Coffee and Tea with Me

So Much, So Much, So Much, to be Thankful For Even though my dear friend Princess Ruby is with the Lord, singing and rejoicing, I can still hear her singing,"We have so much, so much, so much, to be thankful for!” Sometimes we forget that. I know I do. Sometimes, we get our eyes on the problems and circumstances in our life. Sometimes we get our eyes on the things we want or don't want. Sometimes we get our eyes on people who seem bigger than they should be and have a control over us, because we have put hope in them. Sometimes we get our eyes on our hopes and dreams and how life did not turn out the way we had thought it would. Sometimes we get our eyes on politics and begin to be deceived into thinking it would save us. There is so much turmoil, fighting, struggle, rebellion, revolting, rejection and hurt in this world. This is always true. More than ever I see that there are a lot of hurting people with no hope, no direction, no confiden...

January 9, 2013 It is amazing how time goes by so fast. It was 7 years ago December 17, 2012 that Micah died. I can hardly believe it. Some days it seems like it was yesterday. I am still missing Micah and I know I always will. Here is a poem I wrote shortly after he died. I had always wanted to rewrite it and edit it but now I just don’t have it in me to do that. So here it, still needing to be tweaked! Monday, January 2, 2006          MISSING MICAH ,        written by Laura Leake You know him by his face. Bright clear blue eyes Curly soft brown hair, with a spot of grey on his left side Smiling, always, even when in pain Making silly faces and joking I miss his face I wish I could touch his face, Kiss his cheek or forehead Rake my hands through his curly locks, comb his hair gently back. Talking kindly or being funny Making some kind of joke I miss his voice, his laugh and h...