This is from Psalm 37.

The first half of the music is not yet written yet.

Remain

Flourishing green tree
Happy in your place
You spread out, down down and out
Your roots go down, down and out you seem
To be overshadowing everything
Drawing from the blood of the city

Nicely situated in one of your veins
Looking out my window
Leaves blocking out the light
Hotel of the wicked
Monsters hide in every hole
As you lift your branches
Suffocating sunny sky shining

And here we are
What a view
One’s almost four
And one is two
How do we do when
Lions prowl outside
Waiting right beyond the porch

But look oh lookie here
Hear the words that make it clear
You’re going down
The children laugh
And chase you out of town
The father laughs
For your day is on the way
You’re going down
Like a puff of smoke
Away you go bye bye

Do not fret because of evildoers
They will wither like the grass
Trust in the Lord and do good
Dwell in the land and grow faithfully

Evil will be cut off
It will be no more
You will watch and see it
See it with your eyes, see it with your eyes
With your eyes

Those who wait on their God
Will remain will remain

Elsie was ruined for all other skirts by Mamma Made Design’s Friendly Frog dress. All of the girly skirts I bought at the thrift store for the dress up basket dull in comparison and are not acceptable. So I made them up a couple of skirts from some material scraps my friend gave me before moving away. They are definitely twirly.

This was inspired by my best friend and the amazing music she has been writing.

There’s one particular line one of her songs I can’t get out of my head…”Let my meditation be pleasing to you”.

Every thought we have is a stitch that becomes the fabric of our lives. Yesterday as I was meditating on how sorry I was for myself as I cleaned up my sick children’s vomit and dia…ahem…the other thing, this line kept going through my mind. As I meditated on how crappy it was that I can never sleep in on a Saturday and do what I want to do because I have too many responsibilities, this line kept going through my head. As I sorrowed over the dirty dishes and agonized over all the things I had to do and sacrifices I had to make despite the fact that I was sick with strep throat and so tired from being up with the kids every night for a week, this line kept going through my head.

I failed miserably yesterday. But today in church guess what scripture verse came up during the sermon?

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.

I will learn yet.