A Heartbeat Away

Time is just a heartbeat away. At the end of the day, I may say, “This has been the longest day,” or I could say, “I can’t believe the day is already over.” It’s the same within a year, it moves so slow or so fast, yet, it is all, just, a heartbeat away. 

 

A Heartbeat Away 

 

My heart beats today,

Which means another one, on earth, to stay.

From the day I was born, I was being prepared

By the God who created me and cared.

Numbered is every hair. 

Who else could do something so rare?

God made it all 

In order to respond to His call. 

Even the flower has its power.

The stars are not the same;

He gave each one a name.

There is a purpose to every season,

And I have life for a reason.

Every day comes into play;

Rather I sweep a floor or paint a door;

Rather I attend a meeting or express a happy greeting;

Rather I go to the store and more.

It’s really up to me, within every heartbeat,

Who I let direct my feet,

And the source of who I let navigate my course.

Within the beat of my chest

I have another grace-filled day to be blessed-

Another day to live and a purpose to find-

A reason to exist among mankind. 

I won’t find it in a self-help book;

There’s a better place for me to look. 

I won’t find it on a TV screen.

I won’t accomplish it by being selfish or mean.

Like the flower, 

It’s in Christ I have my staying power.

One day my heart will stop

And from earth to heaven’s home, I will swap.

You see, I was really made to last forever,

And wasn’t God clever?

He made a way, in death, for me,

‘Cause I accepted Christ, you see.

 

Mary Crisp Jameson  1/31/2026

 

“He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.” Psalm 147:4 KJV

 

Fall in the Air

I just saw a friend post which stated, “The ber months have arrived! September, October, November, and December.” She was looking forward to fall. Actually, I have seen quite a few posts where my friends are looking forward to fall. With fall upon us, the geese are changing locations, birds are migrating, leaves will soon be changing colors, and mums are bursting open in color. There is a fresh fall smell in the air!

     I can honestly say that it is exciting to have something to look forward to, and with God in my heart, there is always something to look forward to. 

     God not only sends different seasons - a change of pace with weather change- but He sends me peace, joy, and hope. 

Who's in Charge?

      We were attempting to clean the fall and winter fallings of pine straw and leaves from our 5-acre plot today.  Since we did not do the usual fall clean-up, the yard was a mess. Our burn pile was growing higher and higher, but the wind was blowing too hard to set it on fire.  Finally, about six, just before dark, the wind flag stopped whipping in the wind and settled, showing almost no breeze at all.  I looked at my husband and stated, "Can you believe this?  All day we have wanted to burn, and now it is too late and we are too tired to watch an overnight fire."  My husband reminded me of who is in charge when he replied, "Praise God! He knows what He is doing." 
     A simple statement can put me back on track.  God is in charge of the seasons. He is in charge of the wind and the rain. Who am I to question or complain?  As it was stated in Gone With The Wind, "After all tomorrow is another day."