Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 08, 2023 • 25 Comments
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He lets me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 01, 2023 • 38 Comments
Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong. They are weak, but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. – Anna B. Warner (1827-1915), from “Jesus Loves Me” (1862) (Popular Children’s Hymn, first... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 24, 2023 • 25 Comments
He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea! He alone decides who writes a symphony. He lights every star that makes the darkness bright! He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night. He still finds the time to hear a child’s first prayer. Saint or sinner calls and always finds Him... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 17, 2023 • 18 Comments
Climb every mountain, search high and low, Follow every byway, every path you know. Climb every mountain, ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream. A dream that will need all the love you can give, Every day of your life, for as long as you live. Climb every mountain, ford every... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 10, 2023 • 45 Comments
On a clear day, rise and look around you, And you’ll see who you are. On a clear day, how it will astound you That the glow of your being outshines every star! You’ll feel part of every mountain, sea and shore. You can hear from far and near A word you’ve never, never heard... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 03, 2023 • 41 Comments
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 27, 2023 • 26 Comments
Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us, only sky. Imagine all the people Livin’ for today. Imagine there’s no countries. It isn’t hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for. And no religion, too. Imagine all the people Livin’ life in peace. You may say I’m... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 20, 2023 • 35 Comments
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you like to fly in my beautiful balloon? We could float among the stars together, you and I. For we can fly! We can fly! Up, up and away! My beautiful, my beautiful balloon! The world’s a nicer place in my beautiful balloon. It wears... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 13, 2023 • 49 Comments
Who can I turn to when nobody needs me? My heart wants to know, and so I must go where destiny leads me. With no star to guide me, and no one beside me, I’ll go on my way, and after the day, The darkness will hide me. And maybe tomorrow I’ll find what I’m... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 06, 2023 • 58 Comments
What kind of fool am I, who never fell in love? It seems that I’m the only one that I have been thinking of. What kind of mind is this? An empty shell? A lonely cell in which an empty heart must dwell? What kind of clown am I? What do I know of life?... Read More
