Faith verses

I was inspired to write this when I saw this picture...


















Picture from shared files



Keep your Faith and Hope will follow,

You'll have Peace and Love when you Believe.

You can move mountains if you have Faith,

Then look at all you can achieve!

~Doreen~

A Special 60th Wedding Anniversary

It would have been your 60th and what a celebration
that would have been!
But yet I know you're happiest where you are and I imagine both of you holding hands
and looking down on us as we carry on with your memory in our hearts forever.

No words can ever describe
How beautiful you were,
No paintbrush can capture
Your precious smile...
Yet you are forever in our hearts
For you have shown us how to love,
And we ask you, dears Mum and Dad,
To send us your blessings from above.
~Doreen~

Written by me but thinking of my sister Sue and brother David who I'm sure will share my same thoughts.
Thanks Sue for forwarding this beautiful picture : )

I think of you dear Mama on Mother's Day (in Memory)

On a whim I think of you dear Mama...
so many times I think of you dearest Mama and especially today even more so. In your memory I am posting this special poem I just wrote and put in a frame for you...I can see you smile!

I dedicate this post to my Mum and I hope that it will help all of you whose Mother has passed to eternal life.

























Blessings to you all,
Doreen

Easter Blessings

I have already posted my Easter Wishes on my other Blog Doreen's Creative Space but for those of you who usually follow this blog here are my wishes with a different twist...

Happy Easter!
Happy Spring!
Knowing that you follow me
Makes my heart sing.
It would make me even happier
To know we follow The Shepherd
When we follow His example
And His every word.
~Doreen Scerri~

HAPPY EASTER BLESSINGS!

Shells of the Sea

Shells of the sea
All unique, one of a kind,
Shells from an ocean
I've always loved to find,
Shells in wet sand,
Shells on the shore,
One shell on my palm
Makes me long for more...
The Master's masterpiece:
Golden treasures from the sea,
Each one so beautiful,
A Jewel to me!
Doreen Scerri © 2011

I wrote the above poem after looking at my sister Sue's Weekend Shadows pictures on her blog
which inspired me and brought back memories of my
childhood days looking for seashells together by the seashore. Thanks sis!

The Storm

I know we're in spring and getting closer to summer but I love to think of rainy days when the warmer weather sets in, it kind of gives me a lift to think the hot weather won't last forever! You can tell I prefer winter : )

I wrote this poem after the last rainfall a few weeks ago...

The Storm

Thunder's growling
In the skies above,
Lightning joins in
Like a hand in glove,
A spectacle to look at,
What a display...
Rain has now
Come out to play!
What is first a pitter patter
Is soon a downpour,
When I look at the heavens
I'm sure there'll be more...
One great sheet of sky
Flashes with lightning;
I hear crashing thunder,
It's all quite so frightening!
Yet as I watch and marvel
At such a wondrous sight
From this side of the door
I enjoyed the storm tonight!
Doreen Scerri © 2011

St.Joseph Poem/Prayer Bookmark

Here is the poem/prayer on a bookmark as my sister suggested.
I hope some of you can use it.

Click here to copy

St. Joseph's Feast and International Workers' Day

Dear St. Joseph,

As you taught Jesus,
the tricks of your trade
and showed Him all
the lovely things you made,
As you taught Him
your know-how in using His tools
and carefully led Him
to obey safety rules,
You must have been so creative
teaching Him all you knew
as from a Babe
into a man he grew.
We now humbly ask your protection
as all of us you guide,
that following your example
we, as workers worldwide,
Offer our daily work
as you did through your life
in faith and with vision
and especially in strife.
May all our efforts
one day reap a reward
for Work becomes worship
When done for the Lord.
Doreen Scerri © 2011

I wrote the above poem after being inspired by today's feast which incidentally is also the Feast of our Parish church since we honour St.Joseph as our Patron Saint.
I would also like to thank my sister Sue for sharing the quote For work becomes worship
When done for the Lord which is by an Unknown Author whom I thank as it also fit beautifully as a closure to my poem.

For the above picture I give credit to this page which is about St.Joseph the Worker

My Tooth Adventure!

Are you afraid of the dentist? I know it's not anyone's favourite place for sure BUT I am always so scared to go, even for a cleaning! I have changed quite a few dentists too! This was my latest adventure with having to go to the dentist, this time to have an extraction, my very first too and I think I did very well considering...read about it here in my FUN verses. I am so glad it's over but really, I feel so confident now I am ready to schedule my next cleaning appointment with confidence. God bless my new dentist!

My wisdom tooth was throbbing

Too often and too much,

I tried to ease the pain

With a gentle soothing touch.

It did ease off for a little while

Then was back in full force,

So painkillers had to step in

And they did help lots of course.

Into the third day it persisted

So ice packs were applied

But the pain intensified

And I almost cried!

Since the dentist's clinic

Is not my favourite place,

I had to pluck up courage

'Twas something I had to face!

I made an appointment

And was soon sitting in 'the chair'

A new dentist, a new clinic...

For me that was quite a dare.

He said it had to come out...

'What? Now? Oh gosh!' said I,

'Relax, sit back,' the dentist said,

I thought that I would die!

Efficiently he reassured me

And had the area frozen soon.

The discomfort was quite minimal

To the situation I did attune.

I might have winced a little

But the job he did so well

My tooth was out in a jiffy

To my pain I bid farewell!

I was so happy and quite thrilled

When I got up to leave;

With happy smiles and heartfelt thanks

I left in disbelief.

Why had I feared dentists?

Was my reaction overdone?

Maybe not, but I know for sure

For me this dentist is the one!

Doreen Scerri © 2010

The Hand of God

My daughter and I were on the rooftop

not quite an hour ago to get our laundry down

and I commented on how lovely the clouds were.

My daughter was quick to say that they could very well be

my next subject to write about, 'about how the hand of God paints the skies'.

I don't think I need write a poem, she wrote it herself for me,

I just took the pictures.

Thanks Chelle : )

In Thankful Praise

Opening our eyes is a miracle

Hearing the alarm is too,

Lord may I always give you Thanks

My whole day through.

For the cereal in my bowl

Or hot buttered toast,

For hands that helped to make them

And for our lovely Sunday roast.

For our children's smiles

Their ups and downs,

Our failures, our successes,

Our grins and frowns.

For the sun that wraps us

In its warm embrace,

For the rain that refreshes

Our tired face.

For flowers and fields

That colour our world,

For birds' tweet and twitter

Above the traffic din heard.

For a true friend's gesture

Or a good deed done

May I truly be thankful

When the day is done!

May we rise above ourselves

In thankful praise so true,

You're always there to guide us

Our world goes round because of

.....You!

Doreen Scerri © 2010

A Tribute to Dad On Father's Day

So many days I think of you...

So many days we spent

So many hours happily

With no thought of sorrow

or of the morrow,

just having plain fun,

enjoying moments of laughter

and making sweet memories as

you watched me walk, then run!

Days turned to years,

so many...

and yet each is so special still,

for Dad you did your part and

so much more,

and your role you did fulfill.

I thank you for the memories

for sharing the smiles and tears too

For Dear Dad I have to say

There are not many quite like You!

~Doreen~

Father's Day 2010

More Haiku...

Morning has broken

Light filters through the shutters:

Good morning Jesus.

Image from shared files

Thoughts in Haiku

As Lava erupts from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier,
I think in Haiku (this is my very first Haiku)...

Volcano erupts
Monster ash cloud moves south east -
Passengers stranded.

Pictures are from my shared files

Today I lit a candle

Today I bid farewell to Connie, a lovely person,
a sweet acquaintance and a dear neighbour.
In her memory I lit a candle and wrote this poem which I share here...

Today I lit a candle
For someone I hardly knew,
From what I've learned today of her
She was one of a chosen few.
With her kind and gentle smile,
A silent wave, a nod,
With a quiet disposition,
She was a virtuous woman of God.

I'd have loved to have known you better
Yet your silence and example says all,
It seems you were so well prepared
And always ready for your call.
In your memory I light this candle
That we may never be apart
For in your passing to eternal life,
Your light will shine within our heart.

~Doreen Scerri~

If you click on the candle above, you will be taken to a lovely site where you can light your own candle and spend some quiet time.

Sweet Inspiration

I dream...and imagine,

A little every day...

Of what I'd like to do,

And then slowly but surely

Work towards making it all come true!

A picture, a bird, a word, a tree,

All inspiring, all free,

A poem, a painting, sweet music to my ears,

Caress my mind's eye,

Calming my fears...

Whenever I least expect it,

There it is for me to see...

I try and grab the moment ~

It's been left there just for me!

Doreen Scerri ©

Happy Birthday our sweet angel in heaven

January 13th was the 25th Birthday of our first born, whom we will never forget, our Matthew, our sweet angel in heaven. Here are a few verses I wrote to celebrate his life with his Creator, I know we will be reunited one day, until then dear son we know you look down on us and smile.

You're an angel in heaven

It seems you've always been:

Your life on earth ended

Quite before it did begin.

We have never stopped loving you

And think of you each day

How proud we would have been of you

Of what you'd have become today?

A teacher, a doctor,

a painter, who knows?

We sometimes wonder what it is

That you would have chose.

For three weeks we had you,

Three weeks we cherished you,

Held you, loved you

and prayed you'd make it through...

But God had other plans

Ones we knew nought about,

Your name was in His Book of Life,

Of that we had no doubt.

And now sweet child we think of you

As twenty-five years have passed awhile

As we send you Birthday Hugs in heaven

You look down on us and smile.

~ Mum and Dad ~

The Tree of Kindness

Be

gentle

Speak kindly

Think positively

Encourage others

Be there for them

React with understanding

Act with love and patience

Be in harmony with the universe

And at peace with the whole world.

Doreen Scerri ©

And as I walked on, the trees greeted me...

God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, "Ah!"

~Joseph Campbell~

There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden,
but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.
~Minnie Aumonier~

As the trees look up to the heavens,
And nod with the morning dew,
Quietly they awaken
As they look down at me and you.

Let us lift our eyes with wonder,
Let us look up and see
The beauty of God's creation
With each and every tree.
~Doreen Scerri~

Dream~Create~Believe

picture taken on one of my walks

Dream~Create~Believe

I found this saying on a site shared by my friend Bev ...

I was inspired by these three beautiful words that have so much energy

Dream a little dream
Dream on...
Your dream can become a reality.

Create, for you are an artist:
We all have hidden talents
If only we dream and believe...

Believe, yes believe...
listen to your inner voice,
Believe...
for all things are possible when you believe.
~Doreen Scerri~

These words have also reminded me of the lovely words by St.Francis...

"Start by doing what's necessary;

then do what's possible;

and suddenly you are doing the impossible"

St.Francis of Assisi