Shirley J.B. Slaughter

Her aging hands are folded
As she sits there in her chair
Another day spent all alone
And no one seems to care.

The years pass by so slowly
Her heart is filled with pain
Oh what she'd give to go back home
And see them once again.

Her name has been forgotten
The months have turned to years
Inside...

"But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."

Watch and Pray



“Watch and pray”

My Lord says to me

My heart He is directing

My eyes He opens to see

My ears He asks to listen

As my tears

Begin to glisten

In my mind

He brings pictures

Of destruction so unkind

A great storm has dimmed hope

Waters have covered many a home

And vast numbers are wondering how to cope

Lost they are wandering

Grasping at any straw

Only to find...

Women Of God



Women of God

Stand up!

Stand up and speak!

Speak out!

Tell the world of My love.

Tell them of My salvation.

Daughters of the Lord

Give words of encouragement.

Give them to your children.

Give them to your parents.

Give them to your spouses.

Give them to your friends.

Give them to strangers.

Give from deep down in your heart

Study, My daughters,

Study and...

Father In Heaven



Father in heaven

Hear my cry

Father in heaven

Hear my plea

Help me to see

Your will in my life

Show me your ways

In all I do

Father in heaven

Guide my path

Father in heaven

Surround me with love

Cleanse my mind

Of all its doubts

Remove far from me

All my fears.

Father in heaven

Hold me close

Father in heaven

Hear my...

Grandma’s Bible



Grandma’s Bible lays by my side

It’s cover all tattered and worn

As I tenderly touch it with my hand

It seems as if Grandma were here once again

Memories of stories read from its pages

While sitting on her lap, my imagination ablaze

I can almost hear her soft and gentle voice

As tales of mighty heroes and their wondrous deeds

She lovingly retold

And Psalms with such emotion she would recite

As...

Mother Defined



M—magnanimous, magnificent, majestic and marvelous

O---open-armed, open-hearted, open-handed and observant

T---talented, tasteful, teacher, and tender

H---honest, helpful, hopeful, and hospitable

E---edifier, elegant, empathetic, and encourager

R---responsive, reassuring, refresher, and resourceful

Not all mothers are all of these things,

Some may only be a few

While others seem beyond mere words

But...

The Path To Glory



What is that shining way up high?

Is it my Lord who has come nigh?

What is that sound I hear?

Is it His voice that is so clear?

I can see beauty in the clouds.

A path so narrow and yet so dear.

As it nears that place up there

At its gates I can only stare.

Mansions so pretty and streets of gold

My eyes in awe, they do behold.

It seems so very far and yet so near.

I long to draw closer...

MY LORD’S EYES



My Lord’s eyes are so deep, so full of love.

A love so much larger than the universe.

His eyes are on us all

Even the smallest and least significant.

His eyes reflect a longing, a desire

To draw each one of us to Him

To heal us and make us whole.

He never asks us to become better

To clean up our act

Before coming to Him.

But to come just as we are

No matter how much sin is in our...