to believe in a God that believes in me.  How about you?

Where I Belong

I just want to get out and get away to my wide open spaces and see new faces.

Maybe on an open road to have space to grow.

I have to be myself to actually find myself.

I feel myself getting closer to those open spaces, because the closer I get, I know-with my God is where I belong.

There is a God Above.

God is real. Sometimes that's a fact we forget. Tiffany reminds me every single day that God is real and He is right here with us.

"There is a God Above"

Hold fast to the family that loves you.

Hold fast to the family you love.

Hold fast to the breath that you have,

And treasure every moment of your everyday,

Because in life not everything goes your way.

Thanks be to God you have life, a family, and abundant love;

Simply because there is a God above.

Why She is Pure.

Tiffany is my sister.

She is older and wiser than me.  Her thoughts run deep and the voice of God runs deeper still through her.  Tiffany was born with Down's Syndrome.  Her chromosomes have given her that label, but that is not who she is.  She is a valiant warrior of God, she is strong, and she is on this earth because God has prepared good works for her to do, even before the world was.

Tiffany writes her thoughts down and they have often touched people deeply in the past.

I told her what a blog was, and she thought it would be a good idea to have one.  We agree. The purpose of this blog is sweet and true.  It's about Tiffany and how God speaks through her.

She writes it down, we type it. To kick it off, this is a more recent poem Tiffany wrote about the peace she feels while resting in God's presence.

"Each and Everyday" by Tiffany Cartwright

In my deepest sleep, I feel a blanket of peace
It keeps me warm all through the coldest night.
In my deepest sleep, the stars in the darkest sky shine so bright,
Like little specks of a nightlight.

In my deepest sleep, I am still and I know He is God.
The sun awakes me to start my everyday.
As time passes by and the day progresses,
I go back to relax again.

So next time I have a stress-filled day,
I remind myself to be still and know,
Even in my deepest sleep, my God is working through me,
In my each and everyday.