Mom's Time Out

BECAUSE OF YOU

If there wasn't a single gift beneath my tree

If there wasn't a single friend that I would see

If there wasn't any family

If there wasn't any fun

Still I'd have you as my everything

And nothing would be undone

(Because of You

I know I have a future

I know I have a Savior

I know my life has meaning

And nothing can stop me

Oh Lord,

I know I'm loved forever

I know I have a Redeemer

I can go on no matter

What comes my way

No matter what they say

Because of You)

If there wasn't a single snowflake that would fall

If there wasn't a winter wonderland for me to stare at in awe

If I didn't have the Christmas lights

Or the songs of good cheer

Still I'd know You're always loving me

You're always right here

(Because of You

I know I have a future

I know I have a Savior

I know my life has meaning

And nothing can stop me

Oh Lord,

I know I'm loved forever

I know I have a Redeemer

And I can go on no matter

What comes my way

No matter what they say

Because of You)

(What the world sees as important

I see as little things

But what really matters

Is that the world receives it's King)

(Because of You

I know I have a future

I know I have a Savior

I know my life has meaning

And nothing can stop me

Oh Lord,

I know I'm loved forever

I know I have a Redeemer

I can go on no matter

What comes my way

No matter what they say

Because of You)

A Mother's Prayer

If I had only one night left

To say a prayer for you

I'd do my very best to get it right

I'd carefully think of everything

I have wished for you

And send my thoughts out past the evening's light

I wouldn't ask for lots of money

Or easy days ahead

I'd want to ask for something worth so much more

This life can get so very lonely

Some days are filled with dread

So I'll tell you what I've been praying for

(Lord let them grow to know You

Let them believe and hold to

Everything You said, everything you did

I know I'm such a bad example

Please let them grow to know You

Even in the times I've failed to

Be all I should, please let them see

Everything You are to me

I know that's really all they'll ever need

Is to know You Lord)

If I had only one day left

To see you live your lives

I'd want to memorize everything

I hope you would find some joy

Even in the midst of pain

And pass it on to others that you meet

And so my prayer goes on for you

Even if you never know it

I pray it nearly every day

One day I pray your life will show it

(Lord let them grow to know You

Let them believe and hold to

Everything You said, everything you did

I know I'm such a bad example

Please let them grow to know You

Even in the times I've failed to

Be all I should, please let them see

Everything You are to me

I know that's really all they need

Is to know You Lord)

Alice Masci

Copyright 2007

Balloons In Heaven

We went out to the dollar store

To pick out a balloon

You love those things

Floating fun on strings

"Mommy get it soon"

I paid the clerk and ran off

With you right by my side

But before we knew

That silly balloon

Went up in the sky for a ride

You started to cry

And so there was I

Left not knowing what to do

Then I remembered a story

I had to tell to you

Do you know there are balloons in Heaven?

They float up there from us on Earth?

From little kids

Without good grips

They ride through the Universe!

Some child who went on before us

Is reaching down below

To grab on your balloon

He'll be smiling soon,

I know

'Cause he'll be playing

With your balloon in Heaven

Later in the day I watched

A glimpse of the evening news

They told a story

Of a boy who died

I had to change the view

As I wiped a tear

Filled with fear

You seemed to know what to do

For you recalled the story

I had told to you

You took one of your balloons

And wrote on it with pen

This is from a boy on Earth

Have fun with this in Heaven

Then you ran out the door

And let go of the string

You watched it float away

Childlike faith, so amazing

Do you know there are balloons in Heaven?

They float up there from us on Earth?

From little kids

Without good grips

They ride through the Universe!

Some child who went on before us

Is reaching down below

To grab on your balloon

He'll be smiling soon,

I know

'Cause he'll be playing

With your balloon in Heaven

DOES ANYONE HAVE A COW?

Does anyone have a cow?

One they could give us for free?

I need it today

Please deliver right away

If you wonder why

Come to our house and see

There's a baby who loves to sip

Milk every hour or two

There's a boy who loves his cereal

With milk in a bowl and in a cup too

Then peeking around the corners

There's another boy (yes there's more)

Who'll pour milk to the rim

Spill it then blame it on "him"

And I'm left with it stuck to my floor

There's a boy who loves yogurt

And another who loves cheese

They can't seem to get enough

Please bring the cow soon

Sometime before noon

Grocery buying here is getting tough

Does anyone have a cow?

One they could give us for free?

Momma's wallet is bare

From buying milk everywhere

Soon Kool-Aid is all we'll see

Alice Masci

Be My Hands

A picture of my grandmother

Is framed within our hall

The reasons why I miss her

Would take a lifetime to recall

Lord Jesus she is with You

So I hope You'll understand

As I long to hold her near me

Won't You please be my hands?

(Be my hands to stroke her hair back

And keep it from her eyes

Be my hands to hold her tenderly

As someone truly priced

Be my hands to draw her near You

And tell her this for me

I long for the day

When we can stay

Together eternally)

A beautiful young girl

Plays in our back yard

How I love this little one

Even when she makes it hard

Lord Jesus You blessed me with her

This I've come to understand

Just then You whisper to me

Then won't you please be My hands?

(Be My hands to stroke her hair back

And keep it from her eyes

Be My hands to hold her tenderly

As someone truly priced

Be My hands to draw her near you

And tell her this for Me

I long for the day

When we will stay

Together eternally)

[I can't be there to love her

So I trust you faithfully

To be the one to represent

The love that flows from me]

(Be my hands to stroke her hair back

And keep it from her eyes

Be my hands to hold her tenderly

As someone truly priced

Be my hands to draw her near you

And tell her this for me

I long for the day

When we will stay

Together eternally)

The Gift of A Son

Walking in your room at night

I see a sleeping angel there

There he sleeps with blue eyes shut

And the brightest of blonde hair

Need I tell you I'm in love

With this bundle of energy?

God has given me the gift of a son

Who means the world to me

(And I will love him all I can

With every day I've been given

Raise him up with all my heart

I'm hopelessly driven

To be the best I can

So people will see

The very best of him

As he grows and grows

Beside me)

Walking in Your church Sunday

I see You formed in stained glass

A vision of Your Glory stands

That always will last

Need I tell you I'm in love

With this Man who saved my soul?

God has given me the gift of a Son

Who died to make me whole

(And I will love Him all I can

With every day I've been given

Raise Him up with all my heart

I'm hopelessly driven

To be the best I can

So people will see

The very best of Him

As He grows and grows

Beside me)

Walking in your room at night

I see a sleeping angel there......

Choice

Today I have the choice

A God given gift before me

To love or to hate

To praise or complain

To give or hold tightly

To dance or sink in silence

To reach out or stay to myself

I cannot choose

What others will do to me

I can only choose

How I react to what they do

Don't be surprised

When bad things happen

In this world

We will have trouble

Jesus told us

But overcome trouble

With faith

Overcome pain

With healing

Overcome worry

With prayer

Overcome sorrow

With joy beyond reason

Jesus gives us comfort

When the world has none

He gives us peace

When the world has no answers

And joy

When pain is evident everywhere

Make your choice

Listen

Listen

I hear a raindrop hitting the windowpane

It glistens

Within a little sunlight

It sits soft and afraid

Can you see

How it shivers out of breath from such a long ride?

Then slowly

Down the windowpane it starts to slide

To the place it was meant to be

Right with you and me

Listen

I hear God whispering 'lets make another man'

Listen

None of us are mistakes,

But all part of His plan

Can you see

How fearfully and wonderfully you're made?

Completely

Like no one else in this world

Has ever been or could be

Like each drop of rain we see

Are you and me

Listen

I hear the wind singing a brand new song

Praising

The one Who made us all

And put us where we belong

He promised

To place the lonely ones in families

Can you see

That's why you're here

Right where you're meant to be

In my arms and in my heart

You're my family

Listen

The leaves are beating hard against the wind

Missing

The chance to dance

To be free once again

Can you see

There's a season in life for everything?

So don't fear

Any changes, but embrace what it could bring

Like the leaves that finally dance

To the calico colored grass

Right where they're meant to be

Like you with me

Listen

I hear the rain hitting the windowpane

Listen

I hear God calling to us again

Listen

The wind is singing a brand new song

Listen

The leaves are dancing to where they belong

Life can be a joyful dance

If you take the chance

And listen

Alice Masci

10/27/2007