MOVING ALONG

Into the third day of December

I look forward to having it end

And enter the New Year with an

Ambitious agenda. I am in hopes

That I heal and I can get into the

Projects I love on the outside.

Being limited is not the way I

Pictured things two years ago.

The chaotic world affects my

Confidence and then I hear

People talking about the end times.

I am not ready for them as I

Have too much to do. It is gray

Today and that is how I feel.

I am praying for nicer weather

But really can’t complain, especially

When I see and read about the

Suffering around the world and

The hunger, thirst, and displacement.

It is not about to end soon, so

We deal with it to the best of our

Ability. Locally to internationally

People are hungry, ill, and hopeless.

Appeals are received daily and it

Is our duty to help in every way possible.

Stanski

December 3, 2023, ^

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

The sun is bright this

December morning. It is

Almost blinding as it

Reflects off the water

Of Lake Michigan. Eagles

Can be seen roaming the

Skies looking for potential

Food. Clouds above, so

Difficult to describe are

A bright gray streaking

Through white below a

Blue sky. The brightness

In a way, reveals our weakness

And our dependence on nature

To survive. The cold temperatures

Is sometimes frightening, but

We endure because we have

Heated homes with food and

Water. Without this protection

And allocation of supplies we

Would be at the mercy of our

Own wits. There are some who

Would survive while others would

Fall prey to the elements of nature.

We have much to be thankful for

Especially knowing that the real Light

Will overcome all darkness.

Stanski

December 2, 2023, ^

FALLING

Your eyes are open but

You sense the feeling of

Falling. You look out and

Do not see a planet, comet,

Or asteroid and can’t help

But wonder where the

Sensation came from. Did

Anyone else have the same

Feeling. You know that

Eventually we will all realize that

We will fall and we have high

Hopes that it will be into the arms

Of Jesus or one of His aids.

We wish to be welcomed with

A ceremonious greeting and

Horn blowing and enthusiasm

Unlike anything we have known

Or could imagine. There is no desire

To look back upon where we

Came from or who is left behind

Peace has a way of disregarding

What we have no control over.

As you enter back into reality

You realize that we all have a chance to

Grab the golden ring and if we

Wish to be successful we must

Change our ways to the better

Stanski

December 1, 2023, ^