Each new day is a gift
A gift I unwrap as I go through the day
With this gift we are given 24 hours
Will we choose to live these hours our way or God's way
Tammy B.  03/10/09
Day 102



Jesus, please take my hand
Lead me through this strange land
Keep me safe within Your arms
Protect me from all harm
As I go through today I ask
That in Your love I may bask
May I feel the sunshine of Your spirit on my face
And gratitude for Your saving grace
May I pass onto my sisters and brothers
Your love that is like no other
Tammy B.  03/09/09



Thank You Lord for another day
To bask in the sunshine of Your love
Today I pray we may
Be worthy of Your grace from above
Tammy B. 03/07/09



Lord, why is it we have so much time for everything else
But seem to have so little time for You
Please forgive us of this Lord
Help us to redirect our focus on You
For You, Lord, are what is most important in our lives
May this show in all we say and do
Tammy B.  03/05/09



Lord there is not better time
than right now to go out
and share with others
what you are about
I seek your guidance today
as I go about my way
of preaching the good news about you
in all I say and do
Tammy B. 03/02/09



Lord, thank you for giving us
A book with Your instructions
On how You wish us to live
Thank You for the many blessings
And gifts to us You have chosen to give
May we go through each day
Continually growing in your image
And be pleasing to You in all we do and say
Tammy B.  03/01/09



Lord when we become new in You
You make us white as snow
Freeing us from all past sins
With You we know
That no matter what happens
You will always be with us in all we do.
Tammy B.  02/28/09



Another wonderful day Lord
Given to us by You
Another day to give You Praise
For all You have given us and all You do
Today Lord we desire to do Your will
And share the good news about You too
Tammy B.  02/27/09



Lord, You are so wonderful
You fill my heart with joy like no other
You comfort me and shelter me
You give meaning to my life
Your love is giving to me so freely
For all this I am grateful to You forever
Here I am Lord; Thy will not mine be done
Tammy B. 02/26/09


Lord on days when I am tired
Worn down and broken
You are not
You are always here for me again and again
For this I am very grateful
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tammy B.  02/25/09



Lord, I always seek you when times are bad
May I remember to also seek you when times are good
Praising You for all that I had
And all that I should and could and would
Have as long as I seek You first
During the times that are the best and the worst
Tammy B. 2/24/09



Lord, Your love is the best
It's above all the rest
Thank you Lord that on you we can depend
Every day until the end
Tammy B.  2/23/09



Lord, as we begin a new week
Help us to keep our focus on you
Help us to always be meek
Help us to reflect your love in all we do.
Tammy B.  02/22/09



Another day has begun
A new day to share with others
The good news about Jesus, God's son,
And share His love and forgiveness with our sister and brothers
Tammy B.  02/21/09



Lord, even when I am sick I give you praise
For the peace and comfort you give me
You are there for me in all ways
Knowing You will be with me eternally
Fillls me with joy on all days
Thank you Lord for Your love unconditionally
Tammy B.  02/20/09



Thank you Lord for Your unconditional love of which I am unworthy
For Your courage when I am afraid
For Your strength when I am weary
For Your wisdom when I am lost

Lord, thank You for Your shelter in the storms
For Your Light in the darkness
For Your forgiveness of my sins
For Your tender mercy I am truly blessed

Help me Lord to grow daily in Your image
To help others out of the darkness
To show others Your love
To show others Your forgiveness
Tammy B.  02/19/09



In the wee hours of the morn
When it is just you and me Lord
I feel such a closeness with you
That only out of the stillness is borne

I love these moments of oneness with You
No one else in the world but just You and I
The love we share is like no other
On that love I have come to greatly rely

The Passion, the Desire I feel for You
Stirs up warmness in my soul
Such a fire of love for You coursing through my veins
To describe it is too overwhelming to be told

I pray Lord that our intimacy continues to grow
Into the greatest love affair found anywhere
It fillls my heart with glee to know
That in my eternal life You will be there

Tammy B.  02/18/09



Lord help me to stay humble
Without you I will surely stumble
There are times when pride, envy, jealousy and greed want to rear their heads
Resentments are trying to take root
Lord, I desire to live for You instead
So with Your help I give pride, envy, jealousy, greed and resentments the boot
I send them back to hell with Satan where they belong
With You I sing a new song
A song of love, peace and serenity
Thank you Lord for once again setting me free.
Tammy B.  2/17/09



Lord it is wonderful to know
that no matter what you are always with me
no matter good or bad, or ups or downs
no matter thicks or thins, or in or outs
You are always around

This Lord brings me great comfort,
great joy and great peace
knowing that You are always with me
You are always here to provide
Your love unconditional and Your shelter freely

Thank you Lord, Amen
Tammy B. 02/16/09



Today is Valentine's Day
A day for lovers
a day to express our love for one another
Are you feeling left out

Jesus says come to Me
Be Mine My child
Today be My Valentine
I will show You a love without confines

Thank you Jesus
For Your unfailing love
For Your comfort, Your strength
That comes from above
Tammy B. 2/14/09




Lord today I pray
for You to show me the way
to live my life
without strife
You reveal to me
the way to serenity
is by surrendering all to You
and then a work within me You will do
Come to Me You say
Come to Me today
Find shelter under My wings and My love unconditional
*With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."
Tammy Boyle 2/13/09

*Matthew 19:26




With God everyday,
I make my way.
I hold on to God’s hand
As I journey through this land.
--Tammy



My Forever Father

I lost my earthly father when I was eight
For many years I did mourn that lost
Of being totally without a dad
Was something I did hate

It was only after I accepted Jesus as my saviour
Did I come to realize
That all along, all this time
I had another Father to my great surprise

Though my earthly father is gone
And I still hold him in my heart
Today I take comfort in having a Father
With whom I never have to part

Thank you God for being my Forever Father
Tammy B. 06/15/08



Lord, I lift up my voice to you in song
No more do I know what is right or wrong
Please help me Lord
So many emotions, so many feelings
Just send me reeling
I feel so confused
What to do?
I pray to you Lord
To help me out of this mess
Please show me what is the best --
To do
Alone I am a lost ship in the night
Without its guiding light
Please open my eyes so I my see
Open my ears so I may hear
Your answer to me
Lord, I lift up my voice in praise
Once again you have come through
in oh so many ways
I knew I could count on you
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
Tammy B. 5/28/08



Lord as I am walking through the fire
I feel myself begin to weaken from the heat
On my own I will surely burn
But because of you Lord being in my life
I know together we will defeat
Satan's many attempts to cause me strife
For only you Lord know my heart's desire
Is to grow continuously in Your image
I know Lord for this to occur
I require pruning and weeding
This is why that at any time, any age
I may suffer trials so as to grow further
in Your image as I walk with you
On your word I am constantly feeding
On my lips is constant praise
In song I lift up my voice
For all my nights and all my days
To live for you Lord is my constant choice.
Written by:  Tammy B. 5/26/08
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God. Psalm 42:1



Lord there are times when I feel so all alone
I just want to cave in
Satan has come creeping in
And is trying to sit on the throne
But I know Lord that You are there
I cry out to You
My soul is hurting and so raw
I feel so very blue
I begin to feel You coming in
Filling all the dark, empty spaces
I lift up my voice in song
From the joy coming from deep within
From me Satan has fled
One thing he can never take from me
And that is You Lord Jesus
Once again because of You I am free
--Tammy B.  5/24/08



No one can take Jesus from me

Thank you God that living for Jesus is free
No one can take Jesus from me

You can take my money, my car, my home
You can put me out on the streets to roam
But no one can take Jesus from me

You can take my clothes, my shoes, my jewelry
You can put me in prison and throw away the key
But no one can take Jesus from me

You can take my pets, my friends, my family
No matter what you do to me
No one can take Jesus from me

Thank you God that living for Jesus is free
No one can take Jesus from me
Tammy B. 2/9/2007



It is because of God that I am able to stand at all
Without Him I would crumble and fall
He enables me to go to any lengths
By providing me with courage and strength
He heals my wounds, big and small
He provides His love unconditional
From the storms He shelters me underneath His wings
Without Him I would be nothing
With Him all is possible
Through Him I am humbled
To Him I give all the glory and praise
Throughout all of my days
Thank You God, I love you
Thank You for being You
Tammy B. 1/8/2007



Come

Come near to God
Feel His presence
Warm your soul

Come
Come near to God
Feel His embrace
Comfort you

Come
Come near to God
Feel His spirit
Fill you up

Come
Come near to God
Feel His love
Overflowing in you

Come
Come near to God
Feel His power
Strengthen you

Come
Come near to God
He is waiting
For you now

Come
Come near to God
All His children
Come near to God
Tammy B.
9/21/06




What God says is in blue:

A voice whispered, "I love you."
Huh? Who said that? Nobody loves me - not with all my imperfections and all the things I have done.
I do.
What? Who is that?
It's me - your Father.  I love you so much that I gave my only Son
for you so that you may have eternal life.

God, is that you?
Yes, I am God - your eternal Father.  Be still and listen.
Listen?
Yes, listen.  You are a child of God's.  I made you in my image. 
I will love you unconditionally forever.  I will always be with you.
Really?
Yes.
You will always love me unconditionally and be with me forever?
Yes.
Thank you God. It is so very wonderful to know that I will always be loved unconditionally
and never be alone.  It gives me great comfort knowing this.  I love you God.
I love you, my child.
Tammy B.
9/16/06



In you Lord I put my trust and I know you won't let me down
when satan comes lurking around
telling me all kinds of lies
wearing all kinds of disguises
I shout to him to go away
I tell him there's no room here for him to stay
For you Lord I live today
I shout the good news "Jesus is the way!"

Tammy B.
9/15/06



Oh Woe Is me

I sit and and think - life is not fun anymore
Oh woe is me
I can't seem to find any happiness
Oh woe is me

Might as well get drunk
Oh woe is me
Might as well get high
Oh woe is me

If your life was like mine you would get drunk too
Oh woe is me
You don't know the troubles I've seen
Oh woe is me

You don't understand the pain I have felt
Oh woe is me
You don't know the hurt I have been dealt
Oh woe is me

This use to be my thought process
Oh woe is me
Until one day when bottom I did hit
Oh God please help me

My life flashed before my eyes
Not a pretty sight did I see
I didn't want to die this way
Oh God please help me

I surrendered all to God as I understand Him
I was set free
From the prison I had entrapped myself in
Oh God thank Thee

Today when troubles and sorrow does arise
I bow down on bended knee
When my disease once again tries to rear its ugly head
I pray to God to help me

No more do I want to live in that prison of hell
From which God has released me
In God's presence I prefer to dwell
Where I find joy, happiness and serenity

Today whatever life gives me
There is no more oh woe is me
I bathe in the sunlight of the spirit
Never forgetting this precious gift that God has given me

Thank you Lord
To you I give all the glory

Tammy B.
7/7/06



Lord my heart is heavy today
And I know you won't give me any more than I can handle
But I just have to say
Why does it have to hurt so bad

Our time on earth is so short
Too short for grudges to be held
Too short for all we feel we have to do
Too short for the many stories we have to tell

With this in mind as we go through each moment
Let's remember to always say I love you
Let's remember to always forgive and forget
Before our time is spent
Tammy B. 6/6/06




Praise You Lord
Praise you Jesus

I am so blessed to have a Savior like You
When I was lost You came and brought me home
No more to be lonely
No more to be blue

Praise You Lord
Praise You Jesus

You changed the life of this old sinner
No more to roam
In the darkness alone
Now with You I am a winner
Tammy B.  11/17/05



Jesus
How sweet your name is on my lips
How sweet your name sounds to my ears
You fill my very soul
To the brim of bursting
I feel as though I may explode
From your love
Your warmth
Thank you, sweet Jesus
For this blessing
you have bestowed on me
Here I am
I am yours
Do with me as you will
Take from me
Anything that stands in your way
Sweet, Sweet Jesus
My one and only desire
Is my life be for you
Only you
Jesus
Sweet Jesus
How sweet your name is on my lips
How sweet your name sounds to my ears
Thank you
Amen
Written by:  Tammy B. 8/27/04




Don't Stop Praying


One night, years ago while I was drinking
I was talking to my mother on the phone
We were again talking about my drinking
I told her how much I hated it

She started crying
Saying she didn't know what else to do
She had been praying for me for many years
And God didn't seem to be answering her prayers

How I hated that I was making my mother cry
That I was the cause for her sadness
I told her Mom, I know what you can do
Please, don't stop praying

God is the only one
Who can help me out of this mess
I have faith that He will
But it will be in His time not ours
Just don't stop praying

My mother continued to pray
As did many others for me
No - God didn't answer the prayers immediately
But He did answer them eventually

For today, you see
With the help of God, AA, friends and family
I am sober and clean
I am finally free

So whatever you do
Don't stop praying.

Written by:  Tammy B.  3/5/04


                               
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                              
                             
                             
                             
                             
                              
                              
                             
                              
                               
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                             
                                
                               
                              
                                
                              
                               
                              
                                
                               
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                               

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