Not Forgotten

 There's so much to write. Stories, experiences, lessons learned.... Thoughts overflowing. SO many hurting people - damaged children, addiction, healing and relapses and pain. But when I sit down I can't get it together and my minutes to sit are few and far between - VERY few and far between. I am the proverbial Old Woman who lived in a shoe that had so many children she didn't know what to do!

My heart is sick of the evil and pain and destruction of character and lives. There are bright spots and glimmers of hope... but there are also mornings like this one when I put my head down on the steering wheel and let the tears roll. Investing in lives is not for the faint at heart and sometimes I am the faint of heart. I let my tears be the prayer I could not put into words and as I rested my head there, the CD in the player gave me a song. Naomi Jackson was singing Not Forgotten. The song is about me and it's about these suffering ones. Wish I could play it for you. Love Naomi's version....


When you think your dream is dying
He has not forgotten you
When your body aches from tryin'
He has not forgotten you

When you worry for tomorrow
Even though the sky is blue
See the sun is shining
He has not forgotten you

When July feels like December
He has not forgotten you
When it's painful to remember
He has not forgotten you

When it seems you can not win
And there is not much left to lose
He has got a plan
And He has not forgotten you

And hope will spring eternal
In the home of those who know
That loving eyes will follow
Every where we go

And even in the darkness
His promises are true
Keep this in your heart
He has not forgotten you.

He is faithful
He is present
He is listening
He is love

He is faithful
He is with you
He is listening
He is love

If your tired flesh has squandered
What your spirit would have saved
And your aimless feet have wandered
Far from all you truly crave

Turn and run toward your Father
Do not wait another day
See His arms are open
And He is calling out your name

And hope will spring eternal
In the home of those who know
That loving eyes will follow
Every where we go

And even in the darkness
His promises are true
Keep this in your heart
He has not forgotten you

He is in your heart
And He has not... forgotten..... you. (by Twyla Paris)