Playing Dead Contest – Who Wins?

Parrot to baby said
“Watch me play dead

For I’m the best
from east to west!”

 

 

Baby to parrot said
“Don’t lose your head

Prepare for your defeat
’cause I got ya’ beat!”

 

Carry Me Away

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One night the butterfly fairies
came to carry me away

And the most marvelous things
to me they did say

“Child of innocence and wonder
great adventures ahead us lay”

“Allow us to take you
from this world so gray”

“In your mind of imagination
come out with us to play!”

I said  I would love to
without a hesitation or delay

Go with them that instant
But to my great dismay

 Said I must then however
return before light of day

For my mother would cry
if with them I should stay!

Teresa Marie  12/5/11

Where’s The Line To See Jesus? – Via Mom – Amazing!!

This is so good!  

 

About the Song     While at the mall a couple of years ago, my then four year old nephew, Spencer, saw kids lined up to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, he asked his mom, “where’s the line to see Jesus”?    My sister mentioned this to my dad, who immediately became inspired and jotted words down to a song in just a few minutes. After putting music to the words, and doing a quick recording at home, he received a great response from friends. He sent the song off to Nashville without much response, except for a Christian songwriter who suggested adding a bridge at the end of the first chorus. My dad then asked if I wanted to record the song to see what we could do with it. I listened to the song, made a few changes to the words to make it flow better, and we headed to Shock City Studios.    It was at the studio where Chris, owner and producer, rewrote the 2nd verse and part of the chorus… with goose bumps and emotions high, we were all hopeful and felt like we had something special. The demo was recorded in just under 2 hours and sent off again to Nashville… still no response. Then 2 weeks before Christmas last year, my cousins Greg and Robbie decided to do a video to see what we could accomplish on YouTube. The first day we had 3000 hits and it soared from there. We received e-mails, phone calls, Facebook messages from people all over asking for the music, CD’s, iTunes, anything… we had nothing.  After a couple of meetings with Chris following the amazing response, we got serious. We headed back into the studio this past spring… this time with guitars, drums, bass, pianos, choirs… the real deal…. and here we are today. Getting iTunes set up, a website put together, and loving that thousands upon thousands of Christians have come together… remembering the true meaning of Christmas. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many adults can not understand. Hopefully Spencer’s observation will cause people all over to reflect on the love of Jesus, and that one day we will all stand in line to see Him. We are most thankful to our Heavenly Father to have this chance to share our music with you. Merry Christmas everyone. MERRY CHRISTMAS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO   http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=OExXItDyWEY&vq=medium

I Had To Do This One, LOL!

This is gonna be fun
said the man’s son
when he did dare
to give dad a scare
laughing as he did run!

 

Caressing Bliss

A deeply intimate kiss
night of caressing bliss
a love such as this
what my soul did miss

Wonders of the Divine
made you eternally mine
as woven gold so fine
our love does entwine

Oh prince of my life
relieving me of strife
making me your wife
ever to the next life

I thank God for you
the day you rode into
save me through and through
only as you could do!

Teresa Marie  12/5/11

For my loving husband Mark!

 

My Monday Thoughts – Party Pooper

Thomas Kinkade

 

I love Christmas time!  And so does my mother.  She tries so hard to always make our family Christmas party nice and fun but, unfortunately it doesn’t always work out that way.  This really makes me feel bad for her.  All of the effort she puts into trying to think up games and stuff for us to play and half the time no one will play with her except the same hand full of us every year.  This year was not all that different except I was not there early enough to join in.  Since I still was not feeling all that well, I didn’t want to expose my parents to getting sick so I came later in the day.  The games were already over and I don’t know who played and who didn’t this time.  But I think there must have been some participation because mom was in a good mood when Mark and I walked in the door.

 

Later on, Mom pulled Sara and I aside to tell us her plan.  She said that she was going to make everybody sing for their present.  She was going to start with Sara and told her, “When I point at you, start singing ‘Jingle Bells’ and then stop when I point at you again.  Then I’ll point to the next person and they will have to pick up where you left off.  They will probably all get mad at me for it but I don’t care.”

 

We started laughing and said okay.  I told mom that it would be pretty but I was willing to do it.  So when we all went downstairs to open presents, they started with the great-grandchildren’s gifts first.  They are all too little to participate in the singing.  So when that was done, mom told everybody what they had to do.

 

My sister, who is 16 years younger than me and the baby of the family in more ways than one, started objecting – loudly!  She told mom that she wanted to know what the gift was first because it may not be worth having to sing for it!!  She went on and on and on about it until mom got mad and just started practically throwing everybody their cards. (she started just giving checks to the adults a few years back instead of buying presents)  Then she stormed upstairs to start setting the table. 

 

Sara and I went up after her, as did my eldest daughter and her boyfriend (whom I think might just be as good a catch for her as Mark was for me)  and we all started helping mom get ready for dinner.  I went over and hugged her and told her that I was sorry about Kate ruining her fun.  She said that it wasn’t our fault and not to feel bad, but she was hopping mad still.

 

I don’t know why my sister felt it necessary to have to act like that but that’s just how she is and why we don’t get along.  We only see each other a handful of times a year which is fine with me.  She treats Mark, me and my children like pond scum and it will come back on her some day.  Her husband is so nice too, I feel sorry for him.  He seems to me a lot like my Mark, his name is Mark too – isn’t that odd?   Every Mark that I have known was a nice guy.

 

We all ignored her after that, and by we I mean just about everybody there, and she knew that she had gone too far. 

 

Other than that it was a good evening of family fun!

 

Peace, love and blessings,
Terri

 

I Plead

Felt I was falling
into a deep hole
and ’twas my faith
it all but stole

In the deafening silence
that sucked me in
couldn’t help but think
of every past sin

As I began to pray
with God did plead
forget what I want
give me what I need

For with this life
I have made a mess
and failed to see
how You did bless

Every day and hour
I have spent here
’twas my own fault
thinking You weren’t near

All of these things
that I didn’t understand
make no difference now
if You’ll take my hand

Come to save me
and stop my decent
I promise with You
my time will be spent

This vow I make
I will not forget
until my spiritual eyes
upon Your face do set!

Teresa Marie  12/5/11

 

The Wolf

The wolf stared at me
 I stared back at him
knowing a chance of escape
was much less than slim

When there in the beauty
of his crystal blue eyes
I did become so lost
and abandoned my fearful cries

With the snow coming down
falling softly all around me
the thick gray and white fur
was all that I did see

There in the echoing silence
we both stood very still
I knew that without hesitation
’twas easy to become his kill

Yet the wolf didn’t move
and therefore neither did I
not knowing what he wanted
but sure I didn’t wanna die

And then it did seem
that to me he spoke
but when about to ask
 from the dream I awoke!

Teresa Marie  12/5/11

 

The Dance – Monday’s Limerick

In the kitty high school dance
at each other did they glance
onto the floor these two cuties
went out to shake their booties
to Donna Summers singing “Last Chance”!

 

Monday Morning Animal Laughs

The babies played so hard
all their energy it did sap
so they decided that they
should all take a little nap!

 

 

Owly rode a skateboard
which he dearly adored
but then it came one day
he took it and flew away
as into the blue yonder he soared!