The Awakening of Adonis by John William Waterhouse

"You're the reason I believe in love,

And you're the answer to my prayers from up above,

All we need is just the two of us,

My dreams came true because of you!"

~~Shania Twain~~

Ophelia by the Pond by John William Waterhouse

"You're still the one I run to,

The one that I belong to,

You're still the one I want for life,

You're still the one that I love,

The only one I dreamed of,

You're still the one I kiss goodnight."

~~Shania Twain~~

Hola bloggers! I wish everyone a....

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

God bless you all!

Yours,

Ophelia

A Voice from Hell

Oh, why am I here in this place of unrest

When others have entered the land of the blest?

God's way of salvation was preached unto men;

I heard it and heard it, again and again.

Why did I not listen and turn from my sin

And open my heart and let Jesus come in?

For vain earthly pleasures my soul did I sell

The way I had chosen has brought me to hell.

I wish I were dreaming, but ah, it is true.

The way to be saved I had heard and I knew;

My time on the earth, oh, so quickly fled by,

How little I thought of the day I would die.

When God's Holy Spirit was pleading with me,

I hardened my heart and I turned from His plea.

The way that was sinful, the path that was wide,

I chose and I walked till the time that I died.

Eternally now, I must dwell in this place.

If I from my memory could but erase

The thoughts of my past which are haunting me so.

Oh, where is a refuge to which I can go?

This torture and suff'ring, how long can I stand?

For Satan and demons this only was planned.

God's refuge is Jesus, the One that I spurned;

He offered salvation, but from Him I turned.

My brothers and sisters I wish I could warn.

Far better 'twould be if I had not been born.

The price I must pay is too horrid to tell

My life without God led directly to Hell.

Oh, soul without Christ, will these words be your cry?

God's Word so declares it that all men must die.

From hell and its terrors, Oh, flee while you may!

So, come to the Saviour; He'll save you today!

—Oscar C. Eliason~~

Note: The Author promise he is not in hell...lol! Thanks to Mr. Eliason for this poem.

Hola Bloggers! My sincere gratitude to all bloggers who sent me messages. I treasure all your messages in my heart (God bless you) and thanks also to the visitors and regular readers of my blogs here on Google Blogger. Have a blessed week ahead bloggers! And I am Ophelia sharing with you this thought...

"We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it if all our thoughts are consumed about the trifles of this world, which we must leave behind us, and have only occasional thoughts of things above? "

—John Owen ~~

God bless us all!

Sincerely,

Ophelia

Little Ophelia

Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days

Sometimes it feels like this world's gone crazy

Grandpa, take me back to yesterday

When the line between right and wrong

Didn't seem so easy

Lovers really fall in love to stay

Stand beside each other come what may

Promise is really something people get

Not just something they would say

Families really bowed their heads to pray

Daddies really never go away

Oh, grandpa tell me 'bout the good old days

Grandpa, everything is changing fast

We call progress but I just don't know

And grandpa, let's wander back into the past

And paint me the picture of long ago.

Lovers really fall in love to stay

Stand beside each other come what may

Promise is really something people get

Not just something they would say

Families really bowed their heads to pray

Daddies really never go away

Oh, grandpa tell me 'bout the good old days.

~~The Judds (Naomi and Wynona)~~

Hola bloggers! Yes, sometimes when we feel disappointed about the fast-paced

life we lead today we tend to wander back into the mellow past and remember the way

things used to be... or we just sit beside our grandparents and ask them about the good

old days. I can still remember when I did this with my grandfather...I could see how his eyes

lightened up remembering the precious past he cherished all his life. Nowadays, most often

we become disappointed with the negative effects of a permissive society but let's not

fret because life is still beautiful to live if we put everything in the right perspective.

When we give the Lord our time, our talents, and our life, we will be able to view everything

that comes as being directed by His hand. Each moment of each day will be seen as ordained

by His grace. So let's follow Him like the thread folows the needle because the closer we follow the Lord, the clearer we see His leading.

Have a great and blessed day bloggers!

Sincerely,

Ophelia