What do you do with a do-over?
What do you change about your life?
Do you change it all and start over?
Or only the times of worry & strife?

How great it may seem to restart life,
knowing all that you know today.
Do you really think you’d be better off,
if life was to be this way?

The decisions we make throughout life,
are times that help us grow.
Doesn’t matter whether right or wrong,
because life is designed to be just so.

Sometimes the decision is very important,
it truly shapes & defines our future.
Other times, the deciding factor,
is living in our national culture.

But through it all there is a way,
to have help as we decide.
That way is found is Jesus,
in whom we need to abide.

He’s the only one we can trust,
when we need to make a change.
To clean up a life that’s gone all wrong,
take that life and rearrange.

As we put our faith and trust,
in Father, Son, & Holy Ghost.
We’ll see the change life can bring,
and live life honoring the Heavenly Host.

So put your life into His hands,
only He can give a do-over.
Over and over and over again,
as many times as a field of clover.

A companion poem to “Flying Home.”

As I walk through beginning,
of Creation, I shall see.
There my precious Jesus,
with His arms outstretched to me.

As I approach Him standing there,
I’ll see the Smile on His face.
I’ll know that He’s waited patiently,
to hold me in His embrace.

All my questions I once had,
no longer are important to me.
I’ve run the race, and won my crown,
I’m home for eternity.

Everywhere I look, I see,
such mighty souls of God.
Whose adoration is in one accord,
before the throne of God.

I’m crying now, such tears of joy,
as my soul joins in the praise.
For all that was ever done for me,
is now for all eternity.

The Spirit of Evil is strong in this place,
I see it reflected in the patients’ face.
Drugs and alcohol and substance abuse,
depression, anxiety, what’s the use?

We’re all here for reasons beyond our control,
times when our feelings become ice cold.
Knowing life’s issues never seemed fair,
we shelter ourselves in utter despair.

We finally have reached the depths of Hell,
nowhere to go but die or get well.
Dying seems vicious, as the only way out,
but that’s what life truly about.

There is no medication or magical pill,
to change our pasts or alter our will.
Our means of survival lies deeply within,
the Spirit within us, it’s desire to win.

There’s the battle that seem to tear us apart,
it’s the Spiritual battle to control our heart.
We are the victim in the midst of the fight,
we need to emerge from the Dark to the Light.

The choice is ours to survive and succeed,
but the wounds are deep, and we need to bleed.
I know it’s not easy to make that first choice,
but we all must listen to the Spirit’s still voice.

The first step’s the hardest to grab hold of your life,
it’s scary and frightful- full of turmoil & strife.
But the benefits greatly, our way- I repeat,
the surrender of life in accepting defeat.

So reach deep down into your heart,
wake for the battle you’re about to start.
Rile your life up- get out of your funk,
God created you, and He does not make junk.