Mom saw a commercial on TV

Mom saw a commercial on TV

That promised to erase those lines

That were showing up on Mom's face

(But we thought she looked just fine.)

Then she found a creme at the store

That promised to erase ten years

By just applying it each day

Beginning right below her ears.

Her friend brought a free sample of oils

So promising that Mom got 'em

That promised to renew her complexion

Making it as soft as a baby's bottom.

The list went on and on that way

With products to make my Mom

Look younger and younger

Every single day.

To Mom they all sounded promising

And each impressed her uniquely

But Mom ordered every single one

And has disappeared completely!

Thena Cullen Smith

When people make you cry

When people make you cry, forgive them
For they are the losers in the end
They have missed a chance to encourage
A truly wonderful friend.
When family makes you cry
It is really sad to say
There's nothing you can do
If they are prone to be that way!
Just love them anyway
And make it a point to be
Always the first with love
At any opportunity!
And even if it seems to be
A losing battle to you now
You will be the winner in the end
Some day, somewhere ...somehow!
Never rush to be the one
Who has the cutting remark
But rather be the one to rush ahead
To help heal a hurting heart!
Thena Smith

 

God Loves You

Sometimes we feel so out of it

So close to hurt and despair

That we wonder if God listens

And if He hears our prayer.

Just because He doesn’t always answer

In the way we want Him to

Doesn’t mean He doesn’t answer

In the way that’s best for you.

He knows and sees the future

And knows what is ahead of us each day

So we just have to trust in Him

And His answer when we pray.

Just know that the Father loves you

And wants you to know

And each day He sends you angels

In the shape of loving friends

Just to tell you so!

Thena

The Road that Brought Me Here

I didn’t always understand

Why certain things happened

Even as a little kid

It seems some of the things I did

Should have worked out differently

Than they did for me.

Time went on and still I tried my best

Sometimes passing and sometimes failing

At life’s little tests.

I always tried to be upbeat

As we moved from the country into town

Faced life with mostly smiles

Trying not to give place to a frown.

Sometimes sadness and sorrow

Were too close by and got me down

But I was picked up again

By my loved ones who were around.

I’ve never been one to give place to depression

And always been the first to find a reason to cheer

That’s why I praise the Father up above

For the the road that brought me here.

Thena